Focus Group Acquires Chalkline
May 1, 2026
Focus Group has acquired Hertfordshire-based Chalkline, a UK technology provider delivering IT managed services to SME customers, particularly around London. The deal is intended to accelerate and expand Focus Group’s IT managed services offering by combining Chalkline’s Microsoft-first expertise and automated delivery model (built on HaloPSA) with Focus Group’s national reach.
- Buyers
- Focus Group
- Targets
- Chalkline
- Sellers
- Chalkline's Co-founder and Managing Director (David Smetana)
- Industry
- IT Services
- Location
- Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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