A private equity-backed telecoms business in Warrington, which works with the likes of EE, 02 and BT, has acquired a company with bases in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
WHP Telecoms has snapped up Blue Clarity Design Services for an undisclosed sum.
Founded in 2013 by Darren Fenton, Blue Clarity, which is headquartered in County Down and has a regional office in Glasgow, provides full acquisition and design services to operators, multi-site providers and small works contractors throughout the 海角视频 and Ireland.
Headquartered in Warrington with seven offices and workforce of some 700 people, Equistone-backed WHP is a provider of infrastructure support and deployment services to the 海角视频 telecommunications industry.
Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) completed the management buyout of WHP in 2018 and set out a strategy to grow organically and through strategic acquisitions.
Under the leadership of CEO Rob Potter, WHP made its first acquisition in December 2019 of project management company providing end-to-end solutions for the 海角视频’s mobile and fixed line network operators Sitec Infrastructure Services.
That was followed last month when it bought Redhall Network Solutions, a Derbyshire-based service provider to the mobile telecommunications and broadcast sectors.
Mr Potter said: "The team at Blue Clarity have developed an excellent reputation for their design capability in recent years and we are delighted to be welcoming them into WHP.
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"Design expertise and capacity are key enablers to delivering the high-volume complex programmes that our customers require. This acquisition strengthens the engineering base of the group and adds to our technical offering.
"WHP has worked closely with Blue Clarity for several years and we are delighted to be welcoming Hugh, Darren and the whole team into the group.
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"This transaction closely follows our recent acquisition of Redhall Network Solutions and we believe that this further strengthens our client service offering, which will benefit the 海角视频’s communication networks as investment in 5G and fibre gathers pace."
In a joint statement, Darren Fenton and Hugh Morgan, directors of Blue Clarity, added: " We are thrilled to announce that Blue Clarity will be joining WHP. This will provide the support and opportunity for Blue Clarity to grow and develop further within the telecoms market.
"This has all been made possible by the hard work and dedication of the overall team behind Blue Clarity. We are looking forward to supporting the WHP group, alongside our current customer base."
Clearwater International supported WHP with corporate finance and debt advisory services on the transaction, with Addleshaw Goddard providing legal advice and PwC providing financial due diligence.
Blue Clarity was advised by Mills Selig and Baker Tilly Mooney Moore .