Assurant Acquires UK Tech Repair Retailer iSmash
April 4, 2024
Assurant, Inc. has acquired iSmash, the UK’s leading independent tech repair chain, adding iSmash’s 38 drop-in repair centres and 152 employees to Assurant’s European mobile device capabilities. The acquisition expands Assurant’s UK drop-in repair footprint (now 68 locations under the iSmash and Pocket Geek banners) and will see iSmash continue to operate under the Assurant Global Connected Living business.
- Buyers
- Assurant, Inc.
- Targets
- iSmash
- Industry
- Retail
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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