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Globo plc

British software company

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 15, 2026
Entity authorityQ19604404
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GLOBO plc was a company that provided enterprise mobility management (EMM) and mobile application development (MADP) software and services. Globo was listed on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market (GBO: LN) Archived 2014-11-20 at the Wayback Machine"Share price information". Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015. Globo acquired Notify Technology in October 2013, adding Mobile Device Management (MDM) capabilities to its EMM product offering and expanding its operations in the USA. In June 2014, Globo acquired Sourcebits, a designer and developer of apps.

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".

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This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Globo plc” as british software company. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2014, 2015, 2013—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1997. The account is most persuasive where Globo, British and software can be independently traced.
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