Farncombe Consulting Group acquires Mirifice Professional Services Business

Farncombe Consulting Group, the privately-owned European TV services consultancy, has acquired Mirifice Ltd's Professional Services business. The deal significantly enhances the scope and scale of the services Farncombe can offer its clients through its newly-created engineering services and testing practices.

"This agreement is a perfect fit for us," said Farncombe Managing Partner Dr Stephen Upton. "The Mirifice team complements and strengthens the skills and experience that Farncombe can offer its existing clients. Farncombe now has the capability to provide end-to-end consulting services to the digital video sector: from strategy and business planning through to implementation and testing."

Mirifice sold its Professional Services business to focus on developing and marketing its successful products, which include the MiriATE test automation system and the MiriMON set-top box monitoring solution. Farncombe will work closely with Mirifice, as a partner of choice, offering solutions based on these products.

"This mutually-beneficial deal allows Mirifice to have the single focus of growing its successful products business and ensures even better services for our existing clients," said Andrew Barker, CEO of Mirifice Ltd. "Clients of Mirifice Professional Services will continue to be supported by the same personnel, but will now be able to take advantage of the additional resources and expertise offered by the Farncombe Group."

All Mirifice Professional Services employees and associates have now transferred to Farncombe, including Managing Partner Gary Marshall and Sales Director Geoff Aitken.

Gary Marshall said he was pleased that Mirifice's Professional Services team were now part of the Farncombe Consulting Group. "Having worked alongside Farncombe on projects for our customers it is great to be part of the group. We will now be able to offer clients a truly comprehensive project experience from inception to delivery. The Farncombe Group is now one of the leading specialist Digital TV consultancies worldwide."