ECS / My IT Acquires The Purple Guys
April 20, 2021
ECS / My IT, a PE-backed managed services platform, completed the add-on acquisition of The Purple Guys, a Kansas City-based managed service provider. The deal expands ECS / My IT's geographic presence into Kansas City and the broader Midwest, adding TPG's ~35 employees and 175+ clients to the combined organization.
- Buyers
- ECS / My IT, Kian Capital Partners, ParkSouth Ventures
- Targets
- The Purple Guys
- Platforms
- ECS / My IT
- Industry
- IT Services
- Location
- Kansas, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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