M&A Finance / Acquisition

Waterland-backed and newly rebranded Enreach (formerly Within Reach Group), based in the Netherlands, has strengthened

Swyx and Centile owner Within Reach has advanced its campaign to become the biggest UC player in Europe with the acquisition of comms and IT service provider Crystal Networks in the Netherlands.

Cybersecurity player Palo Alto Networks is to acquire IoT security company Zingbox in a $75m cash deal.

Acquisitive CMI has double in size following the acquisition of London-based MSP BTA. 

International SAP solutions provider Vision33 is acquiring UK SAP player B1 Systems. Both companies are SAP Business One data specialists.

ECI-backed IT Lab's acquisition of Milton Keynes-based MSP Mirus IT creates a £75m business and builds on the purchases of Content and Code in September 2018 and Perspective Risk in May 2017.

A consortium is in advanced talks to buy a majority stake in global distributor Ingram Micro from its Chinese parent company HNA.

IT support services company Complete IT has been acquired by Sharp Business Systems UK. Complete IT will continue to operate as an independent business under its own brand name.