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Academia boosts cybersecurity division with Smartdesc deal

Academia has acquired IT services company Smartdesc to strengthen its technical services portfolio and expand its managed services capabilities.

Academia has acquired IT services company Smartdesc to strengthen its Technical Services portfolio and expand managed services capabilities.

The deal will also help Academia improve its certification levels with new vendors.

Andrew Harman, Owner, Academia Group said: “This acquisition is a major step in broadening our customer propositions and delivering even more value to customers.”

Strategic benefits of the acquisition include enhancement of service portfolio, unlocking new growth avenues by combining the complementary offerings of both companies and accelerating market expansion.

Mark McCormack, MD of Academia, said: “Welcoming Smartdesc into the Academia Group provides an opportunity to scale our support and managed services as well as strengthen our cyber security and infrastructure divisions.

“By combining talent, portfolios and market opportunities, we’re on track to shape the future of IT solutions and services with greater innovation and value for our people, customers and partners.”