M&A
‘It opens a lot of doors’ – Academia ends four-year acquisition wait
Reseller buys £9m MSP Smardesc, with MD saying larger acquisition may follow
‘It puts them in an interesting complement/compete situation’ – Sophos partners mull Secureworks buy
Sophos partners welcome $859m deal, despite co-opetition concerns
Advania acquires CCS Media amid scale race
Deal follows its acquisition of Servium in June
Bechtle eyes UK top ten with Qolcom acquisition
German giant ties down third UK deal within two years
Kubus eyes ‘targeted acquisitions’ after £9m BGF injection
Investment will "take Kubus to the next level", CEO Andrew Humphrey claims
Transparity swaps PE backers, creates AI academy
Microsoft partner snags fresh investment from Bowmark Capital
Crayon’s shares spike on SoftwareOne whispers
SoftwareOne "exploring a potential combination of the two firms", according to Bloomberg report
Microsoft cyber ace Quorum Cyber makes maiden acquisition
Edinburgh-based outfit acquires 80-employee peer Difenda
FluidOne’s revenues hit £113m as it harpoons Orca IT
Addition of Orca means over 50% of its revenue streams come from IT and cyber
Integrity360 hits €130m revenues with latest buy
Cybersecurity VAR picks up fifth SOC with acquisition of South African peer
