Onecom Acquires 9 Group Companies (9 Retail and 9 Partners)
March 4, 2021
Onecom, the LDC-backed UK business telecoms and cloud communications provider, has acquired two companies from 9 Group — 9 Retail and 9 Partners — adding thousands of fixed-line and cloud customers and hundreds of channel partners. The acquired businesses will retain their branding and management while becoming part of the Onecom Group to expand its fixed-line, cloud telephony and channel capabilities.
- Buyers
- Onecom
- Targets
- 9 Retail, 9 Partners
- Sellers
- 9 Group (owners/shareholders, including founder James Palmer)
- Platforms
- Onecom
- Industry
- Telecommunications
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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