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Canbank Venture Capital Fund (CVCFL) picks up Stake in Shiva Industrial Security Agency Pvt Ltd (SISA), Surat

* SISA is a leading  ISO Certified Pan India Security Services Company having more than 4000 Guards and 150 plus cash Vans, with a turnover exceeding Rs 55 Cr. * SISA to deploy funds for expansion of operations across India.

Mumbai, India, June 08, 2015 —
Canbank Venture Capital Fund through its Fifth Fund viz., Emerging India Growth Fund has invested Rs.11 Cr by way equity shares and convertibles for a minority stake in Surat based M/s Shiva Industrial Security Agency (Guj) Pvt Ltd (SISA).

SISA is a leading ISO Certified Pan India Security Services Company having more than 4000 Guards and 150 plus cash Vans, with a turnover exceeding Rs 55 cr. Among the security solutions offered by SISA are Manned Guarding, Cash Handling, Electronic Security Equipment, Event Security and Emergency Response Services.  With a nationwide presence, SISA is providing security services to leading corporates, Industrial Units, Airports, Metro Stations, Public & Private Sector Banks, Malls/shopping complexes, Apartments, Hospitals etc.

Said  Mr S Thiruvadi, Managing Director, Canbank Venture Capital Fund Ltd. (CVCFL) , “The Private Security services sector in India is expected to grow at 20% annually up to 2019 with 90% of security comprising of manned guarding and secure cash movement.  SISA has a progressive professional management which envisages taking the company on fast track growth. CVCFL anticipates that the company through profitable business mix and quality management shall be able to offer significant returns through dividends and capital appreciation on exit.  CVCFL aims to assist unlisted mid stage/late stage companies in the manufacturing and services sector with good growth potential and require funding”

Indian private security services industry has an estimated business of Rs.30,000 Cr and has been repeatedly growing at 15-20% annually and FICCI expects it to cross Rs.60,000 Cr by 2020.  But only 60% of this is in the organized sector and ‘physical guarding’ accounts for bulk of the revenue.  The private security services industry is one of the largest employers in India.  There are around 6.5 million private security personnel employed across India and it is expected to continue to grow in the future.

States Sameer Sharma, MD, SISA, “We have been looking for funds to expand and upgrade our operations especially in the field of Physical guarding and Cash Management Services. The funds from CVFCL shall be deployed towards adding Branches to boost the existing guarding strength and also to increase our Cash Van fleet strength by adding another 100 Cash Vans this Financial Year 2015-16. The company also proposes to give added thrust to high margin business segment like Emergency Response Services & Event Management Security services. The aim is to become one amongst India’s top ten Security Services Providers and reach a turnover of Rs 150 Crore by FY 2017-18.

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Netswitch’s Steve King Honored in 7th Annual MSPmentor 250

Annual Managed Services Provider (MSP) List Honors Top Executives, Entrepreneurs & Experts

New York, NY, March 06, 2015 – Steve King, COO, Netswitch Technology Management, Inc. was selected for Nine Lives Media’s sixth annual MSPmentor 250. The global list identifies the world’s leading Managed Services Provider (MSP) executives, entrepreneurs, experts, coaches and community leaders. You can see the entire list at: http://www.mspmentor.net/top250

“I am honored to be selected,” said King, COO, Netswitch. “We are pleased that our innovative Managed Security Services platform MADROC, has received so much attention and acknowledgement. MADROC is the first integrated Advanced Threat Defense solution available as a SaaS and we have been overwhelmed by the market response. We will continue to innovate with new advanced threat protections in order to maintain our leadership position and stay ahead of the cyber-criminals and the continually evolving nature of malware.”

The sixth annual MSPmentor 250 list is richer and deeper with MSP executives from across the globe. An associated list, called Locked in the NOC (network operations center), honors MSP Hall of Famers who have made a lifetime impact in the market (http://www.mspmentor.net/top250/noc).

“We congratulate Steve King on this distinguished honor and thank our readership community for submitting the nomination,” said Amy Katz, president of Nine Lives Media, a division of Penton (www.penton.com).

The MSPmentor 250 report is based on a global survey of MSPmentor site readers conducted in the first half of 2014. The MSPmentor editorial staff, led by Managing Editor Jessica Davis, also weighed in with nominations, based on the team’s daily coverage of the managed services market. The resulting MSPmentor 250 and Locked in the NOC coverage represents MSP experts across business, technology, sales, marketing, community development, coaching and more.

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Netswitch is a global technology solutions provider, serving businesses of all sizes whose model for success relies upon secure, smoothly running, and fully integrated IT systems.

Netswitch provides Managed Security Services, IT Support and Systems Integration Services in the US and Asia with offices in San Francisco, Thailand, Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Our MADROC® Integrated Security Platform is in use in over 3,000 client sites around the world providing intrusion detection and prevention, monitored and managed web firewalls and gateways, mobile device management, security information and event management, managed vulnerability, network mapping and performance monitoring and complete audit-ready regulatory compliance. http://www.netswitch.net/

About Nine Lives Media:
Nine Lives Media, a division of Penton, defines emerging IT media markets and disrupts established IT media markets. The company’s IT channel-centric online communities include MSPmentor (www.MSPmentor.net), The VAR Guy (www.TheVARguy.com) and Talkin’ Cloud (www.TalkinCloud.com).

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