Acronis has acquired Synapsys, marking the latest move in the company’s accelerated growth plan, it is Acronis’ fourth acquisition in the past 18 months.
“Synapsys has been a trusted and valuable partner in our efforts to extend our cyber protection solutions to organizations across the African continent. This acquisition will give their users direct access to our technology and support. At the same time, Africa is becoming a strategic growth opportunity for Acronis and acquiring Synapsys provides us with a permanent presence on the continent. The move is beneficial for Acronis, the African MSP channel, and the organizations and users that need to safeguard their workloads and systems against the modern threat landscape,” noted Serguei SB Beloussov, Acronis’ Founder and CEO.
The acquisition dovetails perfectly with Acronis’ ongoing global/local initiative, which aims to provide expanded in-country access to the company’s worldwide resources. As demand for cloud and managed services increases around the world, it creates opportunities for service providers who deliver Acronis Cyber Protection Solutions. The global/local initiative reflects the company’s commitment to stay close to its partners and help them grow their business while protecting their clients against modern threats. Peter French, Synapsys’ Managing Director will now serve as Acronis’ General Manager for the Middle East/Africa market, explain the agency.
“No business school advice tells you to put all your eggs in one basket. But this is exactly what we did with Acronis, and we have never regretted it. Our laser focus and partner centric ethos is backed by our alignment with Acronis’ mission, especially the drive to the cloud and the cyber protect approach to data protection and digital security. This deal feels like a natural extension to this long standing relationship. Partnerships are about relationships which are about people: we are looking forward to continuing to support MSPs across Africa in keeping the ecosystem cyber protected, now as part of Acronis. And former Synapsys partners can look forward to a closer relationship with Acronis, working through the same core team on the ground whom they have grown to trust over the years,” said Mr French.
After a planned transition period, Synapsys says to integrate into Acronis and will be responsible for all Africa Sales of Acronis’ cyber protection solutions.
As part of the company’s accelerated growth strategy, Acronis claims to continue to examine potential acquisitions that will extend its ability to address the Five Vectors of Cyber Protection solving the safety, accessibility, privacy, authenticity and security (SAPAS) challenges that face today’s data, applications and systems.
