Omegapoint acquires Guide Market Solutions

Omegapoint – a staff-owned IT consulting company with a focus on high-performance and secure IT systems, acquires Guide Market Solutions AB from Guide Konsult AB. The takeover will take place as of October 1, 2009.

”The acquisition of Guide Market Solutions provides Omegapoint with the industry’s best solution expertise in sales and marketing solutions,” says Johan Malmliden, CEO of Omegapoint Group AB. ”It is also very exciting to welcome a number of extremely competent IT consultants with deep technical knowledge of modern Microsoft technology,” says Johan, continuing, ”In addition, we will also gain reach for our entire service offering in Öresund through our new office in Malmö.”

Through the transaction, Guide Market Solutions' management and employees are offered co-ownership in Omegapoint in accordance with Omegapoint's existing shareholder diversification program.

”"Guide Market Solutions specializes in consulting related to sales and marketing. This is an activity that lies outside our core business. Our main focus will continue to be the sale of IT consulting services through our own offices in Sweden and other Nordic countries," says Group Director Johnny Rindahl, EDB

”"Omegapoint has extensive experience in the industries we focus on. Together we will be able to offer very high competence and powerful solutions in several industries. In addition to the fact that it is of course very exciting to become a colleague with some of the best in IT management and system architecture in the industry, it will also add a lot to our existing customers," says Mikael Örtelind, CEO of Guide Market Solutions.

The business will be operated under the name "Guide Market Solutions" for the time being.

For a brief overview of the new group including customers, see the respective company websites.

For more information, contact
Johan Malmliden, CEO Omegapoint Group AB
Mikael Ortelind, CEO Guide Market Solutions AB
Johnny Rindahl, Group Director EDB