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Claranet

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Claranet
TypePrivate
IndustryTechnology
FoundedNovember 1996; 29 years ago (1996-11)
HeadquartersLondon, England, UK
Key people
Charles Nasser (CEO)
Websitewww.claranet.com
Claranet network as of 2013

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

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

Company acquired Country Date Business Reference
Netscalibur GmbH Germany 2002 Internet Service Provider [6]
Netscalibur UK United Kingdom 2003 Internet Service Provider [7][8]
VIA net.works United Kingdom 2004 Internet Service Provider and Managed Hosting [9][10]
VIA net.works International / Amen Group United StatesNetherlandsPortugal 2005 Internet Service Provider [11]
Artful Template:Country data FR 2005 Managed Hosting Provider [12][13]
Star Technologies United Kingdom 2012 Internet Service Provider and Managed Hosting [14]
Typhon Template:Country data FR 2012 Managed Hosting [15]
Cgest S.A Portugal 2014 Managed Hosting [16]
Celigest SL Spain 2014 Managed Hosting [17]
Grita Template:Country data FR 2014 Managed Hosting [18]
Echiron Portugal 2014 Application Management [19]
NovaData Netherlands 2014 Managed Hosting [20]
Rede VF (Visual Fusion) Portugal 2015 Managed Hosting [21]
LinuxIT United Kingdom 2015 Managed Hosting [22]
TechGate United Kingdom 2015 Managed Hosting [23]
Morea Template:Country data FR 2015 Managed Hosting [24]
Runiso Template:Country data FR 2015 Managed Hosting [25]
Aspaway Template:Country data FR 2015 Managed Hosting [26]
Inok Consulting Portugal 2015 Managed Hosting [27]
Bashton Ltd United Kingdom 2016 Managed Hosting [28]
Diademys Template:Country data FR 2016 Managed Hosting [29]
Ardenta United Kingdom 2016 Managed Hosting [30]
Credibility Brazil 2016 Managed Hosting [31]
Rely Netherlands 2017 Managed Hosting [32]
Oxalide Template:Country data FR 2017 Managed Hosting [33]
ITEN Solutions Portugal 2017 Managed Hosting and Security Services [34]
Sec-1 United Kingdom 2017 Security Services [35][36]
Union Solutions United Kingdom 2018 Managed Hosting [37]
NotSoSecure United States 2018 Penetration Testing and Security Training [38]
XPeppers Spain 2018 Managed Hosting [39]
Quinfox Netherlands 2018 Managed Hosting [40]
CorpFlex Brazil 2020 Managed Hosting, Security Services [41]
ID Grup Spain 2021 Managed Hosting, Security Services [42]
Mandic Cloud Solutions Brazil 2021 Managed Hosting [43]
BizDirect Portugal 2021 Managing Hosting [44]
KHETO Germany 2021 SAP Consulting [45]
Geko Cloud Spain 2022 Managed Hosting [46]
Addon AG GermanyTemplate:Country data CH 2022 SAP Managed Services [47][48]
Pictime Groupe Template:Country data FR 2022 Application Management [49]
Flowing Italy 2022 Application Development [50]
ADTsys Brazil 2023 Managed Hosting [51]
Six Degrees United Kingdom 2026 Managed Hosting [52]

References

  1. ↑ "Charles Nasser". the Guardian. 5 October 1999. https://www.theguardian.com/business/1999/oct/05/netrich.internet6. 
  2. ↑ "Business: The Economy UK Net millionaires boom". BBC News. 1999-10-03. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/464208.stm. "Charles Nasser, who has built up the ISP ClaraNet to 150,000 subscribers in the UK and France." 
  3. ↑ "ABRY Partners and Ares Private Equity Group Invest In Claranet". 23 November 2012. https://mergr.com/transaction/abry-partners-invests-in-claranet. 
  4. ↑ "Private equity houses battle it out for £500m UK IT services firm Claranet". 21 February 2017. https://www.cityam.com/private-equity-houses-battle-out-500m-uk-services-firm/. 
  5. ↑ "Tikehau Capital invests £80m". 12 May 2017. https://pitchbook.com/newsletter/tikehau-takes-80m-stake-in-claranet-mnQ. 
  6. ↑ "Claranet mops up Netscalibur's German ops". 18 September 2002. https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2002/09/18/claranet-mops-up-netscaliburs-german-ops/875068. 
  7. ↑ "TechWeekEurope UK - Enhancing business with technology - in association with eweek.com". TechWeekEurope UK. http://www.silicon.com/technology/networks/2003/07/28/exclusive-claranet-buys-netscalibur-10005344/. 
  8. ↑ "Claranet buys Netscalibur UK to lead sector consolidation". http://www.claranet.co.uk/about/news/2003-07-28-claranet-buys-netscalibur-uk-lead-sector-consolidation.html. 
  9. ↑ "ClaraNet Agrees to Buy VIA.Net Works". 12 April 2005. http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2005/04/12/claranet_agrees_to_buy_vianet_works.html. 
  10. ↑ "Claranet buys VIA NET.WORKS UK for £7.3 million in cash". http://www.claranet.co.uk/about/news/2004-09-27-claranet-buys-networks-uk-%C2%A373-million-cash.html. 
  11. ↑ "Via Net.Works Completes Sale to Claranet". 13 July 2005. https://www.whtop.com/news/5850-via-net.works-completes-sale-to-claranet. 
  12. ↑ "Claranet buys French hosting outfit" (in en). https://www.theregister.com/2005/10/14/claranet_artful/. 
  13. ↑ "Claranet expands into the managed hosting market by buying Artful S.A. in France". http://www.claranet.co.uk/about/news/2005-10-09-claranet-expands-managed-hosting-market-buying-artful-sa-france.html. 
  14. ↑ "Claranet acquires Star - Claranet UK". http://www.claranet.co.uk/about/news/2012-11-23-claranet-acquires-star-deal-valued-%C2%A355-million.html. 
  15. ↑ "Claranet buys French hosting specialist Typhon". 17 December 2012. https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/claranet-buys-french-hosting-specialist-typhon/. 
  16. ↑ "Claranet Group Limited Company Accounts 2014". 30 June 2015. https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04037420/filing-history/MzEzOTYzMTU2MWFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf. 
  17. ↑ "Claranet Group Limited announcement". https://tisegroup.com/market/news/236524. 
  18. ↑ "Claranet acquires Grita, a specialist French hosting provider to the healthcare sector". 5 March 2014. https://m.digitalisationworld.com/news/32184/claranet-acquires-grita-a-specialist-french-hosting-provider-to-the-healthcare-sector. 
  19. ↑ "Claranet acquires Echiron, a high-end managed hosting and applications provider in Portugal". 12 February 2014. https://m.digitalisationworld.com/news/31767/claranet-acquires-echiron-a-high-end-managed-hosting-and-applications-provider-in-portugal. 
  20. ↑ "Claranet acquires Dutch Cloud Services Provider NovaData". 22 April 2014. https://datacentre.solutions/news/32980/claranet-acquires-dutch-cloud-services-provider-novadata. 
  21. ↑ "Claranet Soho acquires Visual Fusion". 1 July 2015. https://empresashoje.pt/informacao/claranet-soho-adquire-a-visual-fusion/. 
  22. ↑ "Claranet swallows a couple of tech minnows". 9 July 2015. https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2015/07/09/claranet-swallows-a-couple-of-tech-minnows/796326. 
  23. ↑ "Claranet swallows a couple of tech minnows". 9 July 2015. https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2015/07/09/claranet-swallows-a-couple-of-tech-minnows/796326. 
  24. ↑ "Claranet France completes third acquisition of 2015". 10 December 2015. https://m.digitalisationworld.com/news/46597/claranet-france-completes-third-acquisition-of-2015. 
  25. ↑ "Hosting: French company Runiso acquired by Claranet". 23 November 2015. https://www.distributique.com/actualites/lire-hebergement-le-francais-runiso-rachete-par-claranet-24080.html. 
  26. ↑ "Claranet acquires Aspaway and unveils its strategy". http://www.aspaway.fr/Actualites/News/Claranet-fait-l-acquisition-d-Aspaway-et-devoile-sa-strategie. 
  27. ↑ "Claranet Group Limited company accounts 2016". 30 June 2016. https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04037420/filing-history/MzE3MTg3NDU2NWFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf. 
  28. ↑ "Claranet swallows AWS MSP for web apps fun and frolics". 22 Feb 2016. https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2016/02/22/claranet-swallows-aws-msp-for-web-apps-fun-and-frolics/1094916. 
  29. ↑ "Claranet strengthens its market offer with acquisition of French MSP Diademys". 13 July 2016. https://msp-channel.com/news/48791/claranet-strengthens-its-market-offer-with-acquisition-of-french-msp-diademys. 
  30. ↑ "Ardenta acquired by Claranet". 15 July 2016. https://wtallp.com/transactions/claranet/. 
  31. ↑ "Claranet agrees to acquire CredibiliT and expands into Brazil". 15 December 2016. https://www.claranet.com/br/sites/all/assets/br/Press-release-Claranet-agrees-to-acquire-CredibiliT-and-expands-into-Brazil-ENG.pdf. 
  32. ↑ "Claranet strengthens market position with acquisition of Rely". 8 February 2017. https://www.emerce.nl/wire/claranet-versterkt-marktpositie-overname-rely. 
  33. ↑ "Claranet acquires Oxalide". 31 May 2017. http://www.frenchweb.fr/claranet-annonce-le-rachat-doxalide/294144. 
  34. ↑ "Claranet compra ITEN e revoluciona o sector dos serviços de TI em Portugal=". 30 May 2017. https://www.claranet.pt/about-us/news/claranet-compra-iten-e-revoluciona-o-sector-dos-servicos-de-ti-em-portugal. 
  35. ↑ "The acquisition of Sec-1 Holdings Limited by Claranet Limited". 1 May 2017. https://www.bdo.co.uk/en-gb/deals/the-acquisition-of-sec-1-holdings-limited-by-claranet-limited. 
  36. ↑ "Leeds computer security service provider acquired by Claranet Group". 1 June 2017. https://bdaily.co.uk/articles/2017/06/01/leeds-computer-security-service-provider-acquired-by-claranet-group. 
  37. ↑ "Claranet Group Financial Statements 2018" (pdf). 30 June 2018. https://tisegroup.com/umbraco/surface/proxyapi/newspdf?id=269536&index=0. 
  38. ↑ "Claranet acquires NotSoSecure". 5 July 2018. https://www.notsosecure.com/notsosecure-joins-the-claranet-group/. 
  39. ↑ "Claranet Group Financial Statements 2018" (pdf). 30 June 2018. https://tisegroup.com/umbraco/surface/proxyapi/newspdf?id=269536&index=0. 
  40. ↑ "Claranet acquires Dutch IT services provider Quinfox". 23 October 2018. https://www.information-age.com/claranet-acquires-quinfox-11786/. 
  41. ↑ "CorpFlex, a pioneer in cloud computing in Brazil, is now part of the Claranet Group". 4 August 2020. https://www.claranet.com/br/news/corpflex-pioneira-em-cloud-computing-no-brasil-passa-integrar-o-grupo-claranet. 
  42. ↑ "Claranet acquires ID Grup and grows in Spain". https://www.claranet.com/uk/about-us/news/claranet-acquires-id-grup-and-grows-spain. 
  43. ↑ "Mandic Cloud Solutions has been acquired by Claranet". April 2021. https://www.oaklins.com/us/en/deals/107917/. 
  44. ↑ "Claranet carries out one of its largest acquisitions in Portugal". 20 July 2021. https://thetechcapital.com/claranet-carries-out-one-of-its-largest-acquisitions-in-portugal/. 
  45. ↑ "Claranet acquires SAP consultancy firm KHETO". 20 July 2021. https://www.claranet.co.uk/about-us/news/claranet-acquires-sap-consultancy-firm-kheto. 
  46. ↑ "Geko Cloud joins the Claranet group with the aim of continuing to grow in the Spanish market". 12 May 2022. https://geko.cloud/en/geko-cloud-grow-and-joins-the-claranet-group/. 
  47. ↑ "New cycle of company acquisitions increases scale and capability of Claranet in Europe". 7 September 2022. https://www.claranet.com/uk/news/new-cycle-company-acquisitions-increases-scale-and-capability-claranet-europe/. 
  48. ↑ "MSP Claranet makes three acquisitions to boost reach in Europe". 7 September 2022. https://iteuropa.com/news/msp-claranet-makes-three-acquisitions-boost-reach-europe. 
  49. ↑ "Claranet acquires Pictime Groupe and strengthens its position as a leader in digital transformation". 5 September 2022. https://www.claranet.com/fr/actualites/claranet-fait-lacquisition-de-pictime-groupe-et-renforce-son-positionnement-de-leader-en/. 
  50. ↑ "MSP Claranet makes three acquisitions to boost reach in Europe". 7 September 2022. https://iteuropa.com/news/msp-claranet-makes-three-acquisitions-boost-reach-europe. 
  51. ↑ "Claranet continues its expansion with the strategic acquisition of ADTsys in Brazil". 23 August 2023. https://www.claranet.com/fr/actualites/claranet-poursuit-son-expansion-avec-lacquisition-strategique-au-bresil-de-adtsys/. 
  52. ↑ "Claranet acquires Six Degrees". 29 June 2026. https://www.claranet.com/uk/news/claranet-acquires-six-degrees/. 




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