Channel investors

AcctTwo acquires Leap the Pond, uniting two Sage Intacct partners that offer managed accounting services, accounting software, and custom-developed applications.

ExcelRedstone acquires Kedington -- one of the United Kingdom's largest IT services providers.

Wellspring Search acquires Absolute Web Designs, a former computer retailer. This is Wellspring’s third acquisition in the last 12 months.

The New Year starts with fresh warnings about the private equity and venture capital markets, particularly as they pertain to technology and managed service provider (MSP) investments in 2019.

NEC acquires IT service provider KMD for $1.2 billion, gains major public safety, digital transformation and government software expertise in Europe. The valuation: About 10X EBITDA for 2017.

Windstream sells EarthLink consumer Internet business to private equity firm Trive Capital. Windstream strives to avoid bond defaults while emphasizing SD-WAN, midmarket MSP & unified communications services.

Coreio acquires Tony Grice & Associates (TGA), a ServiceNow partner in the IT service management (ITSM) consulting market.