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Darwin Announces the Sale of Esendex

Ensono, a leading provider of progressive IT solutions that helps organizations operate their IT infrastructure for today and optimize for tomorrow, announced today it has acquired Attenda, a leading UK-based pure-play provider of critical applications and hybrid IT managed services. The addition of Attenda to the Ensono family extends the company's reach to support its clients' global operations, and strengthens its offerings across public cloud, dedicated infrastructure and mainframe to meet the demands of its growing global client base.

Darwin Announces the Sale of Attenda

Darwin Private Equity has sold its entire shareholding in Esendex to Mobty, a portfolio company of Hg Capital. The terms of this transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2001, Esendex provides a broad portfolio of high value business critical application-to-person messaging solutions to SMEs and corporate customers. Esendex's product portfolio includes SMS, voice, email, payment and IP-based products which are delivered over rich APIs and web applications. Over 13,000 businesses in the UK, France, Spain, Ireland, Germany and Australia rely on its services to communicate with their customers and staff. Esendex employs over 140 people across its international offices. Esendex was acquired by Darwin Private Equity in July 2013

THE A&A GROUP BECOMES COMPLETE COVER GROUP

ESENDEX ENTERS THE PROFIT TRACK 100 LEAGUE

Esendex is delighted to announce that it has been placed at no.41 in the 17th annual Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100. This league table ranks the UK's fastest-growing companies, measured by profit ove the last three years. The news comes only a week after Esendex entered the Megabuyte 50 in 9th position. This is a list of the fastest growing privately owned UK software, IT and telecoms businesses.

THE A&A GROUP MAKES NEW BOARD APPOINTMENTS

The A&A Group, Hyperformance Limited and Mulsanne Insurance Co Limited, have made a number of Board appointments following the trasnfer of staff and business assets of Service Underwriting Agency Ltd, to Key Claims and Administration Services Ltd. ("KCASL"), an A & A Group company, on 1st April 2016.

LIBERTY HALL ACQUIRES BROMFORD INDUSTRIES

Liberty Hall Capital Partners (“Liberty Hall”), a US private equity firm, today announced the acquisition of Bromford Industries (“Bromford”) from funds managed by Darwin Private Equity.

ESENDEX ACQUIRES COLLSTREAM

Esendex, the business SMS specialist backed by Darwin Private Equity, has acquired Derby based Collstream, experts in delivering tailored communications services, for an undisclosed sum.

ESENDEX COMPLETES £10M REFINANCING

Esendex, the Darwin Private Equity backed Nottingham-based provider of mission critical SMS services to businesses, has completed a £10 million refinancing with HSBC including material acquisition facilities.

DARWIN PRIVATE EQUITY ACQUIRES ASK4

Darwin Private Equity has completed the management buyout of ASK4, a leading provider of WiFi, broadband and TV to multi-tenant units, in a deal worth £21.5 million.

ESENDEX RECOGNISED IN SUNDAY TIMES TECH TRACK

Esendex announced today that they have been picked for the Sunday Times Tech Track ‘Ones to Watch’ list