Cloud Equity Group Forms Brightworks IT to Consolidate Regional MSPs
April 26, 2022
Cloud Equity Group (CEG) announced the formation of Brightworks IT, a PE-backed platform to consolidate the fragmented managed service provider market. Brightworks IT’s first four partner companies — Data Network Services, Integrated Enterprise Solutions, Information Systems Division, and Datacom Specialists — will continue to operate under their existing leadership and names while sharing resources, co-branding, and centralized operations to accelerate growth across the United States.
- Buyers
- Cloud Equity Group, Brightworks IT
- Targets
- Data Network Services, Integrated Enterprise Solutions, Information Systems Division, Datacom Specialists
- Platforms
- Brightworks IT
- Industry
- IT Services
- Location
- United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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