Funding to accelerate growth, expand its portfolio of
cyber protection products, and enable service providers to
serve their clients better
May 4, 2021 - Acronis, the global leader in cyber protection, is pleased to announce that it has received more than $250 million funding round from CVC Capital Partners VII and other investors. Acronis will use the funds to further accelerate growth by expanding its unique portfolio of natively integrated cyber protection products. A significant portion of the investment will also be used to further enhance Acronis' go-to-market initiatives by expanding its broad partner network - most notably managed service providers (MSPs) - to help them better serve the cyber protection needs of their clients. The investment values the company at more than $2.5 billion.
"Acronis' talented management and R&D teams have invested significant resources developing an innovative cloud-native 'MSP in a box' solution, with integrated backup, disaster recovery, cybersecurity, remote management, and workflow tools," said Leif Lindbäck, Senior Managing Director of CVC Capital Partners. "Acronis provides mission-critical solutions to more than 10,000 MSPs and half a million small and medium businesses. CVC has a strong track record in cybersecurity and partnering up with successful entrepreneurs, and we are looking forward to teaming up with Serg Bell and the Acronis team to accelerate the company's growth."
Acronis Cyber Protect is the first unified cybersecurity and data protection solution that is natively integrated, so service providers can operate these critical functions through a single pane of glass, delivering comprehensive cyber protection at a lower cost.
"With this additional funding, we will accelerate the development of our product portfolio and invest more in our partners' success," said Serg Bell, founder and CEO of Acronis. "Our goal is to develop market-leading technology and help our partners grow their profits, while providing the best protection for their clients."
Acronis will continue to invest in staff resources, expanding its global sales, partner account management and partner success teams, and hiring new technical talent for its research and development centers in Bulgaria, Israel, and Singapore, as well as Switzerland and the United States.
Focus on partners
Focusing on its growing partner network is critical to the company's strategy for rapid growth. In February, the company launched the #CyberFit Partner Program to support the development of cloud-focused resellers and service providers. In March, Acronis made available a new version of Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud - enabling partners to deliver comprehensive cyber protection for all workloads for little to no upfront cost. In April, Acronis introduced a new partner portal, providing easy access to content, tools, and training for partners.
With the new funding, Acronis will expand the support for cloud partners - providing them with additional sales and marketing resources, faster and localized technical support, dedicated partner success managers, and local data centers in 111 locations worldwide.
Phil Goodwin, Research Director, Cloud Data Management for Protection for IDC, notes that the investment from CVC will add to the momentum behind cyber protection. "Acronis has been at the forefront of the cyber protection movement, establishing itself as a pioneer in solutions that unify advanced cybersecurity with innovative data protection. By continuing to expand their technical capabilities and partner network, the value they bring to the market will only increase."
Service providers who are interested in learning more about how they can benefit from Acronis' partner-focused approach are encouraged to visit https://www.acronis.com/en-us/partners/.
About CVC Capital Partners
CVC is a leading private equity and investment advisory firm with a network of 23 offices throughout Europe, Asia and the US, with approximately $118 billion of assets under management. Since its founding in 1981, CVC has secured commitments in excess of $160 billion from some of the world's leading institutional investors across its private equity and credit strategies. Funds managed or advised by CVC are invested in over 90 companies worldwide, which have combined annual sales of approximately $100 billion and employ more than 450,000 people. For further information about CVC please visit: www.cvc.com.
关于 Acronis：
Acronis 是一家全球性的网络安全公司，为托管服务提供商 (MSP)、中小型企业 (SMB) 和企业 IT 部门提供原生集成的网络安全保护、数据保护和终端管理。Acronis 解决方案非常高效，旨在通过最短的停机时间识别、阻止、检测、响应、纠正当下肆虐横行的网络威胁以及实现之后的恢复，从而确保数据完整性和业务连续性。Acronis 凭借其独特的能力，可满足多样化和分布式 IT 环境的需求，为 MSP 提供市场上最全面的安全解决方案。
Acronis 是一家瑞士公司，于 2003 年在新加坡成立，全球设有 15 个办事处，员工遍布 50 多个国家。Acronis Cyber Protect 在 26 个国家/地区提供 150 种语言版本，已被 20,000 个以上的服务提供商用于保护超过 750,000 家企业。请访问 www.acronis.com 了解更多信息。