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Amino Secures Private Ownership to Accelerate Innovation Across ProAV, Digital Signage and PayTV

Leadership and customer teams remain unchanged as Amino strengthens product roadmap and execution 

Cambridge, UK – 6th March 2026 – Amino Communications (“Amino”) today announces that it has been acquired by Sapphire Technology Group Limited (“STGL”), establishing stable private ownership to support its next phase of disciplined growth. STGL is wholly owned by Keith Todd CBE, who was Chairman of Amino from 2007 to 2019. Todd is an experienced technology entrepreneur and investor with extensive leadership experience across public and private technology companies. 

The acquisition provides long-term investment backing and a simplified capital structure designed to accelerate product development, strengthen operational performance and drive sustainable profitability. Leadership and customer-facing teams remain unchanged. 

Mark Carlisle, CEO of Amino, said: “This investment allows us to intensify our focus on product execution, operational efficiency and customer outcomes. With stable private ownership behind us, we are accelerating innovation across our device and platform portfolio while maintaining the continuity our customers expect.” 

Amino will continue operating under its established brand, with no changes to customer relationships or support models. 

Serving enterprise and operator customers worldwide, Amino delivers device and software solutions powering digital signage networks, enterprise video deployments and PayTV services. Investment will focus on accelerating the device roadmap, enhancing platform capabilities and strengthening integration across hardware and software environments. 

Under private ownership, Amino will continue prioritising reliability, scalability and customer satisfaction, ensuring organisations can deploy and manage media solutions with confidence at scale. 

About Amino 

Amino is a trusted technology brand serving customers worldwide across ProAV, Digital Signage and PayTV. With a strong heritage and customer-first approach, Amino delivers reliable solutions that enable organisations to deploy and manage compelling digital experiences at scale. 

About Sapphire Technology Group Limited  

Sapphire Technology Group Limited is wholly owned by Keith Todd CBE. He is an experienced technology entrepreneur and investor with extensive leadership experience across public and private technology companies. He has held senior executive and chair roles, including Executive Chairman and CEO of FFastFill, transforming it into a global derivatives SaaS provider acquired by ION Group, where he became Executive Chairman of ION Agency Trading. His career also includes leadership positions with Marconi Defense Group and ICL plc and several other non-executive roles in the technology industry. 

In 2002, Todd was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) by the Queen of England for his services to the technology industry. Todd was awarded Life Membership of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) for his services to the Academy supporting the new world of online media. 

 

Media Contact: 

Platform CommunicationsGroup 

David Bramley / david@platformcomms.com / +44 (0)7711 239 062 

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