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$5.4BN
Telecoms generated $5.4bn for TMT
consultants in 2018
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KNIGHT COMPLETES 100TH DEAL
KNIGHT CORPORATE FINANCE is celebrating a landmark year, turning 10
years old and completing its 100th deal, generating half a billion pounds
of value for its clients in the process.
Having completed 13 deals in 2018, Knight is on track for a record year
which is testament to an extremely buoyant ICT market. The sector is
being driven by more active buyers than ever before and there is also a
wide range of funding options available for businesses seeking capital.
10 years ago Paul Billingham and Adam Zoldan (pictured ) launched
Knight Corporate Finance, a boutique TMT specialist advisory fi rm. With
years of experience working in the industry they realised that a wave of
consolidation lay ahead and there was a lack of good advice for business
owners and entrepreneurs.
Knight co-founder Adam Zoldan commented “We are very proud to
have helped our clients achieve their goals over the past decade through
understanding their individual requirements and circumstances whilst
having an unparalleled knowledge of the market. With a strong pipeline
already in place for 2019, there are no signs of a slow-down in deal fl ow”.
Knight co-founder Paul Billingham added “At Knight, we are known for
our experienced and knowledgeable team. Building on a milestone 2018,
we have continued to invest to further strengthen our execution team
with the appointment of Dan Gibson and Dom Lillie who join the team as
Corporate Finance Executive and Senior Corporate Finance Executive.”
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Avaya
opens cloud
to partners
of all sizes
AVAYA WILL MAKE its cloud
services available to every
partner, large or small, as the
company ramps up its focus on
cloud for the next year.
Avaya is pinning its growth on
the cloud in 2019. That’s the bold
message that the company’s
International President, Nidal
Abou-Ltaif, (pictured here with
David Dungay) drove home at
the Avaya Partner Summit 2019
last month, as he outlined the
company’s strategy for rolling
cloud services out to partners
across the globe.
Abou-Ltaif proclaimed that
ISO 27001
Entanet has succeeded in obtaining
its certifi cation to the International
Organisation for Standardisation’s
ISO 27001:2013 Information Security
Standard.
COMPLETED
Mitel and Searchlight Capital Partners
have announced the successful
completion of the acquisition in
which Searchlight acquired all of the
outstanding common shares of Mitel
for US$11.15 per share.
£50M REACHED
Cloud hosting fi rm UKFast has revealed
that it is on track to deliver more than
£53m revenue in 2018. The result
equates to a 13 per cent increase on
the £47m declared in 2017.
Wishing you a happy and
prosperous new year
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Avaya’s credentials as a serious
cloud services provider would
be impossible to deny, as he
announced plans to make cloud
services available to any Avaya
partner, regardless of size. He
added that Avaya is making it
possible for channel partners to
deploy private, hybrid or public
clouds for both large and small
customers.
He pointed out that the
company has already made
headway as it moves its
business towards cloud-based
models. Avaya’s UCaaS and
CCaaS solutions represent the
company’s fastest growing
segment, having grown in 2018
by around 700%.
Adam Zoldan (left) and Paul Billingham
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