A £6m-revenue Scottish AWS partner has stressed its customers will see no changes to their contracts or points of contact after selling up to a European technology services outfit.
CirrusHQ yesterday announced it has been acquired by Sword, a Luxembourg-based technology services outfit with a £100m-revenue, 650-employee UK operation.
Sword, whose recent UK acquisitions include Cisco Gold partner Ping Network Solutions, in January signalled its intent to continue on the UK M&A trail.
Edinburgh-based AWS Premier Tier Services Partner CirrusHQ specialises in education and the public sector.
Its team, leadership and AWS practice “continue exactly as before”, it stressed to customers.
“There is no change to your contracts, points of contact or how we work with you day-to-day,” CirrusHQ stated.
“Over time, joining Sword means we’ll be able to bring you a wider set of complementary capabilities across cloud, AI and security – backed by the scale of an international group.”
Sword said the deal will bolster its multi-cloud and hybrid capabilities across all sectors, with a particular focus on education and public sector.
“CirrusHQ joining Sword is a significant step in strengthening Sword’s AI and multi-cloud strategy and aligns with our strategic vision 2028,” stated Sword UK CEO Kevin Moreton.
The move comes after Sword unveiled 2025 results showing revenues rising 11% to €357.7m.
The 3,600-employee, Euronext Paris-listed outfit expects CirrusHQ to achieve an organic growth rate of 20% once it’s been integrated.
It will be consolidated in group accounts from 1 May 2026.
