
MSP Acquisition: Involta Buys ITLynk for Further Ohio Expansion
Involta acquires ITLync, a managed IT services provider (MSP) that offers desktop as a service (DaaS), hosting, disaster recovery and more.

Ascend Technologies Acquires Microsoft Gold Partner, Cyber MSP Peters & Associates
Ascend, backed by private equity firm M/C Partners, buys Peters & Associates. Gains MSP & managed SIEM (security information & event management) capabilities.

Ascend Technologies Acquires Chicago MSP Switchfast
Ascend Technologies, backed by private equity firm M/C Partners, acquires Chicago MSP Switchfast Technologies, a Datto, Dell, Microsoft & SonicWall partner.

Ensono Acquires Amido for Multi-Cloud Managed Services Expansion
Ensono, an MSP backed by private equity firms Charlesbank Capital & M/C Partners, acquires Amido for AWS, Microsoft Azure & Google Cloud consulting expansion.

Salesforce Cloud Consulting Partner Merger: Ascend Technologies, Doextra CRM Solutions Combine Businesses
Midwestern IT solution provider Ascend Technologies merges with Salesforce partner Doextra CRM Solutions. Salesforce partner M&A activity remains strong.

Private Equity Invests In MSP, SD-WAN Specialist QOS Networks
Private equity firm M/C Partners invests in QOS Networks, an MSP & Inc. 5000 company with SD-WAN managed network services expertise.

5 Channel Partner and MSP Updates: Thursday 06 August 2020
Today’s channel partner & MSP news involves Acronis, BigPanda, CareAR, Cherwell, CloudBolt, CloudShare, ConnectWise, HPE, Intel, Involta, Mindtree, Oracle Cloud, Parallels, Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow, Sprinklr, Synoptek, VMware, Wipro, Zix and more.

Private Equity-Backed MSP Emerges As Ascend Technologies
Ascend Technologies, a newly branded MSP backed by private equity firm M/C Partners, combines the former Gracia Inc. with West Monroe Partners’ Managed Services Division.

Private Equity Acquires MSP: M/C Partners Buys West Monroe Division
Private equity firm M/C Partners acquires managed IT services provider (MSP) division from West Monroe Partners. Names Wayne Kiphart CEO of acquired MSP.

Top 100 Vertical Market MSPs List 2019
ChannelE2E’s Top 100 Vertical Market MSPs List for 2019 identifies leading managed services providers (MSPs) in healthcare, manufacturing, financial services/banking, retail, transportation, government, education, legal/law firms and more.