UKFast完成对Burst英国业务的收购

yoyo

很多人从上周开始就无法打开Burst的英国网站和管理系统了，一直持续了3天左右，后来先是网站可以打开了，后来是管理系统可以打开了，但是一直无法在里面处理各种业务。虽然各方猜测不一，但是最终得到证实，UKFast已经收购Burst的英国业务。

UKFast Completes First Acquisition

Deal Grows Cloud Firm's Clients by 30%

Cloud and colocation firm UKFast has completed its first acquisition, just days after appointing its M&A director.

CEO Lawrence Jones confirmed today that the firm has completed the landmark deal to purchase the UK arm of American hosting firm BurstNET for an undisclosed sum.

The acquisition, which will grow the UKFast client base by 30%, was turned around quickly thanks to the firm's recent appointment of mergers and acquisitions director Catherine Houghton.

Jones said: "We've invested heavily in best-of-breed technology and purpose-built properties to house our clients in the most efficient, secure and reliable environment. We're thrilled to be bringing our new clients on board, giving them access to a higher level of network and support that will help them to achieve their own growth plans."

Shawn Arcus, BurstNET CEO, commented: "We approached Lawrence initially to discuss the migration of a number of racks from Telecity because of the value proposition UKFast could offer. We realised quickly that UKFast, with a strong focus on the UK, could offer our UK customers an enhanced level of service."

Following the acquisition, BurstNET's customers have successfully migrated to UKFast's wholly-owned data centres.

Jones continues: "We completed the deal quickly thanks to the expertise of our latest appointment, M&A director Catherine, without whom we could have missed the boat on the sale and lost out to a competitor."

Houghton said: "This is an exciting first step in our M&A programme and we already have a number of other acquisition opportunities in the pipeline which are currently under assessment."

UKFast was advised on the deal by Pinsent Masons, led by corporate partner Howard Gill, and assisted by senior associate Sarah Flinn.

Commenting on the deal, Gill said "It was great to work with the UKFast team once again on such a strategic deal for the Group. The acquisition fits in really well with UKFast's focus on growth, complemented by strategic acquisitions.

"The deal was completed in a very short timescale once the opportunity arose, which is testament in no small part to the focus and commitment of the UKFast management team, led by Lawrence Jones and including new M&A director Catherine Houghton."

Last month UKFast launched its giant-rivalling elastic cloud solution, eCloud, which brings a level of technology to the UK only previously seen with US cloud firms like Amazon. At the start of the year, the firm completed a significant £3m deal to secure the firm's new 50,000sq ft office campus.

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Burst从开了英国业务以来，一直不温不火，现在终于卖掉了，其实美国那部分最近几年竞争更为激烈，经营的也不是很好，不知道啥时候也会卖掉。我一直以来都说Burst很像国内的国企：按规定办事，效率低下，创新乏力。在中国卖家激增的这几年中，各种IDC公司蜂拥而起，给了Burst很大的压力，但是其依然走自己的老路，能走通反而说不过去了。

对于英国业务的处理，得去UKFast处理了，老的系统估计会被放弃了。

yoyo

UKFast自动收购Burst英国业务之后，服务器也不上了，账单也不管了，现在乱七八糟的，看来要把BurstEU往死里整啊。

fesite

自从Burst的英国业务被收购之后，订购页面一直都打不开。提示：We regret that we have had to temporarily disable new orders due to high demand. We hope to be able to accept new orders again soon.



有些时候真是搞不明白，这样的收购到底是为了什么？