Irish-headquartered cybersecurity and cloud services specialist Ekco has acquired IT MSP Unity, taking its annual turnover to €105m and headcount to over 500 when Unity's 80 staff join the firm.
It currently has operations in Ireland, the UK and the Netherlands, with 300 of its staff based in Dublin and Cork.
Eoin Blacklock, CEO of Ekco said: "Unity is a natural fit for Ekco and complements our commitment of helping organisations make the transition to secure cloud in a way that strengthens their business and accelerates growth."
Ekco has made several Irish acquisitions over the past year. Most recently, Ekco acquired cybersecurity services provider, Kontex Security Limited and with it a staff of 60 technology professionals. Prior to this, Ekco acquired Ward Solutions, one of Ireland’s most well-respected cybersecurity consultancies.
It also completed three funding rounds, the most recent being a €20m round closed during the last 12 months.
Blacklock added: “Our strategy of acquiring highly-specialised cybersecurity and cloud service providers will continue. We look for organisations with teams of highly-skilled technology professionals that have the same DNA as us and share our business ethos of providing a local, personal service that large-scale providers can’t.”
