GNW-Adhoc: KKCG launches two major brands – software development company Qinshift and end-to-end ICT services provider Aricoma

^PRAGUE, Czech Republic, June 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Aricoma Group

Holding as, part of KKCG Group, announces that it has now closed its business

will operate under two main brands to strengthen its position as international

to consolidate leading IT company. The companies that refer to the

focus on custom software development, will form Qinshift,

which separates from the rest of the group, which adopts the Aricoma brand.

In the past six years, KKCG’s technology division has become one

leading European IT companies with annual sales of almost EUR 500 million

EUR (11.7 billion CZK) developed by more than 4,000 experts in 13 companies

occupied.

The change announced today will bring another specialization within

of KKCG’s technology division by allowing each unit to focus on their

Core competencies can be focused, leading to further growth and higher

added value.

?Now we are at a point where our operations are so

extensive and large are that we are two separate, specialized companies

set up,” says Michal Tománek, Investment Director of KKCG.?We believe

that the establishment of Qinshift and the acceleration of the original brand

Aricoma will be a growth catalyst for both companies, ours

Group helps to compete more effectively in the global market.”

Qinshift will bring together six companies with expertise in software design,

visionary UX and UI design, reliable managed services and innovative

Consolidate product development offerings. Qinshift will too

Offer business consulting services. The company serves a variety of

Customers, including major telecom and satellite operators,

Financial institutions, manufacturing and automotive companies as well as companies from the

areas of mobility and health, and supports them in the digital

age to be successful.

Seavus, a Scandinavia-centric custom software developer, and

Stratiteq, a Sweden-based company specializing in data analytics

specializes, Cleverlance, a Czech and Slovak market leader

around digitalization of companies and part of the Czech

company Komix, which has a strong presence in the automotive industry,

will join Qinshift by the end of the year, while Clearcode, a global

Advertising and Marketing Software Development Partners, and MusalaSoft,

a Bulgaria-based outsourcer serving blue chip clients

will follow in 2024.

?As a brand, Qinshift represents our core values ​​- a collective created by

driven by our passion for work and strong client relationships

becomes. The new brand and identity will represent several notable companies

bring together our portfolio and combine their strengths and heritage. With

a human-centric approach, a total turnover of EUR 200 million, over 300

Customers and 28 offices worldwide, our goal is to become a trusted

and to become the preferred partner for digital transformation,” says Ludovic

Gaude, CEO of Qinshift.

Qinshift intends to continue in Europe, the United States, and North Africa

eventually expand into Latin America and be state-of-the-art AI services

integrate comprehensive portfolio.

Aricoma will unite brands focused on IT infrastructure, cloud,

Enterprise applications, cybersecurity and the digitization of the

focus on the public sector. These include Autocont, a local

Market leader for IT services, the cyber security expert AEC, the

Software developer for the public sector CES EA (part of Komix) as well as the

E-Commerce Expert Internet Project. The gradual rebranding

Process will be completed by the end of the year.

This year’s acquisitions – the companies specializing in SAP Sabris

Consulting and Consulting 4U as well as the software developer for the public

Sector SYSCOM Software – will follow later.

?This is a significant step in the Aricoma journey. In the last three

Decades, colleagues from all of our companies have Aricoma diligent

built to be a hub of experience and expertise in the field of ICT

solutions,” said Milan Samesh, CEO of Aricoma.?Under one name

we see ourselves as an active, reliable and dynamic partner in the

Digitization of both the public and commercial sectors

establish, both in the Czech Republic and in the rest of Europe.

Our immediate expansion plans concern the DACH region, where we have many

see opportunities,” he added.

The renewed emphasis on the specialization and agility of both units and the

simultaneous merger of each company will be a more dynamic

Create environments to encourage collaboration and innovation and unify

diverse, respected international client base from the public and

to better serve the private sector.

About KKCG

KKCG is an investment and innovation group with expertise in the areas

lottery and gambling, energy, technology and real estate. KKCG was created by

founded by entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist Karel Komárek

in its portfolio companies more than 10,000 employees in 36 countries and

manages more than USD 8 billion in assets. To the companies of the group

include Allwyn, a multinational lottery operator, the MND

Group, an international producer and supplier of traditional and

renewable energy, the Aricoma Group, a comprehensive IT service provider in

Europe and the US, and the KKCG Real Estate Group. KKCG is on several

continents and uses the capital, the networks and the knowledge of the

entire group in order to achieve long-term profitable and sustainable growth

make possible. KKCG is committed to the communities in which its operations

are located to support and contribute to the societies

perform in which it operates.

About Aricoma Group Holding

Aricoma Group Holding as was founded in 2017 with the takeover of the Czech IT

Founded the company Autocont. This was followed in 2018 and 2019

Companies AEC, Cleverlance, Cloud4Com and Internet Projekt. Since 2020

Aricoma is expanding beyond its national borders and has Seavus and Stratiteq

in Sweden, Clearcode in Poland and Musala Soft in Bulgaria. To the

Czech companies acquired by Aricoma also include Komix, Sabris

Consulting, Consulting 4U and SYSCOM Software. In 2022, the

Holding company had a turnover of EUR 492 million and its EBITDA reached 45

million euros.

For more information about the new brands, visit their new websites:

Aricoma: www.aricoma.com (http://www.aricoma.com/)

Qinshift: www.qinshift.com (http://www.qinshift.com/)

Media contact:

Jonathan Hoffman

Group Corporate Communications Director

+420 602 633 105

[email protected]

Michael Malysa

Head of Brand and Communications, Aricoma

+420 775 70 80 86

[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Marina Domazetovska

Global Head of PR & Communications, Qinshift

+38971229112

[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

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