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ALSO Buys Slovenia's DISS

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ALSO Buys Slovenia's DISS

ALSO acquires Slovenian value-added distributor DISS and two associated subsidiaries, a deal ALSO says will make it market leader in the country-- as well as further expand its business throughout CEE.

Founded in 1998, DISS is based in Ljubljana. It claims 2017 sales worth €81 million, and employs around 70 staf selling infrastructure from big name vendors, including HP, HPE, Microsoft, Canon and Asus, among others. As mentioned, earlier the deal includes two DISS subsidiaries, a Dell EMC storage VAD and IBM software specialist Marmis.

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Econocom Replaces CEO With... His Father

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Econocom Replaces CEO With... His Father

Econocom announces a change of leadership-- Robert Bouchard is CEO no more, and the board decided the position will be taken by no other than his father and company founder (not to mention former CEO) Jean-Louis Bouchard.

Also stepping down is financial director David Krieff, the result of "sectorial changes in traditional Services activities."

“With Robert and the Board’s full approval, my priorities are plain and simple: reach our annual targets for 2018 and prepare a new phase of development for the group,” Jean-Louis Bouchard says.

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Qumak Bankrupt as it Fails to Merge With Euvic

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Qumak Bankrupt as it Fails to Merge With Euvic

Back in April 2018, Polish system integrator Qumak announced a bid to merge with Polish outsourcer Euvic Group-- but alas the deal to create one of the biggest IT firms in CEE was not to be, following the bankruptcy of Qumak.

Signs of the PLN 220 million (€50.85m) deal being in trouble appeared early last month, following a Qumak filing in the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The filing pointed out the merger fell through, and as a result Qumak management was going through "strategic options," including the possibility of an investor able to save the company with cash injection.

"The goal is to acquire an investor interested in taking control over the company and supporting its development," the company said back then. "The review is to be fast and finish on 11 October. The Management Board does not intend to conduct a lengthy trial in this matter."

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New Value-Added Distributor, MVD Europe Brings Expert Focus to Support Channel Partners

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New Value-Added Distributor, MVD Europe Brings Expert Focus to Support Channel Partners

MVD Europe B.V. provides value-added distribution services and manufacturer representation in Europe with a focus on rapidly-evolving technologies fueled by IP-based innovations, especially the latest in video production and streaming media solutions.

MVD Europe's first product lines include Magewell's award-winning video capture, processing, streaming and playout solutions; PTZOptics' high-quality, professional pan/tilt/zoom cameras; and HuddleCamHD USB-connected conference cameras and speakerphones.

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Infinigate Buys German VAD acmeo

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Infinigate Buys German VAD acmeo

Pan-European security VAD Infinigate buys into cloud-based solutions as it acquires acmeo, a specialist managed services, system house organisation and cloud solutions distributor in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Based in Hanover, acmeo started out as a system house before becoming a distributor in 2007. It employs over 90 people and claims to serve over 1600 system houses, with vendor partners including SolarWinds, MSP, Kaspersky and RapidFire Tools, among others. Since 2017 it also owns Swiss networking distributor net-point AG.

Infinigate does not provide financial details of the acquisition, but says acmeo will remain a separate subsidiary within the InfiniGate Group. Joint founders Henning Meyer Meyer and Isabelle von Künßberg will continue running the company as shareholders.

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