$3bn US reseller Presidio eyes further European expansion with Arkphire acquisition
Services giant completes purchase of its first foray into Europe

US reseller giant Presidio has today announced it has completed its acquisition of Irish IT procurement MSP Arkphire. The buy is the first time the $3bn-revenue (€2.44bn) partner has expanded outside its home North American market. Arkphire is a €160m-revenue firm with 250 staff and offices in Dublin, London, Singapore and Brazil. It claimed to be the largest IT procurement and managed services business in the Irish market. Presidio CEO Bob Cagnazzi said the American reseller intends...
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