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Aferian plc
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Company Description
Aferian, previously known as Amino, is a software-led global media technology company. The group delivers modern TV and video experiences to millions of viewers globally, via a growing, global customer base of over 500 service providers. Aferian is focused on giving consumers what they want: easy access to the TV and video content that they love. The group calls this concept TV X.0 - enhanced video delivery and consumption driven by consumer expectations. Headquartered in Cambridge, UK, the group has over 300 staff located in offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Helsinki, Madrid, Porto, Brno and Hong Kong.
Investment Summary
We believe that Aferian is well-placed to benefit from ongoing evolution in the global TV industry. The Aferian 2025 strategy is focused on capturing growth opportunities arising from the convergence of Pay-TV and streaming video services. Increasingly software-led, the group contains two (complementary) operating companies to address this growing market: 24i, which focuses on streaming video experiences, and Amino Communications, which integrates Pay-TV with video streaming services. With industry sources forecasting the global TV streaming market to double by 2025 to $167bn, the opportunity for Aferian remains vast.
Recent Content

Product suite in-fill
05/04/2022
Aferian has announced a small acquisition to continue the expansion of its software suite – a business called […]

Strong FY21A performance
10/02/2022
Aferian’s FY21A results release (year-ending November 2021) contains three key highlights: a strong financial performance, improved earnings quality […]

Strong trading, all key metrics ahead of FY20A
13/12/2021
Aferian’s trading update for the year ending November 2021 signals the business has performed extremely strongly against a […]
Progressive presents the management team of Aferian (previously known as Amino Technologies)
10/09/2021

Strong progress towards Aferian 2025
03/08/2021
Aferian’s H1 21A results for the six months to the end of May 2021 demonstrate solid progress towards […]

Positive news flow from Amino
15/06/2021
Amino has announced that it is working with Hong Kong-based PCCW Media (“PCCW”) to enable its Now TV […]

Strong H1 21 trading
08/06/2021
Amino’s update for the six months ending May 2021 in our view demonstrates that the group continues to […]

Strengthening the position in software
27/05/2021
Amino has announced the acquisition of Danish streaming and Pay TV platform specialist Nordija A/S for a total […]

MobiTV update, placing to fund future growth
14/05/2021
Amino has announced that it has been selected as the reserve bidder in the auction of the trade […]

Delivering next-gen TV in Malta and Cyprus
23/02/2021
Amino has announced PayTV+ deployments for Maltese incumbent telco GO and Cablenet, the leading cable TV operator in […]
Company Management Team
Donald McGarva
Group Chief Executive Officer
Donald joined Aferian plc as a non-executive director in April 2010, becoming Chief Operating Officer in September of the same year and subsequently Chief Executive Officer in December 2011. Previously, he was Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific, for DHL, the global market leader in the logistics industry and is an internationally-minded Executive who has spent the majority of his career in Asia and the US, holding a variety of senior management positions in high growth technology, outsourcing and services companies including Fujitsu, BG Group and Celestica. Donald is an engineering graduate from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow and commenced his career in the UK with ICL and is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Chain (MCIPS).
Mark Carlisle
Group Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer
Mark joined Aferian plc in August 2016 and has significant experience in the leadership of public company finance teams. Prior to joining Aferian Mark was Chief Financial Officer at Crossrider Plc where he formed a key part of the team which successfully raised $75 million as part of its IPO on AIM in September 2014. Prior to this, Mark served as Chief Financial Officer of FFastFill plc, a provider of technology solutions to the financial derivatives trading industry. In addition, Mark has ten years of audit experience, gained within the Technology Media and Telecommunications practice of Deloitte, where he served from 2000 to 2010.