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Chillblast announces multi-year partnership with e-sports giants, Fnatic.
Global esports brand Fnatic has announced its latest partnership with performance PC specialist Chillblast. As part of the multi-year partnership deal, Chillblast will become the global exclusive Fnatic PC and notebook partner with custom Fnatic styled PCs going live...
Tactus accelerates growth with acquisition of £100m PC technology specialist
Tactus Group, a leading UK consumer technology, gaming and computing company, has acquired online gaming and technology retailer Box, further bolstering its status as a global PC gaming specialist. Tamworth-based Box is an online retailer of consumer technology and...
Tactus secures £13m funding package from Santander UK as growth continues
The growth funding is the North West-based company’s third funding round in 2021, having previously raised £40m from Chrysalis Investments in August and a £12.5m investment led by Arete Capital Partners in April. Having grown the team tenfold in 2021, the global...
High-growth Tactus Group acquires UK’s most acclaimed gaming brand
Tactus Group (Tactus) has acquired award winning PC gaming brand, Chillblast, further boosting its capabilities in the gaming space. As the official PC supplier of Williams eSports – part of one of the world’s most historic Formula 1 teams – Chillblast devices are...
Tactus CFO Richard Winsland wins at Northern Finance Director Awards
Rich Winsland collecting his awardTactus Group’s CFO Richard Winsland attended the Northern Finance Director Awards last night where we’re proud to announce he took home the award for Northern Finance Director of the Year Growth/Scale Up, a reportedly hard-fought...
Tactus completes third acquisition of the year with BIST Group purchase
Consumer technology business Tactus Group (Tactus) has completed its third major acquisition of the year with the purchase of B2B IT hardware provider Business IT Support Team (BIST) Group.The North West-based firm has taken ownership of the £20m turnover business as...
Tactus Group secures £40m investment to accelerate global M&A drive
Consumer technology business Tactus Holdings Limited (trading as Tactus Group) has secured a £40 million investment from Chrysalis Investments to support the company’s ambitious plans to become a globally recognised gaming and consumer computing group. The investment...
Tactus Group wins 2021 Microsoft Device Partner of the Year
Tactus Group, the specialists in consumer and educational technology, has received the prestigious Microsoft Device Partner of the Year Award for the outstanding growth achieved by its Geo Computers brand. The company was honoured among a global field of top Microsoft...
Geo set to launch Minecraft laptops at Best Buy in time for back-to-school
Geo, the UK-based tech company that specializes in making premium finish Windows 10 laptops, will now sell its products at US electronics retailer, Best Buy. The GeoBook 120 Minecraft Edition – a laptop optimized to play the popular video game, that has amassed 140...
Tactus creates £125m business with acquisition of e-commerce platform
Tactus Group, specialists in the development of consumer technology products, has completed a landmark acquisition of PC gaming specialist CCL Computers in a deal that sees the group become a £125m business. The acquisition sees Tactus increase in headcount to 110...