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Year of investment:

2023

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Arc is a trusted partner to businesses across the UK. With 33 years of history, 150 staff, 4 office locations across the UK and over 600 customers, Arc is a rapidly-growing MSP.

Founded by James Clayden in 1992, Arc Systems is headquartered in Basildon, Essex, and primarily operates in and around London and the South-East. The Business offers a range of services including IT support, Public and Private cloud solutions, security and back-up to UK SME and mid-market corporates.
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Combining deep technical expertise with a human-centric, service-focused approach, Arc delivers an exceptional level of support and clear, practical solutions to whatever challenges businesses face, from desktop support to hybrid cloud, data centre hosting and IT strategy, through to Public cloud (Azure), SharePoint, Power Apps, AI and Purview.

The global IT managed services market continues to grow, with the UK market still the largest in Europe, underpinned by growth in SME and mid-market businesses who are attracted to the benefits of cloud computing and addressing an IT skills shortage, encouraging more businesses to outsource their IT requirements.

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https://www.arcsystems.co.uk/

We are delighted to have secured this investment from Beech Tree Private Equity. We were immediately aligned with them culturally, and their experience in the sector and track record of successful investments makes them the perfect partner to support us in achieving our growth plans. We have experienced strong growth in the last few years and this investment will allow us to better support our customers, partners and people as we grow with them

James Clayden, CEO

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