Achiever Joins the Sword Group

Alton, Hants 10/04/07
It was announced today that the Sword Group ( www.sword-group.com ) has completed the acquisition of Europe’s leading GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance management ) group, Achiever Business Solutions ( www.achieverplus.com ). The move reflects Sword’s significant and increasing focus on the compliance market in both consultancy and product terms. The acquisition means that Achiever Business Solutions will benefit from the extensive investment and cross fertilisation opportunities that being part of Sword Group can offer.

Commenting on the acquisition, Tony Holland, Operational Director of Sword Group noted, ” This is good news for both Achiever Business Solutions and for the Sword Group at what is proving to be an exciting time; with the Group delivering on its commitments to be a dynamic, financially secure, International IT software and services provider. “Within this, compliance is an increasingly important focus for us and that is where I believe the expertise of Achiever delivers a good fit with our plans.

The proven skills and expertise of Achiever Business Solutions globally, will add a new dimension to the Sword Group offering, across all our markets, setting us apart from our competitors. Ultimately, this will help us achieve our goal of being recognised by business analysts, customers, and key industry stakeholders as the market leader in the GRC sector.”

Achiever's Business Unit Director welcomed Holland’s comments adding, “Since its inception in 1994, Achiever has grown to become an established and successful provider of world-class compliance technology, providing innovative solutions to a wide variety of corporate organisations across the globe. At the same time, we have built up an enviable reputation for delivering the highest levels of customer care from the excellent team we have in place.

“Aligning ourselves with Sword Group will allow us to build rapidly on recent growth and to fulfil our true potential. I am therefore delighted to announce that as of the 5th of April 2007, we become a member of the Sword UK, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sword Group SA (“Sword”), a fast growing and hugely successful international IT product and services company. I am confident that this will enhance the market leading position of our products in existing markets, whilst introducing us to so many more theatres of operation.”