Acquisition

Anite Group PLC
15 November 2000



          ANITE GROUP PLC ('Anite' or the 'Company')
                               
 Acquires Finnish IT services and consultancy company for upto
                         £5.3 million
                               
Anite  Group  plc,  the European IT consultancy  and  services
company, today announces that it has entered into an agreement
with  Holdit Ab ('Seller') to acquire the entire issued  share
capital   of  Carus  Ab  ('Carus'),  a  provider  of  software
development and IT consultancy services based in Finland,  for
a  maximum  consideration including earnout of  £5.3  million.
The consideration comprises initial consideration of £300,000,
plus   a  maximum  earnout  of  £5  million  payable  on   the
satisfaction by Carus of certain profit targets  to  30  April
2003.

The  initial consideration will be satisfied by the issue  and
allotment by Anite to the Seller of 157,315 ordinary shares of
10  pence each in the capital of Anite, at the rate of  £1.907
per  ordinary share. The earnout will also be satisfied by the
issue  and allotment by Anite to the Seller of ordinary shares
in  the  capital of Anite.  Application will be  made  to  the
Financial Services Authority and the London Stock Exchange plc
for  157,315  Ordinary  Shares at 10p each  ('Shares')  to  be
admitted  to the Official List.  It is expected that admission
of the new Shares will be granted on 17 November 2000 and that
dealings will to commence on 20 November 2000.

Carus  is  a software development and consultancy company,  an
Oracle   Alliance  Partner  and  a  member  of  the  Microsoft
Developer  Network  and the acquisition  further  extends  the
activities of Anite's Travel Business into Scandinavia and the
Baltic  countries. Carus clients include a number of  Northern
European  ferry  operators such as  Birka  Line,  Color  Line,
EstLine and Fjord Line.

Anite Group's Chief Executive John Hawkins, commenting on  the
acquisition,  said:  'The acquisition of  Carus  supports  our
position  of providing leading managed services to travel  and
tour  operators  across Europe. Scandinavia  is  an  important
sector in this market and Carus will enable us to develop  our
Northern flank more extensively in a shorter time period.'

For further information please contact:     www.anite.com

Anite Group PLC                             0118 945 0121
John Hawkins, Chief Executive
Simon  Hunt, Finance Director

Golin/Ludgate Harris                         020 7253 2252
Edward Macquisten