Acquisition

Anite Group PLC
2 November 2001


Friday 2nd November 2001



Anite makes further public sector acquisition



Anite Group plc ('Anite'), the European IT consultancy and services company,
today announces that it has acquired Braid Hill Holdings Ltd ('BH'), an
Edinburgh based public sector software business focusing on support for the
Criminal Justice community. The business will be merged into Anite Public
Sector's Scottish operation, Anite Scotland Ltd.



The total consideration payable in shares comprises an initial consideration
of £200,000 with up to a further £100,000 deferred consideration, payable on
the achievement by BH of certain profit and revenue targets.



Founded in 1993, BH has established a considerable market presence with the
district courts service in Scotland, providing court management and fine
processing solutions to 57 out of the 71 courts. BH's portfolio also
incorporates Local Authority applications covering licensing administration
and on-line publication of committee information from their Council
Information System (CoInS).



Anite Scotland is an existing supplier to Local Authorities and organisations
in the Scottish Criminal Justice community such as the Crown Office and
Scottish Court Service, and is committed to supplying the software services
that contribute to the environment in which the Integration of the Scottish
Criminal Justice Information Systems (ISCJIS) initiative can evolve. The
acquisition of BH will significantly strengthen this position with the
addition of the company's Fines and Court Management software solutions in the
district courts component of the ISJCIS loop.



Overall, the acquisition reinforces Anite's strategic focus on enabling
joined-up working across Central and Local Government, strengthening links
between Anite's Criminal Justice and Local Authority portfolio of software and
services, particularly in the Social Care arena, across the whole of the UK
public sector market.



Anite's Chief Executive John Hawkins, commenting on the acquisition, said:

'Our strategy has been to build up Anite by selective acquisitions and organic
growth.  We now have a highly successful Public Sector business, that is well
managed and rapidly growing, based on a strong portfolio of solutions for both
Local and Central Government that uniquely positions us to meet the challenges
of joined up government.'



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For further information please contact:
Anite Group Plc                                                   0118 945 0121
John Hawkins, Chief Executive                                     www.anite.com


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