Swisscom strengthens IT competencies for SMEs
Swisscom is acquiring the companies of the MTF Group, an established provider of IT services for SMEs, which operate in German-speaking Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein. The acquisition underlines Swisscom's growth ambitions in the SME environment and complements its existing IT portfolio.
Swisscom is making further acquisitions for an even broader range of services for the SME market: With the MTF Group companies operating in German-speaking Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein, Swisscom is acquiring an established provider of end-to-end IT solutions with its own business cloud for SME customers. The closing of the acquisition is planned for the first quarter of 2022. The parties have agreed not to disclose the financial details of the transaction.
Growth ambitions in the IT environment
The aim of the acquisition is to strengthen IT competencies and expand Swisscom's SME IT offering portfolio in order to serve companies in German-speaking Switzerland with very individual IT requirements more comprehensively. "With this merger, we are picking up where our standardized solutions for SMEs do not sufficiently meet individual customer needs," says Urs Lehner, Head of Business Customers at Swisscom. "This also underlines our growth ambitions in the IT environment and brings us one step closer to our vision of providing SMEs in Switzerland with comprehensive support in all matters relating to telecommunications and IT."
IT competencies based on partners
Swisscom already relies on a network of strong ICT partners throughout Switzerland for standardized and scalable solutions in the SME market. The telecommunications provider is sticking to this network and the long-term cooperation with these partners and is further expanding partnerships and the existing ICT portfolio, according to a statement to the media.
The companies acquired from Swisscom with all 170 employees will be merged into MTF Solutions AG. This operates as an independent subsidiary of Swisscom, with its own IT portfolio, and continues its activities in the SME market unchanged. "Swisscom and MTF Solutions AG complement each other perfectly in the SME environment. We are convinced that this step will open up new perspectives for Swisscom, MTF and our customers," says Florian Meier, the designated CEO of MTF Solutions AG.
Source: Swisscom
