MWR InfoSecurity

MWR InfoSecurity — the British supplier of consulting services in information security field. The company offers services in management of the unrolled systems and development of new commercial tools for cyber defense. Also MWR InfoSecurity conducts researches in the market.

By June, 2018 the staff of the company totals 400 people. Offices are located in Britain, the USA, the Republic of South Africa and Singapore.

Performance Indicators

2017

In 2017 financial year revenue of MWR InfoSecurity made 31 million euros.

History

2018: F-Secure purchased MWR InfoSecurity for 80 million pounds

In June, 2018 the Finnish decision maker for information security support of F-Secure announced purchase of MWR InfoSecurity for 80 million pounds sterling (about $106 million at the rate of at the time of the announcement of the transaction). Money will be taken from own means of the buyer, i.e. he will do without attraction of the credits.

This acquisition, according to in F-Secure, will make the company the service provider, largest in Europe, helping the organizations to reveal and neutralize threats of cyber attacks.

F-Secure headquarters in Helsinki

In the world there are not a lot of companies which are engaged in cyber security whose business covers both services, and products, with resources which would be comparable to ours — the founder and the chairman of the board of directors of F-Secure Risto Siilasmaa said on the Twitter account.

At the expense of this transaction of F-Secure will expand a range of services of consulting services and services of management in such areas as protection against a phishing and detection of cyber attacks. Besides, the buyer will expand the customer base which will include the British governmental bodies and corporate customers.

It is going execute all formalities concerning sale of MWR InfoSecurity of F-Secure company in July, 2018. In 18 months F-Secure can pay 25 million more pounds sterling for acquisition if activity of MWR InfoSecurity is rather effective.

In day of the declaration of merger of MWR InfoSecurity of the stock F-Secure rose in price for 4%.^[1]

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