Globo plc

{{Short description|British software company}}

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| type = Public

| traded_as = GBO.LN

| ISIN = {{ISIN|sl=n|pl=y|GB00B282VW04}}

| industry = Enterprise mobility management
Mobile application development

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| fate = Dissolved January 2017.

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| foundation = 1997

| founder = Costis Papadimitrakopoulos

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| location_city = London

| location_country = United Kingdom

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| products = GO!Enterprise

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| revenue = $121 million

| operating_income = $43 million

| net_income = $40 million

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| num_employees = 470

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| website = [http://globoplc.com Globo]

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GLOBO plc was a company that provided enterprise mobility management (EMM) and mobile application development (MADP) software and services.{{cite news | last = Madden | first = Jack | title =Globo GO!Enterprise is bringing together mobile apps, MDM, and an app-development platform. Could this be their ticket to the big time? | newspaper =Brianmadden | date = 21 March 2014 | url =http://www.brianmadden.com/blogs/jackmadden/archive/2014/03/21/globo-go-enterprise-is-bringing-together-mobile-apps-mdm-and-an-app-development-platform-could-this-be-their-ticket-to-the-big-time.aspx | access-date =27 January 2015 }} Globo was listed on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market [http://www.globoplc.com/en-GB/share-price-information/ (GBO: LN)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120180835/http://www.globoplc.com/en-GB/share-price-information/ |date=2014-11-20 }}{{cite web | title =Share price information | url =http://www.globoplc.com/en-GB/share-price-information/ | access-date =27 January 2015 | archive-date =2 February 2015 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150202032018/http://www.globoplc.com/en-GB/share-price-information | url-status =dead }} Globo acquired Notify Technology{{cite news | last =Gwinnett | first =Giles | title =Globo's Notify acquisition bolsters its Go!Enterprise technology | newspaper =proactive investors USA & Canada | date = 8 October 2014 | url =http://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/48738/globos-notify-acquisition-bolsters-its-goenterprise-technology-48738.html | access-date =27 January 2015 }} in October 2013, adding Mobile Device Management (MDM) capabilities to its EMM product offering and expanding its operations in the USA.{{cite news | last =Xavier | first =Jon | title =Globo to move headquarters to Silicon Valley from Greece in bid for U.S. market (and better weather) | newspaper = Silicon Valley Business Journal | date = 12 May 2014 | url =http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2014/05/12/globo-to-move-headquarters-to-silicon-valley-from.html?page=all | access-date =27 January 2015 }} In June 2014, Globo acquired Sourcebits, a designer and developer of apps.{{cite news | last =Shieber | first =Jonathan | title =Globo Buys Sourcebits In Push For U.S. Mobile App Development Market | newspaper = Tech Crunch | url = https://techcrunch.com/2014/06/29/globo-buys-sourcebits-in-push-for-u-s-mobile-app-development-market/| access-date =27 January 2015 }}

On 23 October 2015, trading in Globo shares was suspended. On 26 October, CEO Konstantinos Papadimitrakopoulos and CFO Dimitris Gryparis resigned, having informed the board of directors about "certain matters regarding the falsification of data and misrepresentation of the company's financial situation". Globo stated that they would appoint an independent forensic accounting team to investigate allegations raised by Quintessential Capital Management, an American hedge fund. According to an official announcement of the Company on 26 October 2015, "Mr. Papadimitrakopoulos advised the Company that up to 22 October 2015 he has sold 42,049,655 shares of GLOBO plc". The company was dissolved in January 2017.{{cite web | url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05506731 | title=GLOBO PLC overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK }}{{Cite web|title=Investegate {{!}}Globo plc Announcements {{!}} Globo plc: Director share dealings|url=https://www.investegate.co.uk/globo-plc--gbo-/rns/director-share-dealings/201510260827533910D/|access-date=2021-11-25|website=www.investegate.co.uk}}