Let’s talk M&A & exits!
We chat with MSP owners, vendors & investors in the channel that have been through an acquisition or exit to bring you insider tips, advice on what to avoid and arm you with the tools to maximise your value.
MSP.blog Team
- MSP Exit Interview – Pete Matheson (Tekkers IT)
What was your MSP and when did you start it? Tekkers IT Solutions, in 2011. Started as I was working too much and getting paid too little. I felt the local SMBs were being underserved. £1.2m Revenue. 16 Staff. Covering Hampshire & West Sussex. Core services – MSP / IT Support + BCDR / […] - MSP Exit Interview – Daniel Welling (amicitia)
What was your MSP Business and when did you start it? I co-founded amicitia in 2002, with a former customer who had become a friend and neighbour; he was tech and I was sales. Previously I had worked in IT solution sales roles and like many MSP-founders felt we could do better running a business! […] - MSP Exit Interview – Matt Torrens (Sprout IT)
What was your MSP Business and when did you start it? I ran SproutIT for a little over a decade before exiting in November 2020. Earlier in my career, I had worked in a vast blue chip (Microsoft’s largest global customer at the time) and hated the fact that I was ‘just a number’. I […] - MSP Exit Interview – Jim Turner (Hilltop Consultants)
What was your MSP and when did you start it? I started Hilltop Consultants in 2003. I had been working for an IT consulting firm and like many techs, felt that I could do just as good of a job running a business as my boss. I started taking on small clients that were referred […] - MSP Exit Interview – Ian Richardson (Doberman Technologies)
What was your MSP Business and when did you start it? Doberman Technologies LLC, Founded 2005, Full time in Business 2010. Grew up in a Healthcare Household (Dad was MD, Mom was a NICU Nurse), Got started in Business IT helping my Father install one of the first EMRs in the state of MI. Can […] - MSP Exit Interview – Richard Tubb (Tubblog)
What was your MSP and when did you start it? With a background in corporate IT, I moved into running my own IT Support business in 2001. I was your typical one-man-band IT guy, crawling under desks and plugging in cables. Then, in 2004 I read about something called Managed Services. I realised I wanted […] - MSP Investor Interview – David Papp (MSP Corp)
Who are you and what is your job? Chief Technology Officer – Involved in a variety of activities as part of the head office team for MSP Corp helping oversee the operations & technical aspects of all our subsidiaries throughout Canada, involved in M&A due diligence activities, integration & merger projects, marketing & branding, and […] - MSP Investor Interview – Nicholas Ashford ( Fordhouse)
Who are you and what is your job? Nicholas Ashford, Partner Fordhouse – I work with MSP owners who are thinking of exiting their business within the next 5 years. What is your business and what do you do within the MSP space? We acquire MSPs and I help educate MSP owners about the […] - MSP Exit Interview – Steven Freidkin (Ntiva Inc)
Who are you and what is your job? Steven, I am the CEO and founder of Ntiva, a business that officially started in 2004 but had its origins as far back as middle school. I work with leaders, managers, and employees across the company to deliver technology solutions to commercial clients all with the guiding […] - MSP Exit Interview – Paul Tomlinson (MIRUS)
What was your MSP and when did you start it? I started my first business when I was 18/19, the business was an IT services business focussed on completing projects, ranging from IT support, basic development work and even electrical safety testing. The business had no recurring revenue and unfortunately ceased trading after a few […] - MSP Exit Interview – Ben Spector (SpecTronics)
What was your MSP and when did you start it? I started SpecTronics as an IT consulting business, somewhat accidentally, after I left university, where I was studying Electrical & Electronic Engineering. The intention was to consult independently on IT transformation for SMB clients. Inevitably, there was a long tail of support after each consulting […]
