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Glasgow-headquartered managed service provider Kick ICT closed the year ended 30 September 2025 with a mixed set of numbers: revenue slipped by just over 6% to £27.0 million, EBITDA eased marginally to £4.5 million, yet gross profit ticked up two percent to £16.3 million. The headline reads like...

The shockwaves from the AI boom just produced one of Asia’s largest digital‑infrastructure moves: a KKR‑led consortium, joined by Singtel, has agreed to buy the remaining 82% stake in ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) from ST Telemedia for S$6.6 billion — an acquisition that pegs STT...

Simpson Associates has taken a decisive step to scale its Microsoft-centric data and AI practice after securing strategic growth capital from Beech Tree Private Equity in a transaction announced on 24 October 2025, a move that funds accelerated organic expansion, investment in agentic AI...

Simpson Associates has accepted a strategic growth investment from Beech Tree Private Equity to accelerate its expansion as a Microsoft‑aligned data transformation and AI services business — a deal announced publicly on 24 October 2025 that positions the York‑headquartered consultancy to broaden...

Simpson Associates’ announcement that it has accepted growth capital from Beech Tree Private Equity marks a decisive inflection point for a UK‑based, Microsoft‑aligned data transformation specialist — one that accelerates scale and productisation while raising the familiar governance, talent and...

Simpson Associates’ decision to accept growth capital from Beech Tree Private Equity marks a clear turning point for a Microsoft‑aligned UK data transformation specialist — one that unlocks scale and productisation potential while raising familiar questions about governance, talent and the...

Simpson Associates has secured a strategic investment from Beech Tree Private Equity that will bankroll an ambitious growth plan aimed at scaling its Microsoft-centric data transformation practice, expanding into agentic AI capabilities, and accelerating targeted acquisitions to deepen...

Simpson Associates’ announcement that it has taken a private equity investment from Beech Tree Private Equity marks a clear inflection point for a UK data specialist that has built market credibility around Microsoft-aligned data engineering, analytics and AI for regulated sectors—but the deal...

Simpson Associates’ decision to accept private equity backing from Beech Tree Private Equity is a clear inflection point for a tightly focused Microsoft‑aligned data and AI services firm — one that simultaneously unlocks fresh scale and productisation opportunities while raising the usual...

Simpson Associates has taken a decisive step toward scaling its UK data and AI services business by accepting private equity backing from Beech Tree Private Equity, a move designed to accelerate organic growth, broaden capabilities in emerging technologies such as agentic AI, and pursue...

Navatar’s new AI-powered CRM promises to meet M&A advisors where they already work — Outlook, Slack, and Salesforce — by automatically capturing activity, surfacing relationship intelligence, and embedding generative AI into deal origination and execution workflows. Background The financial...

Taghash, a prominent SaaS platform specializing in venture capital (VC), private equity (PE), and family office workflows, has unveiled its latest innovation: the AI-integrated Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server. This groundbreaking development is poised to revolutionize how investment firms...

As artificial intelligence continues to redefine enterprise workflows, the worlds of venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) find themselves at a major inflection point. The rapid adoption of AI-powered tools has created both tremendous opportunities and new vulnerabilities—particularly...

In a significant move to bolster sustainability efforts among small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs), Novata has announced a collaboration with Microsoft aimed at scaling AI-powered sustainability solutions globally. This partnership is set to enhance the accessibility and efficiency of...

Options Technology continues to solidify its place within the global financial technology landscape with another major expansion in its Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) Direct Bill capabilities. This latest move sees the company extending its direct Microsoft cloud services to Dubai...

The landscape of data center investment has evolved dramatically as digital infrastructure becomes the backbone of global commerce, communication, and computation. Moving well beyond the monolithic models of ownership that characterized earlier decades, today’s data center market is a mosaic of...

Proofpoint’s headline-grabbing $1 billion agreement to acquire Hornetsecurity marks a pivotal moment in the rapidly evolving landscape of cloud security, underscoring the intensifying arms race among vendors to secure Microsoft 365-powered businesses. As email threats become increasingly...