Datasharp , a prominent telecoms and IT specialist in the South West, has been acquired by Focus Group , as they continue to expand their offering in the region.

The transaction was led by, Scott Hill Corporate Finance Manager , Mark Neath Corporate Finance Partner , and Shona Eustace Corporate Finance Analyst , with support from the wider Corporate Finance team and members of Old...

South West-based software development and digital services specialist Amdaris has been acquired by Fortune 500 Solutions Integrator Insight Enterprises .

Headquartered in Bristol with service delivery centres located in several eastern European countries, Amdaris provides software development, application support, managed services and consultancy services. These will add to Insight's...

TouchByte , a Cornish based technology innovator focussed on facial recognition, has been acquired by global market leader SALTO Systems.

TouchByte, based in Falmouth, has developed biometric technology that enables users to access spaces using facial recognition technology.

It works by irreversibly converting an image of the user into a series of numbers, including...

Helastel, a provider of bespoke software development and digital services, has been acquired by LHL Property Auditors and is now operating under the name illumo digital .

The acquisition represents a new chapter for the business, allowing the team to focus on evolving their digital solutions and significantly growing their product offering. As a client of Helastel for over five years...

Bristol-based tech-focussed investment bank ICON Corporate Finance has advised on the sale of printing and packaging specialists Edale to global leader, Canon Production printing. The deal highlights the continuing attractiveness of cross-border transactions and is the latest in a string of international deals advised on by ICON.

Hampshire-based Edale engineers and manufactures world...

Optimal Industrial Automation and Technologies , a biotech company with offices in South Gloucestershire and Bristol, has been acquired by US firm Bruker for an undisclosed amount.

Optimal is a leader in pharma and biopharma process analytical technology (PAT), pharma manufacturing automation and Quality Assurance (QA) software and systems integration. The takeover "strengthens...

A Bristol-based cyber security firm that was founded by an ex-GCHQ trainer has acquired a US tech firm to improve its cyber security training offering to businesses.

Immersive Labs enables organizations to continuously measure and optimize the human cyber capabilities of their entire workforce, and has announced the acquisition of Philadelphia-based Snap Labs to support its work with...