13 November 2015

Interoute says it is the owner-operator of one Europe’s biggest networks (open image in new tab to enlarge).

Interoute has completed its £402 million acquisition of European managed services provider Easynet, following clearance by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority.

Interoute provides a global cloud services platform and claims it’s the owner-operator of one of Europe’s largest networks. With the acquisition of Easynet, the company says it has almost doubled the size and scale of its enterprise ICT services business which now represents more than 70 per cent of the group’s overall activities. 

The combined group will eventually trade under the Interoute brand. Until this is fully implemented, Easynet will continue to operate under its own name and will be known as ‘Easynet, an Interoute company’. 

According to Interoute, enterprise, government and service provider customers of the merged group will be able to access a full suite of the combined companies’ products and services.

CEO Gareth Williams says: ”The additional scale, skills and services within the combined business will bring significant benefits to our national and multinational customers and prospects."