Third acquisition in 18 months for growing IT specialist

BCN Group, a managed IT, cloud and digital transformation specialist, has acquired IT support firm Xicon Cloud for an undisclosed sum.

BCN is based over four offices: Leeds; Manchester; Chorley and Runcorn and supports over 800 companies based in the North of England.

Warrington-based Xicon Cloud brings strong expertise and experience in public sector healthcare, being accredited to connect into and use the NHS’ Health and Social Care Network (HSCN), which complements BCN Group’s existing G-Cloud offering.

Xicon Cloud was established in 1991 and delivers cloud platforms for business and mission critical applications.

The deal to acquire Xicon Cloud provides an opportunity for BCN to broaden its product portfolio, in particular Oracle database management and consultancy, which will enable it to offer an all-encompassing data centre solution.

The acquisition is the third in the past 18 months for BCN Group, which acquired Leeds-based Blue Logic in 2019 and Runcorn-based Polymorph in February 2020.

Simon Kelf, CEO of BCN Group, said: “The acquisition of Xicon Cloud significantly strengthens our cloud product and service offering and provides a tremendous opportunity for BCN Group to further cement itself as a leading provider of cloud solutions.

“In addition, I have been very impressed by the skills and talents of the Xicon Cloud team, who will be a great addition to BCN Group.

“I am incredibly excited about the growth potential this acquisition has created and how it will allow us to extend the range of solutions we can offer our customers.”

Simon Heyes, CEO of Xicon Cloud, said: “This exciting opportunity will allow both organisations and our customers to benefit from the joint capabilities of a larger team and wider product portfolios.

“I have been extremely impressed with the experience and aspirations of the entire BCN Group management team and the synergies between our organisations.

“We are looking forward to continuing to provide a great service to our customers both old and new.”

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