Leta Group

Leta Group is a Russian group of companies, which includes:

• Leta IT-company (implements information security software),
• Ural System Integrator ASK Labs
• Askom-Stroy
• software developer for "electronic queues" "Damascus,"
• ESET (exclusive distributor of antiviruses by Slovak Eset in the CIS),
• MrSoft online store,

Company structure

Leta Group has four divisions: Leta Information Security, Leta Industrial Innovation, Leta Software Development and Leta Investment & Venture.

Leta Information Security businesses cover information security - from home computer security to government and corporate IT systems. The division includes the following companies: Leta IT-company (provider of information security solutions, the first operator of typed IT services), Group-IB (provider of services for investigating computer crimes and incidents in Russia and abroad) and ESS Distribution (an official representative of Eset, an international developer of antivirus software and computer security solutions in the CIS countries and India).

Leta Industrial Innovation focuses on industrial innovation and IT applications in industry. It includes: ASK Labs (industrial integration and development of solutions for industrial automation) and ASKOM-Stroy (construction of data centers, creation of engineering and technical systems for protecting the perimeter of objects and engineering infrastructure of buildings and structures).

Leta Software Development Division, specializing in the creation and promotion of corporate and "home" software, has combined the companies DAMASCUS (the largest domestic manufacturer of the electronic queue system) and HamsterSoft (a developer of mass software for "home" use, distributing it for free on the international market).

Leta Investment & Venture is directly engaged in investing in advanced IT companies, projects and products.

History

2017: Investing in Qmarkets

In July, LETA Capital became the lead investor in the round of financing of the international provider of intelligent solutions for Qmarkets corporations, the volume of which amounted to $5.2 million. The deal was held with the participation of the Israeli business association Club 100 Plus, the State Department of Economic and Public Development of Connecticut. Qmarkets intends to use the funds received to further expand the product line and expand in the US market.

"We recently launched a number of new products. One example is the Q-Scout platform, allowing large companies to identify, develop and evaluate external technology capabilities such as mergers, Q-SCOUT and partner opportunities. Or Q-open is a platform for involving external stakeholders, such as suppliers and customers, in innovative processes. Qmarkets' latest release is a platform for municipalities - Q-City to improve public services, "said Noam Danon, CEO of Qmarkets

"Qmarkets has won three Info-Tech Outstanding Achievement Awards, was honored in 2016 in the" Forrester Wave: Innovation Management Solutions "report and most recently received high marks in the" Gartner Market Guide for Innovation Management Solutions. " This recognition contributed to our measured decision to invest in the company. Probably the most mature project of all our portfolio companies, "said Alexander Chachava, managing partner of the LETA Capital venture capital fund

2013: Group-IB capital withdrawal

In October 2013, LETA Group announced its withdrawal from Group-IB as a result of MBO. The proceeds from the transaction will be sent to a venture capital subsidiary - LETA Capital fund. In the three years since the purchase of a stake in the company, the staff of Group-IB has grown 5 times.

2010

Group Turnover RUB 3.39 bln

In 2010, the total turnover of companies included in Leta Group amounted to 3,390 million rubles, which is 16% higher than the corresponding figure in 2009.

According to the Leta Group, today 14.3 million people are users of Eset products in Russia, while about 2.5 million visitors visit the Russian Eset website every month. In 2010, the company sold 1 million boxed versions of antivirus software, and Eset's corporate clients are more than 30 thousand enterprises, ESS Distribution reported.

Buying a 50% stake in Group-IB

In 2010, Leta Group acquired a 50% stake in Group-IB, a company that comprehensively investigates computer crimes, information security violations and computer forensics. This allowed the group to immediately become the dominant participant in the rapidly growing market for investigating computer crimes and incidents, as well as quickly prepare for the launch of a number of innovative solutions, the leta Group emphasized. The first of them, Group-IB Anti-fraud, combines audit of Internet banking systems, protection against malware, detection of fraud, warning of remote bank fraud and collecting the necessary evidence. In turn, the Group-IB CyberCop System solution provides prevention and protection against DDoS attacks using honeypots technologies and resources of the international HoneyNet network project, round-the-clock monitoring, proactive response to identified incidents and almost instant response to threats. Finally, the Group-IB Internet brand Guard solution is a new type of "cloud" service that allows you to protect the reputation of the enterprise. The solution includes round-the-clock online monitoring, identification of brand abuse on the Internet, the use of consonant domain names (cybersquatting), anti-phishing, prevention of false associations, etc.

Launch of the service for ensuring compliance of banks with three information security standards

In mid-2010, Leta launched the service "All Information Security Standards. Banks, "which ensures compliance of information security systems with three regulatory documents at once: Federal Law" On Personal Data, "recommended by the Bank of Russia to the standard STO BR IBBS, as well as the standard of international payment systems PCI DSS. In addition, leta has services for investigating computer crimes (RCP) and responding to information security incidents.

Launch of the first venture project - HamsterSoft

In mid-2010, the first project of the leta Group venture fund, HamsterSoft, was launched. This company specializes in the development of functional mass software for "home" use and its large-scale launch into international markets. HamsterSoft has already released 3 products:

• video converter Hamster Free Video Converter;
• laser disc recording program of all types Hamster Free Burning Studio;
• Hamster Free Archiver.

All programs are distributed free of charge, and now the HamsterSoft software has been translated into 40 languages. According to the Leta Group, three million people use it around the world, and the project itself has reached operational profitability.

Anton Sokolov sold 33% of the company's shares and became an official

In May 2010^[1]member of the board of directors and co-owner of Leta Group Anton Sokolov left the company and sold his shares. He also resigned as commercial director of the system integrator Leta IT-Company (part of the Leta Group). Since February 26, 2010, Sokolov became Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Astrakhan Region. This information was confirmed to CNews by Anton Sokolov himself and the president of the Leta group Alexander Chachava.

Sokolov owned a 33% stake in Leta Group. "These shares were sold to me and the chairman of the board of directors of the group of companies Sergey Piltsov, after which our shares are 50% each," Alexander Chachava told CNews. "We say goodbye without conflict, we remain on good terms, and Anton is ready to receive the necessary payments from us in a form convenient for Leta." The parties did not disclose the amount of the transaction.

2009: Revenue in the direction of information security 1.95 billion rubles

In 2009, LETA Group's total revenue in terms of information security amounted to RUB 1,956,400 thousand (including VAT), which is 8.1% more than in 2008. During the period under review, the Group maintained and strengthened its leadership in the information security market due to the timely concentration of efforts in areas that ensured the stability of the Russian information security market as a whole. The most important among them were: the creation of systems for protecting personal data in accordance with the requirements of the Law "On Personal Data" (No. 152-FZ) and protection against malware. In addition, at the end of 2009, Russian enterprises again began to launch projects to implement systems for protecting against leaks of confidential information (DLP ). The companies included in LETA Group - LETA IT-company (the leading operator of typed IB- and IT-services) and ESS Distribution (represents ESET in the Russian market) - are among the leaders of the relevant segments of the national information security market.

According to preliminary estimates, Leta Group's revenue for 2010 will amount to 3,370,4 thousand rubles.

2008: Purchase of 75% in ASK for 443 million rubles

In 2008, Leta IT acquired 75% of ASK for 442 million rubles.

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