Company:Claranet
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology |
| Founded | November 1996 |
| Headquarters | London, England, UK |
Key people | Charles Nasser (CEO) |
| Website | www |

Claranet is a business which provides network, hosting and managed application services in the UK, France, Germany, The Netherlands (Benelux), Portugal, Spain, Italy and Brazil.
History
Charles Nasser founded the ISP in 1996[1] and by 1999 had 150,000 subscribers.[2]
The company has annualised revenues of circa £375 million, over 6,500 customers and over 2,200 employees.
In 2012 ABRY Partners and Ares Private Equity Group invested in Claranet[3] with ABRY later selling their minority stake in 2017[4]
In 2017, Tikehau Capital invested a £80 million minority stake in Claranet.[5]
Acquisitions
| Company acquired | Country | Date | Business | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netscalibur GmbH | 2002 | Internet Service Provider | [6] | |
| Netscalibur UK | 2003 | Internet Service Provider | [7][8] | |
| VIA net.works | 2004 | Internet Service Provider and Managed Hosting | [9][10] | |
| VIA net.works International / Amen Group | 2005 | Internet Service Provider | [11] | |
| Artful | Template:Country data FR | 2005 | Managed Hosting Provider | [12][13] |
| Star Technologies | 2012 | Internet Service Provider and Managed Hosting | [14] | |
| Typhon | Template:Country data FR | 2012 | Managed Hosting | [15] |
| Cgest S.A | 2014 | Managed Hosting | [16] | |
| Celigest SL | 2014 | Managed Hosting | [17] | |
| Grita | Template:Country data FR | 2014 | Managed Hosting | [18] |
| Echiron | 2014 | Application Management | [19] | |
| NovaData | 2014 | Managed Hosting | [20] | |
| Rede VF (Visual Fusion) | 2015 | Managed Hosting | [21] | |
| LinuxIT | 2015 | Managed Hosting | [22] | |
| TechGate | 2015 | Managed Hosting | [23] | |
| Morea | Template:Country data FR | 2015 | Managed Hosting | [24] |
| Runiso | Template:Country data FR | 2015 | Managed Hosting | [25] |
| Aspaway | Template:Country data FR | 2015 | Managed Hosting | [26] |
| Inok Consulting | 2015 | Managed Hosting | [27] | |
| Bashton Ltd | 2016 | Managed Hosting | [28] | |
| Diademys | Template:Country data FR | 2016 | Managed Hosting | [29] |
| Ardenta | 2016 | Managed Hosting | [30] | |
| Credibility | 2016 | Managed Hosting | [31] | |
| Rely | 2017 | Managed Hosting | [32] | |
| Oxalide | Template:Country data FR | 2017 | Managed Hosting | [33] |
| ITEN Solutions | 2017 | Managed Hosting and Security Services | [34] | |
| Sec-1 | 2017 | Security Services | [35][36] | |
| Union Solutions | 2018 | Managed Hosting | [37] | |
| NotSoSecure | 2018 | Penetration Testing and Security Training | [38] | |
| XPeppers | 2018 | Managed Hosting | [39] | |
| Quinfox | 2018 | Managed Hosting | [40] | |
| CorpFlex | 2020 | Managed Hosting, Security Services | [41] | |
| ID Grup | 2021 | Managed Hosting, Security Services | [42] | |
| Mandic Cloud Solutions | 2021 | Managed Hosting | [43] | |
| BizDirect | 2021 | Managing Hosting | [44] | |
| KHETO | 2021 | SAP Consulting | [45] | |
| Geko Cloud | 2022 | Managed Hosting | [46] | |
| Addon AG | 2022 | SAP Managed Services | [47][48] | |
| Pictime Groupe | Template:Country data FR | 2022 | Application Management | [49] |
| Flowing | 2022 | Application Development | [50] | |
| ADTsys | 2023 | Managed Hosting | [51] | |
| Six Degrees | 2026 | Managed Hosting | [52] |
References
- ↑ "Charles Nasser". the Guardian. 5 October 1999. https://www.theguardian.com/business/1999/oct/05/netrich.internet6.
- ↑ "Business: The Economy UK Net millionaires boom". BBC News. 1999-10-03. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/464208.stm. "Charles Nasser, who has built up the ISP ClaraNet to 150,000 subscribers in the UK and France."
- ↑ "ABRY Partners and Ares Private Equity Group Invest In Claranet". 23 November 2012. https://mergr.com/transaction/abry-partners-invests-in-claranet.
- ↑ "Private equity houses battle it out for £500m UK IT services firm Claranet". 21 February 2017. https://www.cityam.com/private-equity-houses-battle-out-500m-uk-services-firm/.
- ↑ "Tikehau Capital invests £80m". 12 May 2017. https://pitchbook.com/newsletter/tikehau-takes-80m-stake-in-claranet-mnQ.
- ↑ "Claranet mops up Netscalibur's German ops". 18 September 2002. https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2002/09/18/claranet-mops-up-netscaliburs-german-ops/875068.
- ↑ "TechWeekEurope UK - Enhancing business with technology - in association with eweek.com". TechWeekEurope UK. http://www.silicon.com/technology/networks/2003/07/28/exclusive-claranet-buys-netscalibur-10005344/.
- ↑ "Claranet buys Netscalibur UK to lead sector consolidation". http://www.claranet.co.uk/about/news/2003-07-28-claranet-buys-netscalibur-uk-lead-sector-consolidation.html.
- ↑ "ClaraNet Agrees to Buy VIA.Net Works". 12 April 2005. http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2005/04/12/claranet_agrees_to_buy_vianet_works.html.
- ↑ "Claranet buys VIA NET.WORKS UK for £7.3 million in cash". http://www.claranet.co.uk/about/news/2004-09-27-claranet-buys-networks-uk-%C2%A373-million-cash.html.
- ↑ "Via Net.Works Completes Sale to Claranet". 13 July 2005. https://www.whtop.com/news/5850-via-net.works-completes-sale-to-claranet.
- ↑ "Claranet buys French hosting outfit" (in en). https://www.theregister.com/2005/10/14/claranet_artful/.
- ↑ "Claranet expands into the managed hosting market by buying Artful S.A. in France". http://www.claranet.co.uk/about/news/2005-10-09-claranet-expands-managed-hosting-market-buying-artful-sa-france.html.
- ↑ "Claranet acquires Star - Claranet UK". http://www.claranet.co.uk/about/news/2012-11-23-claranet-acquires-star-deal-valued-%C2%A355-million.html.
- ↑ "Claranet buys French hosting specialist Typhon". 17 December 2012. https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/claranet-buys-french-hosting-specialist-typhon/.
- ↑ "Claranet Group Limited Company Accounts 2014". 30 June 2015. https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04037420/filing-history/MzEzOTYzMTU2MWFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf.
- ↑ "Claranet Group Limited announcement". https://tisegroup.com/market/news/236524.
- ↑ "Claranet acquires Grita, a specialist French hosting provider to the healthcare sector". 5 March 2014. https://m.digitalisationworld.com/news/32184/claranet-acquires-grita-a-specialist-french-hosting-provider-to-the-healthcare-sector.
- ↑ "Claranet acquires Echiron, a high-end managed hosting and applications provider in Portugal". 12 February 2014. https://m.digitalisationworld.com/news/31767/claranet-acquires-echiron-a-high-end-managed-hosting-and-applications-provider-in-portugal.
- ↑ "Claranet acquires Dutch Cloud Services Provider NovaData". 22 April 2014. https://datacentre.solutions/news/32980/claranet-acquires-dutch-cloud-services-provider-novadata.
- ↑ "Claranet Soho acquires Visual Fusion". 1 July 2015. https://empresashoje.pt/informacao/claranet-soho-adquire-a-visual-fusion/.
- ↑ "Claranet swallows a couple of tech minnows". 9 July 2015. https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2015/07/09/claranet-swallows-a-couple-of-tech-minnows/796326.
- ↑ "Claranet swallows a couple of tech minnows". 9 July 2015. https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2015/07/09/claranet-swallows-a-couple-of-tech-minnows/796326.
- ↑ "Claranet France completes third acquisition of 2015". 10 December 2015. https://m.digitalisationworld.com/news/46597/claranet-france-completes-third-acquisition-of-2015.
- ↑ "Hosting: French company Runiso acquired by Claranet". 23 November 2015. https://www.distributique.com/actualites/lire-hebergement-le-francais-runiso-rachete-par-claranet-24080.html.
- ↑ "Claranet acquires Aspaway and unveils its strategy". http://www.aspaway.fr/Actualites/News/Claranet-fait-l-acquisition-d-Aspaway-et-devoile-sa-strategie.
- ↑ "Claranet Group Limited company accounts 2016". 30 June 2016. https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04037420/filing-history/MzE3MTg3NDU2NWFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf.
- ↑ "Claranet swallows AWS MSP for web apps fun and frolics". 22 Feb 2016. https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2016/02/22/claranet-swallows-aws-msp-for-web-apps-fun-and-frolics/1094916.
- ↑ "Claranet strengthens its market offer with acquisition of French MSP Diademys". 13 July 2016. https://msp-channel.com/news/48791/claranet-strengthens-its-market-offer-with-acquisition-of-french-msp-diademys.
- ↑ "Ardenta acquired by Claranet". 15 July 2016. https://wtallp.com/transactions/claranet/.
- ↑ "Claranet agrees to acquire CredibiliT and expands into Brazil". 15 December 2016. https://www.claranet.com/br/sites/all/assets/br/Press-release-Claranet-agrees-to-acquire-CredibiliT-and-expands-into-Brazil-ENG.pdf.
- ↑ "Claranet strengthens market position with acquisition of Rely". 8 February 2017. https://www.emerce.nl/wire/claranet-versterkt-marktpositie-overname-rely.
- ↑ "Claranet acquires Oxalide". 31 May 2017. http://www.frenchweb.fr/claranet-annonce-le-rachat-doxalide/294144.
- ↑ "Claranet compra ITEN e revoluciona o sector dos serviços de TI em Portugal=". 30 May 2017. https://www.claranet.pt/about-us/news/claranet-compra-iten-e-revoluciona-o-sector-dos-servicos-de-ti-em-portugal.
- ↑ "The acquisition of Sec-1 Holdings Limited by Claranet Limited". 1 May 2017. https://www.bdo.co.uk/en-gb/deals/the-acquisition-of-sec-1-holdings-limited-by-claranet-limited.
- ↑ "Leeds computer security service provider acquired by Claranet Group". 1 June 2017. https://bdaily.co.uk/articles/2017/06/01/leeds-computer-security-service-provider-acquired-by-claranet-group.
- ↑ "Claranet Group Financial Statements 2018" (pdf). 30 June 2018. https://tisegroup.com/umbraco/surface/proxyapi/newspdf?id=269536&index=0.
- ↑ "Claranet acquires NotSoSecure". 5 July 2018. https://www.notsosecure.com/notsosecure-joins-the-claranet-group/.
- ↑ "Claranet Group Financial Statements 2018" (pdf). 30 June 2018. https://tisegroup.com/umbraco/surface/proxyapi/newspdf?id=269536&index=0.
- ↑ "Claranet acquires Dutch IT services provider Quinfox". 23 October 2018. https://www.information-age.com/claranet-acquires-quinfox-11786/.
- ↑ "CorpFlex, a pioneer in cloud computing in Brazil, is now part of the Claranet Group". 4 August 2020. https://www.claranet.com/br/news/corpflex-pioneira-em-cloud-computing-no-brasil-passa-integrar-o-grupo-claranet.
- ↑ "Claranet acquires ID Grup and grows in Spain". https://www.claranet.com/uk/about-us/news/claranet-acquires-id-grup-and-grows-spain.
- ↑ "Mandic Cloud Solutions has been acquired by Claranet". April 2021. https://www.oaklins.com/us/en/deals/107917/.
- ↑ "Claranet carries out one of its largest acquisitions in Portugal". 20 July 2021. https://thetechcapital.com/claranet-carries-out-one-of-its-largest-acquisitions-in-portugal/.
- ↑ "Claranet acquires SAP consultancy firm KHETO". 20 July 2021. https://www.claranet.co.uk/about-us/news/claranet-acquires-sap-consultancy-firm-kheto.
- ↑ "Geko Cloud joins the Claranet group with the aim of continuing to grow in the Spanish market". 12 May 2022. https://geko.cloud/en/geko-cloud-grow-and-joins-the-claranet-group/.
- ↑ "New cycle of company acquisitions increases scale and capability of Claranet in Europe". 7 September 2022. https://www.claranet.com/uk/news/new-cycle-company-acquisitions-increases-scale-and-capability-claranet-europe/.
- ↑ "MSP Claranet makes three acquisitions to boost reach in Europe". 7 September 2022. https://iteuropa.com/news/msp-claranet-makes-three-acquisitions-boost-reach-europe.
- ↑ "Claranet acquires Pictime Groupe and strengthens its position as a leader in digital transformation". 5 September 2022. https://www.claranet.com/fr/actualites/claranet-fait-lacquisition-de-pictime-groupe-et-renforce-son-positionnement-de-leader-en/.
- ↑ "MSP Claranet makes three acquisitions to boost reach in Europe". 7 September 2022. https://iteuropa.com/news/msp-claranet-makes-three-acquisitions-boost-reach-europe.
- ↑ "Claranet continues its expansion with the strategic acquisition of ADTsys in Brazil". 23 August 2023. https://www.claranet.com/fr/actualites/claranet-poursuit-son-expansion-avec-lacquisition-strategique-au-bresil-de-adtsys/.
- ↑ "Claranet acquires Six Degrees". 29 June 2026. https://www.claranet.com/uk/news/claranet-acquires-six-degrees/.
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