CynergisTek, Inc. has announced that it has closed a transaction to sell the assets used in its Managed Print Services (MPS) business division for $30 million (€26.5 million) to Vereco, LLC, a provider of healthcare document services.
CynergisTek management says it believes that this transaction will enable CynergisTek to prioritise its core cybersecurity and privacy services.
Under the asset sale agreement, all operations and assets of CynergisTek’s MPS business division were transferred to Vereco. CynergisTek will continue to operate its business division of cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance management consulting. Subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement, the total consideration to CynergisTek is $30 million (€26.5 million), of which $1.5 million (€1.3 million) is subject to future sales activity of the MPS business.
CynergisTek’s use of the proceeds will include paying down a majority of its existing debt, which will allow more flexibility to grow the cybersecurity and privacy business. CynergisTek and Vereco also entered into a strategic relationship that will allow CynergisTek to provide cybersecurity assessments and managed services to Vereco’s current and future clients, and also allow Vereco to provide managed print services to current and future clients of CynergisTek. 
CynergisTek says it anticipates that this transaction will allow CynergisTek to strengthen its balance sheet, allowing it to focus on expanding its cybersecurity and privacy services and product offerings, and enabling it to launch these services into other industries. Management believes that the transaction also opens up potential opportunities for mergers and acquisitions that would take advantage of the growing demand for cybersecurity services in the marketplace.
“We believe this sale will allow CynergisTek to more effectively drive towards our strategic focus of growth in our cybersecurity and privacy business, improve our financial condition through the reduction of debt and increase our agility as a company overall,” said Mac McMillan, CEO of CynergisTek. “At the same time, we are entrusting our managed print customers to a high-quality leading healthcare document services business and will be working to ensure a quick and smooth transition for all customers.”
“Our acquisition of CynergisTek’s MPS business is a win for all,” said Vereco CEO Joe Flynn. “CynergisTek is able to focus on its award-winning cybersecurity business, and we’re able to extend the reach and value of our distinctive approach to healthcare document services. We’re excited by the prospect of bringing the benefits of our enhanced organisation to our current and future clients.”
More information about the transaction will be available in a Current Report on Form 8-K, which will be filed within four business days of the closing of the transaction, as well as on CynergisTek’s Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 earnings call, to be held on 28 March 2019.
