ECI Partners Acquires BCN Group

ECI Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Croud

October 31, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

ECI Partners has taken a majority stake in Croud, the UK-headquartered global digital marketing agency, in a deal that marks LDC's exit after a five-year partnership. The investment will support Croud's continued organic growth and further acquisitions, enabling expansion of its media, data and technology capabilities while the business maintains operational independence.

BCN Group Acquires NewCMI

April 3, 2023

IT Services

BCN Group, a PE-backed UK managed services and digital transformation provider, has acquired NewCMI (CMI), a Microsoft Solutions Partner and MSP with offices in London, Belfast and the Thames Valley. The add‑on strengthens BCN's Microsoft-first capabilities and gives the group an expanded footprint in the South East of England and Northern Ireland; Panoramic Growth Equity (the prior investor in CMI) exited the business.

BCN Group Acquires Evo-soft

September 23, 2022

IT Services

Manchester-based managed services specialist BCN Group has acquired Evo-soft, a UK Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central specialist, to broaden its Microsoft Dynamics capabilities and deliver core business application services to its mid-market customers. The deal follows ECI Partners’ earlier investment in BCN and is intended to enhance BCN’s solution portfolio with Evo-soft’s verticalised products (Evo-supply and Evo-Auction) and implementation/support expertise.

BCN Group Acquires Cloud2

May 6, 2021

IT Services

BCN Group, the Beech Tree-backed managed IT and cloud specialist, has acquired Bradford-based Cloud2 to strengthen its Microsoft Power Platform, data analytics and process automation capabilities. The deal brings Cloud2's Microsoft Gold accreditation and public sector/healthcare expertise into BCN's offering, further expanding its analytics, PowerApps and PowerBI capabilities for NHS and other public sector clients across the UK.

Beech Tree-backed BCN Group Acquires Xicon Cloud

January 5, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

BCN Group, backed by Beech Tree Private Equity, has acquired Xicon Cloud, a Warrington-based cloud managed services provider, in a multi-million pound deal (terms undisclosed). The add-on strengthens BCN Group's private cloud and NHS-focused capabilities, boosting annuity contract revenue and complementing its G-Cloud offering.

BCN Group Acquires Blue Logic

May 3, 2019

IT Services

Manchester-based BCN Group, backed by Beech Tree Private Equity, has acquired Leeds-based IT services provider Blue Logic. The deal expands BCN's footprint across Northern England, adds Sage Accounting and CRM capabilities, and brings Blue Logic’s engineering centre of over 60 engineers and ~£7m+ revenue into the BCN platform while remaining Leeds‑based.