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Finance and Credit
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August 07, 2018
07
Aug'18
Mode Print Solutions gets private investment backing for MBO
The print management specialist has capped off five decent years of growth with an MBO
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July 12, 2018
12
Jul'18
Computacenter looking at a strong 2018
The channel player has issued a Q2 trading update that refers to growth, momentum and the prospects for the second half of the year
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July 10, 2018
10
Jul'18
Softcat delivers investor cheer with profit beating update
The channel player has issued a trading update indicating that its Q4 is ending even more strongly than it had expected
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June 29, 2018
29
Jun'18
Maintel picks up Atos contracts
The managed services specialist has spent millions to acquire Atos contracts
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June 21, 2018
21
Jun'18
Dixons Carphone challenges will take some time to overcome
The retailer has indicated that headwinds in the mobile market and the electricals space have taken a toll on the financials
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May 30, 2018
30
May'18
MXC Capital leads efforts to support IDE Group
The managed services player has found life tough but its largest shareholder has come to the rescue
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May 23, 2018
23
May'18
Softcat finishing its fiscal year strongly
The channel player has provided a Q3 update that indicates it will finish the year ahead of expectations
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May 15, 2018
15
May'18
Exertis delivers the growth to swell out DCC full year numbers
The decision by Exertis to build a strong AV business is paying dividends with the firm's parent revealing decent numbers for the last fiscal year
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May 08, 2018
08
May'18
GCI gets £60m warchest from fresh backer
Serial acquisition deal maker GCI has changed its major shareholder and been given access to funds to continue to expand the business
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May 01, 2018
01
May'18
Exclusive Group makes key hire to support growth plans
Just a few weeks after getting backing from a private equity player the distributor has made an appointment that will support geographic expansion plans
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April 30, 2018
30
Apr'18
Late payments hitting SME pockets
The channel's main customer base is suffering because of late payments and its negative impact on cash flow
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April 27, 2018
27
Apr'18
Year starts strongly for Computacenter
A trading update from the channel player has indicated that Q1 was better than it had expected
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April 24, 2018
24
Apr'18
Mitel looking at life as a private entity
The unified comms player has accepted an offer that would see it go into private hands
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April 18, 2018
18
Apr'18
Banks investing in cloud and digital
An insight into the IT investment priorities in the finance sector has revealed a market keen to keep on top of cloud and cyber security
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April 13, 2018
13
Apr'18
Exclusive Group gets private equity backing to continue growth
The distributor has landed backing from a private equity player that will give it the funds to continue expansion plans
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April 10, 2018
10
Apr'18
Lines of business overtaking IT department as spenders on tech
IDC has indicated that next year will be a turning point in the way funds are spent on IT and that will have ramifications for the channel
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April 05, 2018
05
Apr'18
Extreme Networks increases finance options for partners
The vendor is hoping it can use zero interest and other finance offers to encourage users to increase their networking investments
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March 26, 2018
26
Mar'18
Firms making slow moves to embrace digital
Research from various sources has pointed the finger at a number of reasons for the slow adoption of digital business processes and some are resorting to acquisition to solve the problems
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March 23, 2018
23
Mar'18
Barracuda uncovers user issues with cloud licensing
A failure to provide customers with a menu of payment options for cloud services could be a problem, according to the vendor's research
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March 21, 2018
21
Mar'18
Softcat looks West for next wave of expansion
The firm is looking to open an Ireland office in the next few months as it continues to expand its footprint
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March 15, 2018
15
Mar'18
Ambitious SMEs are open to using finance
Some of the SMEs looking for growth this year are using finance to speed up that process
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March 14, 2018
14
Mar'18
Tech Data beefs up credit support
The distributor has formed a team with a brief to provide positive credit answers to SME resellers looking to grow
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March 14, 2018
14
Mar'18
Regulations, budget and culture holding back growth
Ricoh Europe continues its research into customers with a look at what is holding back further investment in digital transformation
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March 13, 2018
13
Mar'18
Chancellor's plans to tackle late payments welcomed
The Spring Statement included some comments about the government's determination to tackle late payments and increase support for SMEs
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March 13, 2018
13
Mar'18
Computacenter hints at expansion after strong 2017
The firm has released its full year numbers and indicated the over the next few years it would look to expand its geographical footprint
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March 09, 2018
09
Mar'18
Tech Data boss confident in future strategy
Sharing his view of the future with analysts after its Q4 results were issued the distributor's CEO believes the firm is in the right place to sell digital technology and services
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March 06, 2018
06
Mar'18
Security and cloud driving growth at Exclusive Group
The distributor has shared revenue figures from last year with it again delivering double digit improvements
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March 05, 2018
05
Mar'18
Changes at Jigsaw24 following secondary MBO
One of Apple's largest resellers gets a change of private equity backers ending a five year association with NorthEdge
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March 05, 2018
05
Mar'18
Exertis extends reach with Hypertec acquisition
Exertis, which is no stranger to acquisition, has been active again with a move to buy Hypertec
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February 27, 2018
27
Feb'18
Citrix finds optimism flooding through the channel
Resellers expect this to be a year of growth with Citrix working with Canalys to get a picture of what those operating in Northern Europe expect the rest of 2018 to hold
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February 23, 2018
23
Feb'18
Neri presides over first results and talks channel and servers
Presiding over the first quarterly results as HPE CEO Antonio Neri has indicated that it is working with partners to shift more hardware
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February 21, 2018
21
Feb'18
Vectra planning European expansion post funding
The security firm has secured a round of funding that it intends using to fuel its international expansion
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February 19, 2018
19
Feb'18
Tech Data extends reseller credit lines
The distributor is marking the tenth anniversary of its Credit Elevator scheme by extending the funds on offer
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February 16, 2018
16
Feb'18
GDPR lift and channel revenue expansion help CyberArk
The Q4 numbers from the identity management specialist reveal customers are spending on GDPR and revenues through partners are increasing
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February 14, 2018
14
Feb'18
Ricoh finds digital transformation a growing SME concern
Seeking out technology that can increase business agility is not an ambition that is confined just to the enterprise end of the market
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February 07, 2018
07
Feb'18
UK delivers growth for CDW
Full year numbers from the US firm indicate that the UK performed well over the course of last year
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February 05, 2018
05
Feb'18
Dell weighing IPO options
An SEC filing from the vendor reveals it is musing over the idea of returning to public ownership but it has called on partners to remain calm in the face of the speculation
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January 31, 2018
31
Jan'18
CompTIA: Digital transformation driving IT spending growth
The demand for cloud, security , IoT and a fair few other technologies should keep the channel busy throughout the rest of 2018
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January 30, 2018
30
Jan'18
Connect Managed Services makes double acquisition
The firm has struck two deals on both sides of the Atlantic as it looks to bolster its portfolio and customer base
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January 22, 2018
22
Jan'18
Computacenter enjoys a solid 2017
Digital transformation projects helped Computacenter exceed expectations and deliver growth across all its operating regions
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January 17, 2018
17
Jan'18
Adept4 cuts pre-tax losses as cloud services grow
Managed services player has taken steps to simplify its structure and make a security push with the latest prelim numbers showing progress
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January 11, 2018
11
Jan'18
Excalibur snaps up Techs4Education
Excalibur has made its fifth acquisition in seven years bolstering the support it can offer educational customers
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January 08, 2018
08
Jan'18
GTDC: Distribution set for a solid year
Distribution is well placed in a cloud and multivendor solution world to deliver the support that suppliers are looking for
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January 02, 2018
02
Jan'18
Syscap rebranded as parent opts for more unified approach
Just shy of three years after Syscap was acquired by Wesleyan Bank the operation is going through a rebrand
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January 01, 2018
01
Jan'18
That was the year that was - the channel
In the second part of our look back over last year the focus is on what 2017 meant to the channel
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October 06, 2017
06
Oct'17
Distributor consolidation causing some reseller price concerns
The distribution world has been shrinking in terms of the number of players as the big get bigger and that has raised some reseller worries about price and procurement issues
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September 29, 2017
29
Sep'17
Bytes expands UK footprint with Phoenix Software buy
Bytes has boosted its position in the North and the public sector with the move to acquire Phoenix Software
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November 14, 2016
14
Nov'16
Exertis expands AV footprint with Medium buy
A month after announcing the Hammer acquisition Exertis is busy again buying AV player Medium
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October 14, 2016
14
Oct'16
Exertis snaps up Hammer
Storage and server specialist Hammer is the latest distributor to be acquired by an expanding Exertis
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May 18, 2016
18
May'16
Ingram Micro acquires Comms-care
Ingram Micro has moved to bolster its services capabilities with the acquisition of Comms-care