Specialist Managed IT Support and Cloud Services provider, and occupier of 401 Faraday Street, Yellowbus Solutions has joined Avoira, a company focusing on the provision of Unified Communications (UC) and Collaboration, Audio Visual, Radio and Security. M&A advisor BCMS advised the shareholders of Yellowbus throughout the transaction.
Yellowbus will join other communications divisions within Avoira as the heart of the IT business.
Avoira provides single-source integrated solutions backed by specialist expertise and support services. These embrace unified communications, mobile, VoIP and hosted business telephony and data facilities, networking, IT support and managed support services, digital signage, interactive display, projectors and wireless presentation systems.
The deal will see Yellowbus commercial director, Mike Douglass, head up the IT Business under Avoira. Commenting on the transaction, Mike Douglass said: “At Yellowbus, we have been on a mission to make an impact on improving how IT & technology is implemented across nuclear and associated industries. Working in these sectors takes experience, a close network and deep understanding of the importance of security and service performance. We were already in discussion with Avoira and had positive vibes from day one with their company values and how they treat their teams and clients.”
The impact of the deal is expected to deliver multiple benefits for all parties. Mike adds: “This is amazing news for our team, our clients and the wider nuclear sector. The partnership will mean expansion across our services offerings, bolstering skillsets and fast-tracking our mission to become the leading Managed IT provider within nuclear and associated services.”
Avoira’s Managing Director Andrew Roberts explained the synergy behind the deal, and the benefits from the buyer perspective: “This fulfils a long-held ambition – laid out within our growth plan – to develop and extend our IT services offering through the acquisition of a respected and influential player within this space. For us, Yellowbus ticked all the right boxes. ISO27001-certified and with a 20-year trading pedigree, the business offers some great synergies in terms of the sectors Avoira already serves. Yellowbus staff will be bringing their expertise and experience to Avoira and work with Mike to fulfil the potential we have identified.”
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