Testronic, a British game testing company, part of Catalis Group, has acquired Whyttest, a quality assurance (QA) and customer support firm with sites in Romania and Serbia.

The financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

The acquisition sees Testronic increase its capacity by 150 technicians, to over 1,000 people. The two Whyttest sites will join Testronic’s existing facilities in the UK, Poland, and the US.

Whyttest was founded in Bucharest, in 2014, by Romanian entrepreneur Marius Potirniche, an industry veteran boasting many years of QA experience. He opened Whyttest’s second site in Belgrade, Serbia, two years ago. Following this deal, Potirniche becomes a Senior Executive within the Testronic team.

“We started Whyttest in 2014 with the vision of bringing together talented people to make an impact on the industry. We now have 150 staff split across two great locations, working with games publishing clients all over the world. Now it is time to expand our business, and we are very happy we have found a partner in Testronic, a company that shares the same values and vision that we have here,” Potirniche said.

Whyttest recorded a turnover of RON 6.4 mln (EUR 1.3 mln) and a net profit of RON 763,000 (EUR 159,000) in 2019, according to public data from the Finance Ministry.

Testronic is part of the Catalis Group, which also includes leading UK digital publisher Curve Digital. The Catalis Group was the subject of an investment late last year by NorthEdge Capital and Vespa Capital, valuing the Group at EUR 100 million.

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