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Finance and Credit

• March 03, 2026 03 Mar'26

  Synaxon boss charts path to increased growth

  After a period of transformation, the channel organisation is looking to meet ambitious targets and continue to carve out a solid position in the hardware and services realms

• January 29, 2026 29 Jan'26

  Exertis Supplies picked up by evo

  Trade and stock sold off to come under control of the Vow business

• January 05, 2026 05 Jan'26

  Fresh SCC UK boss starts next week

  Appointment announced towards the end of last year, with Russell Brown stepping into the role from next Monday

• October 10, 2025 10 Oct'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at Westcon-Comstor, Phoenix Software, Allied Telesis, Barracuda Networks and Google Cloud

• September 18, 2025 18 Sep'25

  Partners across channel welcome US tech investments

  Comments from across the channel express support for the significant sums of money that are going to be ploughed into the UK in the next few years

• September 11, 2025 11 Sep'25

  Propel Finance adds to options for Apple channel

  Finance will be on offer to partners that sell into the SME customer base, with Select kicking off the programme

• August 11, 2025 11 Aug'25

  Aspire sets sights on £100m revenue

  Strength of channel player’s 2024 fiscal year gives it the confidence to go for an ambitious growth target

• June 20, 2025 20 Jun'25

  SMEs embracing subscription model

  Research from Uswitch.com highlights how small businesses are starting to take advantage of more services

• March 27, 2025 27 Mar'25

  Disappointment over lack of SME support in Spring Statement

  Industry figures react to the Spring Statement and express views on range of topics, including business support and digital infrastructure commitment

• January 23, 2025 23 Jan'25

  TD Synnex hits UK credit milestone

  Distributor has extended credit lines of more than £2bn to help keep business flowing for partners

• January 16, 2025 16 Jan'25

  NAO report calls for government IT procurement rethink

  Criticism abounds of reliance on big tech to deliver digital transformation across government departments

• January 16, 2025 16 Jan'25

  DORA unpreparedness spells channel opportunity

  Compliance regulations come into force on 17 January, but many in the financial services community are not ready

• December 03, 2024 03 Dec'24

  SysGroup shows transformation progress in H1

  Managed service player shares first-half numbers that show it is changing the business without having too much of an adverse impact on revenues

• November 26, 2024 26 Nov'24

  BGF continues to back North-East firms

  Just days after funding an MSP in the region, the finance specialist has extended the support it provides for accessibility specialist Recite Me

• November 19, 2024 19 Nov'24

  ITC signals growth plans with BGF backing

  Managed services player indicates money will support both organic and M&A growth as it looks to widen its reach beyond North-East England

• November 13, 2024 13 Nov'24

  Giacom adds Inform Billing to bolster cloud services

  Firm makes acquisition to add further depth to the tools it can provide its channel partners

• October 22, 2024 22 Oct'24

  Exclusive Networks launches finance offering

  After a successful UK pilot, the distributor is ready to make XPS available to partners across Western Europe

• September 17, 2024 17 Sep'24

  Distology extends as-a-service options

  Security distributor continues to add more support for partners looking for help with business challenges

• August 07, 2024 07 Aug'24

  Acronis signals increased support for MSPs after landing fresh backer

  Security player intends to build on track record of developing programmes and products that support managed service provider community

• July 29, 2024 29 Jul'24

  Exclusive heading back into private hands

  Distributor’s board and founder back bid to usher in fresh majority shareholder

• July 05, 2024 05 Jul'24

  Hopes Labour will support tech, improve security and drive innovation

  With the dust settling on the election results and a fresh prime minister entering Downing Street, the tech industry is starting to share its hopes for the new government

• April 25, 2024 25 Apr'24

  Consolidation and growth are key MSP market trends

  Market analysis from tech investment player reveals the factors underpinning continued growth on both sides of the Atlantic

• March 07, 2024 07 Mar'24

  HP emphasises AI in partner programme enhancements

  Vendor uses partner event to share details of changes coming in May, and its plans to increase support for partners keen to get involved with artificial intelligence

• January 31, 2024 31 Jan'24

  Midwich launches investment arm

  Audiovisual equipment distributor looks to encourage innovation across the segment with private equity operation

• January 25, 2024 25 Jan'24

  Kerv looks for growth with fresh backer

  Managed services player Kerv targets more mid-market activity after changing private equity backers

• November 24, 2023 24 Nov'23

  RM shutters Consortium business

  Education specialist RM makes difficult decision to shut underperforming supplies and resources unit

• September 22, 2023 22 Sep'23

  The chief financial officer has become the deal-breaker

  There is a need for the channel to become more flexible around finance to make sure customers are happier signing off investments

• July 23, 2023 23 Jul'23

  SoftwareOne turns down Bain and starts strategic review

  Second bid rejected but offers have promoted board to seriously assess future of the business

• July 21, 2023 21 Jul'23

  Bain makes second offer for SoftwareOne

  Cloud and software specialist will have to consider a higher bid for the business after turning down last month’s opening offer

• July 12, 2023 12 Jul'23

  Bytes signals strong start to fiscal year

  Ahead of its AGM, the firm has provided an update on the first few months of its latest fiscal year, indicating that it is performing well

• July 11, 2023 11 Jul'23

  Business owners alerted to expected M&A pick up

  There have been a record numbers of deals struck in the first half of the year, and the rest of 2023 could be similarly busy if inflation eases

• May 30, 2023 30 May'23

  Softcat trading update signals growth is on track

  Channel player’s brief insights into how its third quarter has fared will provide further reassurance for those channel watchers looking for signs of economic resilience

• May 04, 2023 04 May'23

  Cisco responds to channel requests with finance offer

  Vendor introduces financing programme to make it easier for customers to buy now and pay later on a wide range of products and services

• April 27, 2023 27 Apr'23

  Calls for government to tackle late payment issue

  An open consultation of legislation closes tomorrow, with some in the industry viewing it as an opportunity to get tougher and act smarter around the problem

• April 24, 2023 24 Apr'23

  TD Synnex cuts ribbon on finance operation

  Distributor will start in the UK with Capital offering before rolling it out across more European countries

• December 08, 2022 08 Dec'22

  TD Synnex adds more finance options with Flexscription

  Distributor launches flexible finance options at a time when customers are focusing on budgets

• November 02, 2022 02 Nov'22

  SCC sets out £300m M&A war chest

  Channel player makes it clear that it is going to be dipping into the acquisition market in the next few years

• August 02, 2022 02 Aug'22

  Arrow Smart Terms aims to protect partner liquidity

  Changing demands on partners and growing fears of inflation have led the distributor to come up with its own solution

• July 25, 2022 25 Jul'22

  Help to Grow scheme expanded to reach more SMEs

  Channel has a larger number of prospects as smaller firms become eligible for funding for digital tools

• June 29, 2022 29 Jun'22

  Partner engagement crucial to making MDF work

  Closer and early collaboration appears to be the key to making sure that marketing development funds are not being wasted

• June 20, 2022 20 Jun'22

  BCN lands fresh PE backer

  MSP set to continue with its expansive strategy after starting a relationship with a different private equity player

• May 17, 2022 17 May'22

  Westcon-Comstor adds more flexible payment options

  Distributor Westcon-Comstor cuts the ribbon on Flex, with the aim of making it easier for a wider range of partners to offer subscription billing

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  Bytes trading update signals strong FY numbers coming

  Channel player Bytes updates markets ahead of more details of its fiscal year performance coming later this spring

• February 10, 2022 10 Feb'22

  CDW delivers robust 2021 financials

  Channel player has shown resilience over the course of what was another challenging year for the IT market

• January 24, 2022 24 Jan'22

  Computacenter updates investors on strong finish to 2021

  Channel player reveals revenue growth that exceeded expectations as it shares some pre-close details ahead of full-year numbers later this quarter

• December 02, 2021 02 Dec'21

  Westcon-Comstor invests in people and processes to support hybrid work

  Distributor Westcon-Comstor is ideally situated to support the customer shift to a hybrid-working world, but is making sure it can do so as efficiently as possible

• November 23, 2021 23 Nov'21

  Softcat keeps momentum going in Q1

  Channel player shares a trading update on the progress it made in its first fiscal quarter

• November 11, 2021 11 Nov'21

  Cisco aims to make life easier with revised enterprise agreement

  Vendor reveals changes to its enterprise agreement that it says will make it easier for partners to sell across the Cisco portfolio and meet the demands of customers

• November 09, 2021 09 Nov'21

  DCC’s H1 numbers benefit from recovering market

  UK supply issues the only negative in a first-half update that shows the group, which owns Exertis, has kept the momentum going after last year

• October 26, 2021 26 Oct'21

  Market recovery drives channel optimism

  Softcat CEO adds to the growing chorus across the channel who are feeling positive about the year ahead