Marathon acquires West Sussex MSP after period of "rapid growth"

Acquisition of cybersecurity focused firm comes after reaching other milestones such as securing Microsoft Gold partner status and achieving ISO 27001 certification

Marathon has acquired an MSP based in West Sussex as the business continues a "period of rapid growth".

The firm has acquired Horsham-based William Jarrod Partnership - a cybersecurity focused business which was founded in 2011 and offers services including security awareness training, disaster recovery and backup recovery, mobile device management and email security.

William Jarrod Partnership's staff with join Marathon as part of the acquisition.

The move by Marathon comes after the business passed several key milestones this year, including securing Microsoft Gold partner and Co-Sell accreditation as well as ISO 27001 certification companywide.

Marathon also moved into a new company headquarters in Chessington this year.

The business claims to have quadrupled in turnover over the last 12 months and has doubled its number of staff.

Marathon is led by former OCSL boss Iain Maclean who acquired the business last year with OCSL founder Tim Thrower.

Maclean said "At Marathon we have been experiencing sustained organic growth over the last 12 months and making targeted acquisitions such as this is part of our strategy to augment our business. The team at William Jarrod Partnership are a great fit to become part of our organisation and we are really excited to welcome them on board."

Paul Daniels of William Jarrod Partnership, added: "In Marathon we have found an organisation that mirrors our own values and customer centric ethos and we believe this move will benefit both our staff and customers. Marathon is a large enough business to offer enhanced services and opportunities, yet still of a size to retain the personal approach that our customers enjoy today."