Claranet
 | |
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology |
| Founded | November 1996 |
| Headquarters | London, England, UK |
| Key people | Charles Nasser (CEO) |
| Website | www |
Claranet is a business which provides network, hosting and managed application services in the UK, France, Germany, The Netherlands (Benelux), Portugal, Spain, Italy and Brazil.
History
[edit]Charles Nasser founded the ISP in 1996[1] and by 1999 had 150,000 subscribers.[2]
The company has annualised revenues of circa £375 million, over 6,500 customers and over 2,200 employees.
In 2012 ABRY Partners and Ares Private Equity Group invested in Claranet[3] with ABRY later selling their minority stake in 2017[4]
In 2017, Tikehau Capital invested a £80 million minority stake in Claranet.[5]
Acquisitions
[edit]| Company acquired | Country | Date | Business | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netscalibur GmbH |  |
2002 | Internet Service Provider | [6] |
| Netscalibur UK |  |
2003 | Internet Service Provider | [7][8] |
| VIA net.works | |
2004 | Internet Service Provider and Managed Hosting | [9][10] |
| VIA net.works International / Amen Group |    |
2005 | Internet Service Provider | [11] |
| Artful |  |
2005 | Managed Hosting Provider | [12][13] |
| Star Technologies | |
2012 | Internet Service Provider and Managed Hosting | [14] |
| Typhon | |
2012 | Managed Hosting | [15] |
| Cgest S.A | |
2014 | Managed Hosting | [16] |
| Celigest SL |  |
2014 | Managed Hosting | [17] |
| Grita | |
2014 | Managed Hosting | [18] |
| Echiron | |
2014 | Application Management | [19] |
| NovaData | |
2014 | Managed Hosting | [20] |
| Rede VF (Visual Fusion) | |
2015 | Managed Hosting | [21] |
| LinuxIT | |
2015 | Managed Hosting | [22] |
| TechGate | |
2015 | Managed Hosting | [23] |
| Morea | |
2015 | Managed Hosting | [24] |
| Runiso | |
2015 | Managed Hosting | [25] |
| Aspaway | |
2015 | Managed Hosting | [26] |
| Inok Consulting | |
2015 | Managed Hosting | [27] |
| Bashton Ltd | |
2016 | Managed Hosting | [28] |
| Diademys | |
2016 | Managed Hosting | [29] |
| Ardenta | |
2016 | Managed Hosting | [30] |
| Credibility |  |
2016 | Managed Hosting | [31] |
| Rely | |
2017 | Managed Hosting | [32] |
| Oxalide | |
2017 | Managed Hosting | [33] |
| ITEN Solutions | |
2017 | Managed Hosting and Security Services | [34] |
| Sec-1 | |
2017 | Security Services | [35][36] |
| Union Solutions | |
2018 | Managed Hosting | [37] |
| NotSoSecure | |
2018 | Penetration Testing and Security Training | [38] |
| XPeppers | |
2018 | Managed Hosting | [39] |
| Quinfox | |
2018 | Managed Hosting | [40] |
| CorpFlex | |
2020 | Managed Hosting, Security Services | [41] |
| ID Grup | |
2021 | Managed Hosting, Security Services | [42] |
| Mandic Cloud Solutions | |
2021 | Managed Hosting | [43] |
| BizDirect | |
2021 | Managing Hosting | [44] |
| KHETO | |
2021 | SAP Consulting | [45] |
| Geko Cloud | |
2022 | Managed Hosting | [46] |
| Addon AG |  |
2022 | SAP Managed Services | [47][48] |
| Pictime Groupe | |
2022 | Application Management | [49] |
| Flowing |  |
2022 | Application Development | [50] |
| ADTsys | |
2023 | Managed Hosting | [51] |
| Six Degrees | |
2026 | Managed Hosting | [52] |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Charles Nasser". the Guardian. 5 October 1999.
- ↑ "Business: The Economy UK Net millionaires boom". BBC News. 1999-10-03. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
Charles Nasser, who has built up the ISP ClaraNet to 150,000 subscribers in the UK and France.
- ↑ "ABRY Partners and Ares Private Equity Group Invest In Claranet". 23 November 2012.
- ↑ "Private equity houses battle it out for £500m UK IT services firm Claranet". 21 February 2017.
- ↑ "Tikehau Capital invests £80m". 12 May 2017.
- ↑ "Claranet mops up Netscalibur's German ops". 18 September 2002.
- ↑ "TechWeekEurope UK - Enhancing business with technology - in association with eweek.com". TechWeekEurope UK.
- ↑ "Claranet buys Netscalibur UK to lead sector consolidation". Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- ↑ "ClaraNet Agrees to Buy VIA.Net Works". 12 April 2005.
- ↑ "Claranet buys VIA NET.WORKS UK for £7.3 million in cash". Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- ↑ "Via Net.Works Completes Sale to Claranet". 13 July 2005.
- ↑ "Claranet buys French hosting outfit". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ↑ "Claranet expands into the managed hosting market by buying Artful S.A. in France". Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- ↑ "Claranet acquires Star - Claranet UK". Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- ↑ "Claranet buys French hosting specialist Typhon". 17 December 2012.
- ↑ "Claranet Group Limited Company Accounts 2014". 30 June 2015.
- ↑ "Claranet Group Limited announcement".
- ↑ "Claranet acquires Grita, a specialist French hosting provider to the healthcare sector". 5 March 2014.
- ↑ "Claranet acquires Echiron, a high-end managed hosting and applications provider in Portugal". 12 February 2014.
- ↑ "Claranet acquires Dutch Cloud Services Provider NovaData". 22 April 2014.
- ↑ "Claranet Soho acquires Visual Fusion". 1 July 2015.
- ↑ "Claranet swallows a couple of tech minnows". 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "Claranet swallows a couple of tech minnows". 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "Claranet France completes third acquisition of 2015". 10 December 2015.
- ↑ "Hosting: French company Runiso acquired by Claranet". 23 November 2015.
- ↑ "Claranet acquires Aspaway and unveils its strategy". Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
- ↑ "Claranet Group Limited company accounts 2016". 30 June 2016.
- ↑ "Claranet swallows AWS MSP for web apps fun and frolics". 22 Feb 2016.
- ↑ "Claranet strengthens its market offer with acquisition of French MSP Diademys". 13 July 2016.
- ↑ "Ardenta acquired by Claranet". 15 July 2016.
- ↑ "Claranet agrees to acquire CredibiliT and expands into Brazil" (PDF). 15 December 2016.
- ↑ "Claranet strengthens market position with acquisition of Rely". 8 February 2017.
- ↑ "Claranet acquires Oxalide". 31 May 2017.
- ↑ "Claranet compra ITEN e revoluciona o sector dos serviços de TI em Portugal=". 30 May 2017.
- ↑ "The acquisition of Sec-1 Holdings Limited by Claranet Limited". 1 May 2017.
- ↑ "Leeds computer security service provider acquired by Claranet Group". 1 June 2017.
- ↑ "Claranet Group Financial Statements 2018" (pdf). 30 June 2018.
- ↑ "Claranet acquires NotSoSecure". 5 July 2018.
- ↑ "Claranet Group Financial Statements 2018" (pdf). 30 June 2018.
- ↑ "Claranet acquires Dutch IT services provider Quinfox". 23 October 2018.
- ↑ "CorpFlex, a pioneer in cloud computing in Brazil, is now part of the Claranet Group". 4 August 2020.
- ↑ "Claranet acquires ID Grup and grows in Spain". Archived from the original on 2024-02-29.
- ↑ "Mandic Cloud Solutions has been acquired by Claranet". April 2021.
- ↑ "Claranet carries out one of its largest acquisitions in Portugal". 20 July 2021.
- ↑ "Claranet acquires SAP consultancy firm KHETO". 20 July 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022.
- ↑ "Geko Cloud joins the Claranet group with the aim of continuing to grow in the Spanish market". 12 May 2022.
- ↑ "New cycle of company acquisitions increases scale and capability of Claranet in Europe". 7 September 2022.
- ↑ "MSP Claranet makes three acquisitions to boost reach in Europe". 7 September 2022.
- ↑ "Claranet acquires Pictime Groupe and strengthens its position as a leader in digital transformation". 5 September 2022.
- ↑ "MSP Claranet makes three acquisitions to boost reach in Europe". 7 September 2022.
- ↑ "Claranet continues its expansion with the strategic acquisition of ADTsys in Brazil". 23 August 2023.
- ↑ "Claranet acquires Six Degrees". 29 June 2026.
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