{"id":8805,"date":"2026-11-04T07:33:35","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T07:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/scotland\/?p=8805"},"modified":"2026-11-04T09:28:59","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T09:28:59","slug":"glasgow-housing-tech-firm-acquired-for-3m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/scotland\/news\/8805-glasgow-housing-tech-firm-acquired-for-3m","title":{"rendered":"Glasgow housing tech firm acquired for \u00a33m"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Made Tech Group has acquired the entire issued share capital of Target Applications, which trades as CX Feedback.<\/p>\n<p>The Glasgow-based housing technology provider serves more than 100 customers across social housing and local government. Its acquisition by the London-headquartered public sector provider of digital and data services brings further scale and customer reach, via its first office in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>The deal should also bring around \u00a31m in annual recurring revenue, with the most recent figures showing revenue increased by 24% to \u00a31.45m and profit before tax was up 36% to \u00a3490,000.<\/p>\n<p>The initial cash consideration of \u00a33m is subject to adjustments, with up to \u00a33m of additional performance-based consideration.<\/p>\n<p>Made Tech is acquiring the company from its founder and sole shareholder, Johnathan Briggs, who will remain with the business to drive its growth.<\/p>\n<p>Rory MacDonald, chief executive of Made Tech, commented: &#8220;CX Feedback has many of the qualities we are looking for in an acquisition: a profitable, growing public sector business with recurring revenue and strong customer relationships.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It broadens our customer base with more than 100 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