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Cognosec enters exclusive agreement to acquire UK-based A-tek Distribution Limited
January 2017 by Marc Jacob
Cognosec AB (publ) (“Cognosec” or “The Company”) has signed an exclusive agreement with A-tek Distribution, a UK-based
company specialising in the sale and digital distribution via innovative portal
technologies of cyber security solutions, products and services. The acquisition is
in line with Cognosec’s strategy to expand business areas to cover the sale and
distribution of software technologies over the internet.
Cognosec AB announces the signing of Heads of Terms of Agreement pursuant to
the acquisition of A-tek Distribution, which is expected to close in Q1, 2017
subject to legal, financial and technology due diligence exercises.
A-tek Distribution was founded in 2009, and is a United Kingdom registered company.
The transaction will include the acquisition of 100% of outstanding shares for a
consideration of approximately €275,000[1] comprised of €44,000 cash and
€231,000 Cognosec AB new issue shares. The transaction will be completed by
Cognosec AB subsidiary, Credence Security. There will be no other impact on Cognosec
AB’s balance sheet.
A-tek Distribution is a specialist Digital Software Distribution Business,
distributing cyber security solutions by portal and established by pioneers of
digital software distribution who between them, possess over 85 man years of digital
software distribution. A-tek is positioned as a New Age Distribution Business,
enabling global access to the vast SME markets with Pay-as-you-Use and
Software-as-a-Service cyber security solutions. The technology platform provides
significant scalability and global advantages through innovative distribution
methodologies.
A-tek Distribution recorded revenues of EUR101 510 2[2] in FY2016 and EBITDA of EUR
48 5602.
The acquisition of A-tek improves Cognosec’s competitive advantage for both
vendors and customers alike. This addition also expands Credence Security’s
current product portfolio to incorporate cyber security solutions for secure
operation centers, network operation centers, datacenters, mobile platforms,
virtualised environments as well as providing critical fraud prevention solutions
into the technology, media, telecommunications, financial and public sectors.
[1]The transaction will complete in GBP so the approximation is for the GBP:EUR
exchange rates which were taken at mid-market on 23rd January 2017, 1GBP=1.158EUR.
[2]A-tek Distribution Limited uses GBP as reporting currency. The approximation is
for GBP:EUR exchange rates which were taken at mid-market on 23rd January 2017,
1GBP=1.158EUR.
