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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

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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

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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 France 2005 Managed Hosting Provider [12][13]
Star Technologies United Kingdom 2012 Internet Service Provider and Managed Hosting [14]
Typhon France 2012 Managed Hosting [15]
Cgest S.A Portugal 2014 Managed Hosting [16]
Celigest SL Spain 2014 Managed Hosting [17]
Grita France 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 France 2015 Managed Hosting [24]
Runiso France 2015 Managed Hosting [25]
Aspaway France 2015 Managed Hosting [26]
Inok Consulting Portugal 2015 Managed Hosting [27]
Bashton Ltd United Kingdom 2016 Managed Hosting [28]
Diademys France 2016 Managed Hosting [29]
Ardenta United Kingdom 2016 Managed Hosting [30]
Credibility Brazil 2016 Managed Hosting [31]
Rely Netherlands 2017 Managed Hosting [32]
Oxalide France 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 GermanySwitzerland 2022 SAP Managed Services [47][48]
Pictime Groupe France 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

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  1. ↑ "Charles Nasser". the Guardian. 5 October 1999.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "ABRY Partners and Ares Private Equity Group Invest In Claranet". 23 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "Private equity houses battle it out for £500m UK IT services firm Claranet". 21 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Tikehau Capital invests £80m". 12 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Claranet mops up Netscalibur's German ops". 18 September 2002.
  7. ↑ "TechWeekEurope UK - Enhancing business with technology - in association with eweek.com". TechWeekEurope UK.
  8. ↑ "Claranet buys Netscalibur UK to lead sector consolidation". Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  9. ↑ "ClaraNet Agrees to Buy VIA.Net Works". 12 April 2005.
  10. ↑ "Claranet buys VIA NET.WORKS UK for £7.3 million in cash". Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  11. ↑ "Via Net.Works Completes Sale to Claranet". 13 July 2005.
  12. ↑ "Claranet buys French hosting outfit". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "Claranet acquires Star - Claranet UK". Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  15. ↑ "Claranet buys French hosting specialist Typhon". 17 December 2012.
  16. ↑ "Claranet Group Limited Company Accounts 2014". 30 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "Claranet Group Limited announcement".
  18. ↑ "Claranet acquires Grita, a specialist French hosting provider to the healthcare sector". 5 March 2014.
  19. ↑ "Claranet acquires Echiron, a high-end managed hosting and applications provider in Portugal". 12 February 2014.
  20. ↑ "Claranet acquires Dutch Cloud Services Provider NovaData". 22 April 2014.
  21. ↑ "Claranet Soho acquires Visual Fusion". 1 July 2015.
  22. ↑ "Claranet swallows a couple of tech minnows". 9 July 2015.
  23. ↑ "Claranet swallows a couple of tech minnows". 9 July 2015.
  24. ↑ "Claranet France completes third acquisition of 2015". 10 December 2015.
  25. ↑ "Hosting: French company Runiso acquired by Claranet". 23 November 2015.
  26. ↑ "Claranet acquires Aspaway and unveils its strategy". Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
  27. ↑ "Claranet Group Limited company accounts 2016". 30 June 2016.
  28. ↑ "Claranet swallows AWS MSP for web apps fun and frolics". 22 Feb 2016.
  29. ↑ "Claranet strengthens its market offer with acquisition of French MSP Diademys". 13 July 2016.
  30. ↑ "Ardenta acquired by Claranet". 15 July 2016.
  31. ↑ "Claranet agrees to acquire CredibiliT and expands into Brazil" (PDF). 15 December 2016.
  32. ↑ "Claranet strengthens market position with acquisition of Rely". 8 February 2017.
  33. ↑ "Claranet acquires Oxalide". 31 May 2017.
  34. ↑ "Claranet compra ITEN e revoluciona o sector dos serviços de TI em Portugal=". 30 May 2017.
  35. ↑ "The acquisition of Sec-1 Holdings Limited by Claranet Limited". 1 May 2017.
  36. ↑ "Leeds computer security service provider acquired by Claranet Group". 1 June 2017.
  37. ↑ "Claranet Group Financial Statements 2018" (pdf). 30 June 2018.
  38. ↑ "Claranet acquires NotSoSecure". 5 July 2018.
  39. ↑ "Claranet Group Financial Statements 2018" (pdf). 30 June 2018.
  40. ↑ "Claranet acquires Dutch IT services provider Quinfox". 23 October 2018.
  41. ↑ "CorpFlex, a pioneer in cloud computing in Brazil, is now part of the Claranet Group". 4 August 2020.
  42. ↑ "Claranet acquires ID Grup and grows in Spain". Archived from the original on 2024-02-29.
  43. ↑ "Mandic Cloud Solutions has been acquired by Claranet". April 2021.
  44. ↑ "Claranet carries out one of its largest acquisitions in Portugal". 20 July 2021.
  45. ↑ "Claranet acquires SAP consultancy firm KHETO". 20 July 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022.
  46. ↑ "Geko Cloud joins the Claranet group with the aim of continuing to grow in the Spanish market". 12 May 2022.
  47. ↑ "New cycle of company acquisitions increases scale and capability of Claranet in Europe". 7 September 2022.
  48. ↑ "MSP Claranet makes three acquisitions to boost reach in Europe". 7 September 2022.
  49. ↑ "Claranet acquires Pictime Groupe and strengthens its position as a leader in digital transformation". 5 September 2022.
  50. ↑ "MSP Claranet makes three acquisitions to boost reach in Europe". 7 September 2022.
  51. ↑ "Claranet continues its expansion with the strategic acquisition of ADTsys in Brazil". 23 August 2023.
  52. ↑ "Claranet acquires Six Degrees". 29 June 2026.
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