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Crayon takes minority stake in UK-based Microsoft partner

Cloud Direct operates Microsoft public cloud solutions and has annual revenues of £20m

22 September 2021 • 1 min read

Crayon takes minority stake in UK-based Microsoft partner

Norwegian IT solutions provider Crayon has announced it is to invest £3m to take a minority stake in UK-based cloud MSP Cloud Direct. The agreement will also include an option for Crayon to furt...

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