The ten CRN Top VARs that have been acquired this year
In an unprecedented wave of consolidation, ten of the top 100 UK resellers, MSPs and SIs featured in CRN Top VARs have changed ownership since we finished researching the 2016 edition. We run through them here.

Consolidation among resellers, MSPs and SIs has stepped up a gear in 2017. No fewer than 10 of the UK's Top 100 VARs - including three £100m-plus goliaths - have changed ownership since we closed the...
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