Node4 snaps up Risual

MSP Node4 has acquired Risual to boost its Microsoft Azure skills.

Risual will add an operation that has Microsoft Azure Expert MSP status, 170 staff and a customer base that has been built up over 17 years. The company’s staff were one of the main benefits of the deal and will strengthen Node4’s ability to support customers looking for support with digital transformation.

Node4 CEO Andrew Gilbert said: “As Node4 evolves as a business delivering more cloud-led transformation services, risual represents a perfect fit given its track record, consultancy skills and managed services in the public cloud.With complementary Microsoft skillsets, Node4 and risual are ideally suited to deliver the change that matters for clients and the transformation outcomes they need.”

Risual co-founder Alun Rogers said the deal as a good opportunity to take it into a fresh chapter.

“Joining the Node4 team is an extremely exciting step for Risual, and their [its] excellent reputation was a decisive factor in our decision to take Risual into the group”, he said.