High-growth businesses need IT connectivity that scales as fast as they do. At Backbone Connect, we make that happen. We specialise in supporting CIOs, CTOs and senior IT professionals to rapidly scale organisations, making acquisitions, integration and growth a seamless, stress-free process.
We provide technology services that help IT leaders in private equity backed firms achieve higher exit values. By favouring capital expenditure over subscriptions costs, avoiding unnecessary headcount and building infrastructure that’s flexible, we can help you stay agile and lean.
Whether your priority is integrating acquisitions, being ready for the next acquisition, divesting or preparing for exit; our experts are here to support you throughout your investment cycle.
Your investment will be up and running from day one. Our solution is designed to enable faster collaboration and site unification. Working as your IT team’s virtual extension, we employ ‘best in class’ tools and technologies that deliver flexibility, visibility and control.
Acquisition planning
First 12 weeks from acquistion
First 3-4 years
Year 4/5+
When bringing businesses together you need expert insight. We audit your infrastructure and prepare the ideal strategy to optimise your technology and contracts. Working our contacts, we negotiate your best deals and simplify the integration process.
We take the technological complexity out of divestment, removing admin headaches and reducing costs. Our shared infrastructure lets you easily separate divested business from parent company. We can split companies into separate billing entities, while maintaining service levels and knowledge.
Our expert teams work together to leverage your economies of scale, streamline efficiencies and minimise overheads. In contrast to most competitors, we offer Capex over Opex costs where appropriate, and use best fit suppliers for each site if necessary. Whatever it takes to boost your EBITDA.
Scaling at pace brings a unique set of pain points, but we make sure powerful connectivity isn’t one of them. We build bespoke partnerships with IT leaders in ambitious private-equity backed businesses, zeroing in on crucial KPIs to help you hit the toughest targets.
From day one, we put a whole team of technical experts at your disposal, rapidly and pragmatically aligning systems across sites, solving operational problems and managing complex contracts with multiple suppliers.
As a result, standardisation happens quickly and cost effectively, without the overheads or commitment of using internal resource. New acquisitions become a profitable part of the family faster – and your own teams stay focused on building a strong, united business.
We’ll keep pace with your KPIs as that business matures, rationalising your IT infrastructure to meet your growth targets. Cherry picking the best providers and leveraging economies of scale, we’ll improve performance, reduce Opex and help pave the way for a productive, profitable future.
With a sale on the horizon, we rationalise and resize your network to increase your EBITDA. We leverage economies of scale and reduce our management overheads as complexities and bespoke requests diminish. Our expertise is dedicated to helping you achieve higher exit values.
IT can often be a complex sticking point during the sale of a business. We use industry leading tech with standard set-up and full documentation to ensure an easy handover. With no need for incoming buyers to carry out a telecoms audit, there’s no grounds for reducing your exit price or multiplier.
Contact our team today to discover how we can help.