Product development organisation Instil has bought cyber security consultancy
Vertical Structure in an acquisition which will see two of Northern Ireland’s leading
technology firms join forces.
The deal, for an undisclosed sum, sees Belfast-based Instil add cyber security consultancy to its
offering, complementing its product development, cloud engineering, digital
modernisation, and training expertise. At the same time, Vertical Structure’s clients
will be able to avail of Instil’s broad range of services
The acquisition of Vertical Structure supplements organic growth of 35% and
represents a key part of Instil’s strategic objective to grow its business to £50 million
annual turnover within five years.
Tara Simpson, CEO and founder of Instil, said: “We are delighted to have completed
the acquisition of Vertical Structure. Simon and Marc have grown a fantastic
company that we’ve had the pleasure of partnering with for many years. Cyber
security is a must-have for organisations around the world and, with this acquisition,
we are now in a position to be able to deliver consultancy which meets that demand.”
Simon Whittaker, Co-Founder and CEO of Vertical Structure, said: “We are incredibly
excited to become an integral part of the Instil team at a key juncture in their growth.
This provides us with the means to cement future growth and opens our cyber
security offering up to a much wider audience.”
Instil, which employs 130 people, helps technology brands transform, innovate and
disrupt their markets with category-defining software products. Its services include
product development, delivering next-generation software products; cloud
engineering, developing well-architected modern cloud solutions; digital
modernisation, rethinking business models; and training, accelerating engineering
and delivery know-how in software teams.
Vertical Structure provides cyber security consultancy with a ‘human-first’ approach.
It specialises in human-focused security and penetration testing services for web
applications, cloud infrastructure and mobile applications.