“I believe the rationale for PE firms investing is that MSP companies offer reliable long-term profit streams which increase in value with scale. Therefore, our sector is ripe for increased accretive value as it consolidates.
“I also think most MSPs are focused on the SMB sector, which is investing in technology more than any other section of the market currently.”
Allison Francis is a writer, public relations and marketing communications professional with experience working with clients in industries such as business technology, telecommunications, health care, education, the trade show and meetings industry, travel/tourism, hospitality, consumer packaged goods and food/beverage. She specializes in working with B2B technology companies involved in hyperconverged infrastructure, managed IT services, business process outsourcing, cloud management and customer experience technologies. Allison holds a bachelor's degree in public relations and marketing from Drake University. An Iowa native, she resides in Denver, Colorado.