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Empresaria - Buys niche IT contractor

November 2016

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Empresaria has acquired 65% of ConSol for £9.4m cash. ConSol, established in 2008, is a specialist IT recruiter with a focus on the niche sectors of communications & mobile, cloud technologies and the digital supply chain.Sales are split between the three main regions of UK, USA and Europe and Consol’s specialist focus has led to strong growth with the business expected to make £1.7m this year on sales of £28m. Empresaria will keep the senior management who retain a 35% interest. Although Empresaria says Consol is a specialist, specialist doesn't always mean success as Interquest (ITQ; 36.25p), which operates in the same niche areas, has proven. I might be a bit jaundiced by Interquest an ...

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