cronis, leader in cybersecurity, EQT announced this Wednesday (7) that the EQT X fund will acquire a majority stake in the company. The founders, the management and the existing investors – how accounts managed by CVC, Springcoast and BlackRock Private Equity Partners – will remain as significant minority shareholders. The Swiss company was valued in the transaction above the last round of growth financing completed in 2022
A Acronis is a strongly positioned cybersecurity and data protection software platform, with a clear value proposition for Managed Service Providers. EQT has followed the company's journey for many years and continues to be impressed by its performance and innovative strength. We are very excited to partner with Acronis, the management team and existing investors in the next phase of growth, said Johannes Reichel, Partner and Co-Head of Technology in the EQT Private Equity consulting team
We are excited to have EQT as a majority shareholder to support our strategic expansion and share our growth vision. We would like to thank our current investors for their support so far and we are pleased that many will remain invested as we move forward, added Ezequiel Steiner, CEO of Acronis. "But, перш за все, I would like to thank the Acronis team for the work done to get us to this stage, completed
Заснована в 2003, Acronis is a leading provider of IT solutions for Managed Service Providers, with a highly efficient cybersecurity and data protection platform that is natively integrated
EQT takes control of a network that has 15 offices around the world, with more than 1,7 thousand employees and covers more than 150 countries – with approximately 20 thousand Service Providers protecting around 750 thousand companies
When commenting on Acronis' product suite, Phil Goodwin, vice president of research at IDC, stated: "Data protection is fundamental to cybersecurity, and the two are becoming increasingly integrated. The architecture of Acronis integrated data protection, cybersecurity and remote management on a single customizable platform allows MSPs and corporate IT departments to establish a robust cyber readiness for their businesses with simplicity and reliability.
The conclusion of this transaction is subject to the usual regulatory approvals and is expected to occur between the first and second quarters of 2025
