Business Systems Limited (BSL) has been acquired by August Equity to kick off a buy-and-build strategy.
BSL specialises in enterprise communication platforms, with a particular focus on the financial sector.
The deal is the latest in a string from private equity firm August which have taken it into the comms and IT channel.
Adam Kantor, who moves up from CCO to CEO as part of the acquisition, said:
“This is an exciting opportunity for BSL, our employees and our customers”
“Our legacy of providing compliance and monitoring solutions to the world’s largest financial institutions has been the foundation from which we have built our Workforce Engagement Management and Cloud Contact Centre offerings, and this investment opportunity allows us to serve our customers even better with innovative and disruptive technologies as well as providing access to additional expert resources.
“By working with August Equity, we can help our customers transform the way they work from the inside out, both through market leading vendor solutions as well as our own innovative IP, Wordwatch, a unique platform that solves a multitude of voice recording and compliance challenges.”
Founded in 1987, BSL refers to itself as the UK’s largest independent call recording specialist on its website. It claims its clients include The Bank of England and Standard Life.
Tech Partners, meanwhile, include Cloud9 and Red Box.
