Toronto, Ontario, February 18, 2014 /Marketwired/ – Grenville Strategic Royalty Corp. (TSXV: GRC) (“Grenville”) is pleased to announce that is has advanced an additional CAD$500,000 to Sécurité Above Inc. (“Above Security”) in order for the company to complete its proposed acquisition of Seccuris Inc. (“Seccuris”). In exchange for the amount advanced to Above Security, Grenville will receive a royalty based on Above Security’s gross revenue within Grenville’s average royalty rate of between 1% and 4%.
Above Security is a privately held, Montreal, Quebec-based provider of managed security solutions with over 15 years’ experience providing services to networks of over 250 private and government-owned organization in nearly 40 countries. Above Security’s solutions deliver customized services for monitoring and protecting clients’ critical and sensitive IT assets 24/7. Above Security’s primary service offering is their Managed Security Services, which provides clients the benefits of third-party validation of their security position in real time with the added convenience of no training, configuration or maintenance, and no required capital expenditures or additional headcount.
On February 17, 2015, Above Security publicly announced the proposed acquisition of Seccuris, North America’s premier information assurance integrator. The acquisition of Seccuris creates the only Canadian pure-play Managed Security Service Provider with two Security Operations Centres in Canada. Seccuris was founded in 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and has grown a global customer base from its seven offices in Canada and the United States. Today, Seccuris is the North American leader in premium Enterprise Security Architecture and Information Assurance Integration.
“The acquisition of Seccuris puts Above Security in a position to further its market leading position in the Canadian managed security services industry”, said William (Bill) R. Tharp, President and Chief Executive Officer of Grenville. “We congratulate CEOs Ray Chehata and Michael Legary for joining forces in this rapidly evolving industry. While this transaction will officially be recorded by Grenville as part of an existing investment, we see this as further diversification of our portfolio. We see this deal, denominated in Canadian dollars and fitting our “defensive” investment category as a security provider, as highly desirable from a diversification and foreign exchange balancing perspective. We intend to continue managing risk each month with this investment strategy in the future.”
“We are very excited to see the Seccuris acquisition come to fruition”, said Ray Chehata, President and Chief Executive Officer of Above Security. “Grenville was instrumental throughout the due diligence and acquisition process. It is extremely hard to find a financial partner that can follow you stride by stride during strategic growth and acquisition processes. Grenville has been exactly that partner and we can’t be more satisfied with this collaboration”.
To date, Grenville has completed approximately $25.23 million in royalty financings, building a diversified portfolio in Canada and the United States.
About Above Security
Above Security is a privately held, Montreal, Quebec-based provider of managed security solutions with over 15 years’ experience providing security services to networks of over 250 private and government-owned organization in nearly 40 countries. Above Security’s solutions deliver customized services for monitoring and protecting clients’ critical and sensitive IT assets 24/7. Above Security was founded in 1999 and has representative offices in North America, Europe, and the Middle East.
About Seccuris
Seccuris is a Winnipeg, Manitoba-based cybersecurity consulting, risk management, and managed services firm. With offices in Winnipeg, Dallas, TX and key cities across North America, the company is a leader in the premium Enterprise Security Architecture and Information Assurance Integration in the finance, telecommunications, utilities, oil and gas, retail, government, and gaming industries. Seccuris was founded by visionary, Michael Legary, master security architect and winner of an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
About Grenville
Grenville is a Toronto-based company that was formed to provide royalty-based finance solutions by acquiring revenue streams generated by growing industrial and technology businesses. Grenville has identified a large and underserviced finance market for companies generating up to $50 million in revenue, many of which are well managed and generating improving cash flow, but face difficult financing hurdles from traditional debt and equity markets. The non-dilutive royalty financing structure offered by Grenville can bridge the financing needs of these companies until traditional debt or equity is available to them on more attractive commercial terms. The application of Grenville’s royalty financing structure into sectors not traditionally serviced by royalty companies represents a new and innovative financing model – Capital Simplified – that has already attracted a considerable number of opportunities with attractive potential returns.
For more information, please contact:
Grenville Strategic Royalty Corp.:
William (Bill) R. Tharp
President and Chief Executive Officer
(416) 777-0383
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