EQT Acquisition news – EQT to Acquire a Majority Stake in Acronis, Acronis Continues to Expand its Platform for MSPs

Acronis, a well-known provider of IT solutions for managed service providers, was founded in 2003 and provides a highly effective, natively integrated platform for data protection and cybersecurity. Customers may outsource IT services to Acronis while maintaining high levels of data security, integrity, and reliability. This is in a market where enterprises are realizing the necessity of cybersecurity and where data and workloads are expanding.

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Acronis is in a strong position to keep growing its network quickly through its Managed Service Providers channel. With more than 1,700 workers and 15 offices worldwide, Acronis' network reaches more than 150 countries, allowing more than 20,000 Service Providers to safeguard more than 750,000 enterprises.

Johannes Reichel, Partner and Co-Head of Technology within EQT's Private Equity advisory team, said: "Acronis is a strongly positioned cybersecurity and data protection software platform with a clear value proposition to 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 on its next phase of growth."

Ezequiel Steiner, CEO of Acronis, stated: "We are thrilled to have EQT as a major shareholder to support our strategic expansion and share our vision for growth. We would like to thank our existing investors for their support to date and are pleased that many will remain invested as we move forward. But most of all, I'd like to thank the Acronis team for their work in getting us to this stage."

Commenting on Acronis' product suite, Phil Goodwin, research vice president of IDC, said: "Data protection is foundational to cybersecurity, and the two are increasingly tightly integrated. Acronis' architecture of integrated data protection, cybersecurity, and remote management in a single, customizable platform enables MSPs and corporate IT departments to establish robust cyber preparedness for their business with simplicity and reliability."

About Acronis

Acronis provides cyber protection that addresses safety, accessibility, privacy, authenticity, and security (SAPAS) issues by combining data security and protection. With deployment models for service providers and IT professionals, Acronis provides antivirus, backup, disaster recovery, endpoint protection management, and award-winning AI-based antimalware and blockchain-based data authentication technologies.

About EQT

EQT is a goal-oriented international investment firm that has demonstrated steady performance over the past thirty years in a variety of markets, industries, and investing methods.