WHP Telecoms (Equistone-backed) Acquires Intelligent Communications Solutions (ICS Group)
April 26, 2021
WHP Telecoms Limited, a Warrington-based infrastructure and deployment services provider backed by Equistone Partners Europe, has acquired Intelligent Communications Solutions Ltd (ICS Group), a Braintree-based telecom rigging installations and design business. The bolt-on strengthens WHP's in-house design and build capability and follows two other recent acquisitions as part of an accelerated buy-and-build strategy to support 5G and fibre rollout across the UK.
- Targets
- Intelligent Communications Solutions Ltd (ICS Group)
- Platforms
- WHP Telecoms Limited
- Industry
- Telecommunications
- Location
- Essex, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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