AI Magazine Issue 7 2018

Acquisition International - Issue 7 2018 5 News: from around the world Alcami Renews Partnership with Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Alcami Corporation, a leading provider of fully- integrated custom end-to-end solutions for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, recently announced a renewed partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to revitalise and repair the Hank Aaron State Trail in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the Pike Lake Hiking Trail in Hartford, Wisconsin. Volunteers from Alcami’s Germantown, Wisconsin Center of Excellence for active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) development, scale-up, and commercialisation will work alongside Wisconsin DNR trail coordinators and park superintendents to renovate the popular state trails. “We are very pleased to expand our environmental preservation campaign with the Wisconsin DNR, following last year’s successful restoration project in the Kettle Moraine State Forest,” said Alcami Chief Operating Officer, Ted Dolan, who oversees the company’s environmental health and safety (EHS) division. “We are extremely proud of our employee volunteers, and hope they inspire likeminded businesses and members of the community to join our efforts to protect, enhance, and maintain these important natural habitats.” “These stewardship projects are not only a great way to give back to park system properties people enjoy using throughout the year, they are also a great opportunity to inspire teamwork and help employees bond over a common passion of protecting the environment and expanding recreational opportunities for everyone,” said Wisconsin State Park System Friends and Volunteer Coordinator, Janet Hutchens. This July, Alcami volunteers helped plant and develop rain gardens around a high-traffic entrance to the Hank Aaron State Trail. The access point, utilised by bicyclists and pedestrians alike, was overrun with weeds and invasive plant life. In the fall, Alcami will send a team back to the Pike Lake Hiking Trail to aid the construction of a new sustainable course around a hazardous, eroded portion of the trail. In 2017, Alcami workers helped transform a weathered segment of the trail into a quality, environmentally sound pathway. In addition to environmentally responsible green initiatives, Alcami actively participates in a variety of Greater Metro Milwaukee volunteer and community outreach programs, partnering with organisations like United Way, STEM Forward, Hunger Task Force, Aurora Health Care Foundation, local universities and chambers of commerce, and other area non-profits to improve citizens’ quality of life. Alcami renews partnership with Wisconsin department of natural resources to revitalise state trails. Analysys Mason acquires AMI- Partners – further expanding its research and consulting business into the global SMB ICT market. AMI-Partners, headquartered in New York, has been acquired by Analysys Mason. AMI-Partners, founded in 1996, is an SMB ICT- focused global research and consulting firm that specialises in go-to-market (GTM) opportunity assessment, tracking buying behaviour, customer segmentation, channel partner ecosystem dynamics and sales enablement enhanced with predictive analytics. Through its comprehensive primary research-based trackers and global market sizing model that encompasses over 75 million data points across all worldwide regions, services and verticals, it offers a granular and unparalleled depth and breadth of coverage of the global SMB ICT market trends, transformative forces and insights. The acquisition of AMI-Partners will complement and extend Analysys Mason’s research portfolio. Combining AMI-Partners’ extensive footprint in the SMB ICT space and Analysys Mason’s extensive telecoms, media and technology (TMT) research will provide exceptional benefits in geographical reach and vertical expertise for clients worldwide. “We are excited to welcome AMI-Partners into the Analysys Mason family. It offers an exciting opportunity for Analysys Mason to enhance and extend its service offering into the SMB ICT industry,” explains Bram Moerman, CEO at Analysys Mason. Andy Bose, Founder and Chairman at AMI- Partners added “AMI-Partners is a market leader in SMB ICT research, strategic consulting and GTM tools and has developed longstanding relationships in advising IT industry’s most influential and game-changing companies. Joining with Analysys Mason’s global brand and strong track record will enhance our product- service offering and global footprint for our valued clients as well as expanding our base in existing and new industry verticals.” “The acquisition of AMI-Partners is strategically important and forms part of Analysys Mason’s expansion plans, strengthening and expanding extensive primary research across additional verticals, services and geographies,” says Jens Montanana, CEO of Datatec Group, Analysys Mason’s parent company. Analysys Mason has its head office in London, and offices in Boston, Cambridge, Dubai, Dublin, Hong Kong, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, New Delhi, Oslo, Paris, Singapore and Stockholm. Analysys Mason Acquires AMI-Partners NEWS / From Around The World