Tikehau-backed Claranet buys Union Solutions

Union Solutions' management will remain in their positions. The merger is expected to expand the customer base and capabilities of both groups.

Tikehau acquired a minority stakes in Claranet in May 2017, injecting £80m in exchange for a 20-25% stake.

Claranet employs 1,800 people at its 24 offices and 43 data centres globally and generated a turnover of £325m in 2017.

Company
Union Solutions was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Reigate, Surrey. The company specialises in a range of IT infrastructure and managed services, including infrastructure design, hosting, transition and migration.

The business employs 30 people at its offices in Surrey and Kent, and has a turnover of around £10m.

People
Claranet – Michael Robert (managing director).
Union Solutions – Jason Rabbets (founder).

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