The Visualize Group to Acquire eCOGRA, Expanding Testing and Certification Services for the Global Gaming Market
Investment will further strengthen eCOGRA’s ability to deliver global coverage for gaming testing and certification, while maintaining its signature Quality | Speed | Service proposition. This will expand choice for customers and regulators alike — helping keep even more players safe.
The Visualize Group (“Visualize”), a private investment firm focused on investing in mission-critical, services-based companies, today announced that it has agreed to acquire eCOGRA (“eCOGRA”), a globally recognized provider of testing, inspection, certification, and compliance (“TICC”) services for the gaming industry, from Hanover Investors Management LLP (“Hanover”). eCOGRA will continue to operate under its existing leadership with Will Shuckburgh, Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), continuing to lead the business. eCOGRA represents Visualize’s second investment in the gaming TICC space, after BMM Testlabs (“BMM”), which closed earlier this year.
Founded in 2003 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom, eCOGRA is a widely trusted compliance and certification provider for iGaming customers globally, serving gaming software suppliers, platform operators, and online gaming regulators in more than 50 jurisdictions worldwide. The organization is recognized for the rigor and integrity of its certification standards, which help protect players, safeguard the fairness and integrity of gaming, and support operators in meeting their regulatory obligations.
