back to article It's a Brit Apple supplier BORG: Two become one £80m fruity tech titan

Private equity-backed Jigsaw24 has swallowed fellow Apple supplier Square Group for an undisclosed sum to create a circa £80m powerhouse in the fruit-branded channel. NorthEdge Capital took a stake in Jigsaw24 in April '13, providing the Nottingham-based dealer with an investment fund to speed up growth both organically and …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Always liked Jigsaw

    .. really friendly company to buy from, and local to me too. Used to live in the next street which was handy when popping round to get stuff.

    Square on the other hand bought and closed Gordon Harwoods in Alfreton, where I bought my first Commie 64 in '84, so will always be evil to me.

  2. Stretch

    Fools. Bargaining with the devil.

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      And the devil is 6? The devil is 6? Or someone specific?

  3. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    I wonder..

    We're going to have to kit out a new office soon, and it's an interesting question if it is better to source directly from Apple or a reseller. I've had good experiences with that abroad, but not so sure about the UK - key is support for hardware failures (the rest we can handle inhouse).

    Oh well, time to investigate I guess..

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