IT firm Imerja swallowed by Intercity Technology

BOLTON-headquartered IT managed services specialist Imerja has been acquired by Intercity Technology.

Intercity, which turned over £20.8m in the year to December 2014, said Imerja would add “considerable depth” to its servicing, enabling the enlarged business to provide a full suite of complex and secure communications and IT services to its customers.

With operations across the UK and Europe, Birmingham-based Intercity has been at the forefront of the mobile and unified communications industry since it was established 30 years ago.

The deal with Imerja for an undisclosed sum follows Intercity’s acquisition of cloud communications, network services and hosting specialist Gage Networks earlier this year.

Imerja has been providing a range of sophisticated IT services to its public sector and enterprise clients since its launch in 2004.

The business will also provide Intercity with access to a number of public sector frameworks, including all four lots of the Government Digital Marketplace G-Cloud.

Imerja also has offices in Hertfordshire and Leicestershire.  All Imerja staff, including the senior management team, will be retained post-completion.

Imerja managing director Ian Jackson said: “Imerja has established itself as a reliable and trusted partner to the customers we serve.

“Our ability to provide a range of infrastructure and security services into the public and private sector is the envy of the industry and is all thanks to the commitment of everyone who works within the business.

“Being part of Intercity Technology will provide us with range of mobility and communications solutions to sit alongside our existing IT services. We are extremely excited to be a part of the Intercity Technology business.”

Intercity chief exeuctive Andrew Jackson, who is unrelated to the Imerja boss, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Imerja to the Intercity Technology family.

“Imerja brings a deep expertise in IT managed services and security, which allows us to offer our customers complete technology solutions across IT and telecoms.

“There is a strong cultural fit between our businesses and like us they focus on service excellence and technical knowledge to differentiate in the market.”

Jon Gill led the TLT team providing legal advice to Intercity, with Dom McAra heading up the EY financial due diligence team.

The shareholders of Imerja were advised by KPMG, with DLA providing legal services.

Jonathan Boyers, head of corporate finance for KPMG in the North and lead advisor on the deal, said:  “Imerja’s track record in providing high-quality secure IT solutions to enterprise and public sector organisations meant that it was a natural fit for Intercity Technology.

“The combined capability created by this acquisition, coupled with the addition of the experienced Imerja management team, will add significant strength to Intercity Technology’s existing portfolio of communications and IT services.”

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