What SPERI does

SPERI S.p.A. is a Rome-headquartered Italian engineering and architecture firm founded in 1974 that delivers professional services across four principal sectors: Buildings (architectural and construction projects), Infrastructure (bridges, ports, and civil engineering), Environment (sustainable and environmental engineering), and Management (project management and construction supervision). With a workforce of 450+ professionals and 17 office locations spanning Italy (Rome HQ plus Milan, Naples, Florence, Turin, Genova, Bologna, Bari, Palermo, Catania, and Latina) and international markets (London, Miami, Almaty, Tabora, Dubai, and Riyadh), the firm serves enterprise corporations and government entities on major construction and infrastructure engagements, including marquee references such as Wind Tre's Monterosa91 headquarters in Milan, the Jubilee 2025 'City of Sport - Le Vele' facility, and a port construction project in Mauritania.

The firm's core technology layer centers on SPERIBIMON, a digitalization initiative launched in September 2024 aimed at becoming a reference point for BIM-based digital transformation of the construction industry, complemented by Smartwave, an engineering technology platform. The portfolio is extended through a constellation of specialized sister companies and sub-brands: Tecnesperi (bridge design), Geodes (engineering services), LDS (design studio, rebranded October 2024), SPaRC (hospitality buildings and architecture), Envsensing (environmental sensing), Speribimon, and Speri Venture (innovation arm). Industry recognition is reinforced through memberships in EFCA, Fidic, GBC, ITCOLD, and Oice.

SPERI operates a professional services revenue model in which fees are quoted project-by-project based on scope, complexity, and duration, with direct enterprise field sales teams managing client relationships across the global office network. Reported turnover exceeded €40M in 2023, with 100+ active construction sites managed simultaneously and 12,000+ training hours delivered to staff in the same year. The firm is privately held under Italian S.p.A. (società per azioni) corporate form with no public listing or disclosed external investors, and ownership structure is not publicly detailed.

Name

SPERI

Legal name

SPERI S.p.A.

Website

https://studiosperi.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

SPERI is a 50-year-old Italian engineering and architecture firm delivering design, civil infrastructure, environmental, and project management services across 17 global offices, serving enterprise and government clients through subsidiary brands including SPERIBIMON and SPaRC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rome

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Engineering & Architecture Services: Professional services revenue from engineering design, architectural planning, construction supervision, and project management across Buildings, Infrastructure, Environment, and Management sectors. Projects are typically one-time engagements with fees based on project scope, complexity, and duration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SPERI provides professional engineering and architecture services across four sectors — Buildings, Infrastructure, Environment, and Management — encompassing architectural design, civil engineering (bridges, ports), sustainable and environmental engineering, project management and construction supervision. Offerings are delivered to enterprise and government clients as custom project engagements, supported by digitalization initiatives such as SPERIBIMON (BIM-based construction digitalization) and SPaRC (hospitality architecture).

Product overview

SPERI is a multi-sector engineering and architecture firm operating as an integrated portfolio of sector-specific divisions and specialized subsidiaries. The core business is organized into four main sectors: Buildings (architectural and construction projects), Infrastructure (bridges, ports, civil engineering), Environment (sustainable engineering), and Management (project management and construction supervision). These are complemented by specialized sub-brands including SPERIBIMON (construction industry digitalization/BIM), SPaRC (hospitality design), and Smartwave (digital technology platform). The company also maintains sister companies including Tecnesperi (bridge design), Geodes, LDS (design), Envsensing, Speri Venture, and operates across 13 offices including international locations in London, Miami, Almaty, Tabora, Dubai, and Riyadh.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Buildings Sector Services Architectural design and construction project services for residential, commercial, and hospitality developments, delivered to enterprise and government clients.
• Infrastructure Sector Services Civil engineering services covering bridges, ports, and large-scale infrastructure construction projects.
• Environment Sector Services Sustainable and environmental engineering services focused on ecological solutions, environmental compliance, and energy communities (CER).
• Management Sector Services Project management and construction supervision services for overseeing complex engineering projects.
• SPERIBIMON Digitalization platform/initiative for the construction industry, positioned as a reference point for BIM-based digital transformation of construction processes.
• SPaRC Hospitality-focused architecture and design service covering hotels, resorts, and workplace interior design with a sustainability concept focus.

Quantifiable outcome

• €40M+ turnover in 2023
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GeodescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 May 2024SPERI and Geodes partnership continues, representing an ongoing strategic collaboration between sister companies in the engineering sector. Geodes is a sister company within the SPERI group focused on specialized engineering services.
• TecnespericoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company specializing in bridge design services, part of the SPERI group of companies.
• SPERI KazakhstancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company operating in Kazakhstan, part of the SPERI international network.
• LDS (formerly Lupoi Design Studio)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign studio that became LDS, sister company within the SPERI group focused on design services.
• EnvsensingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental sensing technology company, sister company in the SPERI group.
• Speri VentureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenture arm of SPERI group, focused on innovation and new business development.
• SperibimoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigitalization initiative for the construction industry, set to become a reference point for BIM and construction digital transformation.
• SPaRCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospitality buildings and architecture specialization entity covering hotels, resorts, and workplace interior design.
• EFCAminorOthersEuropean Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations membership for industry networking and recognition.
• FidicminorOthersInternational Federation of Consulting Engineers membership.
• GBCminorOthersGreen Building Council Italia membership for sustainability in construction.
• ITCOLDminorOthersItalian Committee for Large Dams membership.
• OiceminorOthersItalian Association of Engineering and Architecture Firms membership.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis: International design and engineering consultancy covering buildings, infrastructure, and environment with strong European presence; competes with SPERI for cross-border public-sector and infrastructure mandates.
• Arup: Privately held global engineering and design firm with strong European roots; competes with SPERI on signature buildings, infrastructure, and sustainability-led projects across Europe and the Middle East.
• Mott MacDonald: Multidisciplinary engineering, management, and development consultancy operating across buildings, infrastructure, and environment—overlapping directly with SPERI's sector coverage and project-based revenue model.
• WSP Global: Global engineering professional services firm with similar sector coverage (buildings, infrastructure, environment, project management) and a comparable property-and-buildings plus transportation mix.
• Ramboll Group: Global engineering, architecture, and sustainability consultancy active in buildings, infrastructure, and environment—directly mirroring SPERI's four-sector structure with comparable BIM/digitalization emphasis but at materially larger scale.

Direct peers

• One Works: Italian-founded, international architecture and engineering consultancy covering infrastructure, buildings, and urban development—a near-perfect size and geography match for SPERI's core practice.
• Sweco: Europe-based engineering, design, and architecture consultancy with a comparable sector mix and BIM-led digital strategy; closest like-for-like European mid-cap peer for SPERI.
• Italferr: Italian rail infrastructure engineering firm (part of FS Group); competes with SPERI for large Italian transport and infrastructure mandates and overlaps on the Infrastructure sector.
• COWI: European engineering consultancy active in buildings, infrastructure, and environment with strong bridge and tunnel capabilities (parallel to SPERI's Tecnesperi bridge unit); direct competitor for public-sector tenders.
• Technital: Italian engineering consultancy specialized in transport infrastructure, ports, and civil works—directly comparable to SPERI's Infrastructure sector and Mauritania port activity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/StudioSperi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/speri-architecture-engineering

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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