Celerity has acquired Silverstring to add strength and differentiation to its managed services portfolio to become a MSP with the ability to help customers tackle challenges around operational resilience.
The deal will also bring Silverstring’s data protection expertise and cyber recovery assurance to the company.
Importantly, the agreement also cements a long-term relationship between Celerity and Predatar, developer of the recovery assurance technology platform.
As part of the deal, Celerity will become a preferred Predatar Apex partner for the UK market, with Predatar becoming a separate entity under the continued leadership of Silverstring founder and former CEO, Alistair Mackenzie.
Mackenzie explained: “The purpose of this deal is clear: creating a cyber resiliency company with the skills, expertise and technology to close the gap that currently exists between cyber security and data storage infrastructure.”
In 2021, Celerity attracted a £15m investment from BGF, one of the largest and most experienced growth capital investors in the UK and Ireland.
This transaction follows Celerity’s acquisition of Chilli IT in May 2024.
The deal will take the combined business turnover to more than £50m and a team of 94.
Craig Aston, Chief Executive Officer at Celerity (pictured) said: “Silverstring is an important acquisition for us as we’re aiming to boost our capabilities in cyber-secure data protection.”