Belfast’s ‘Connect Total’ is sold for £20m

Local Telecommunications company, Connect Total, has today been sold for a sum in excess of £20 million.
By Claire Cartmill
Published 5th Oct 2020, 13:00 BST
Sean Mahon, former Group Managing Director, Connect Total and current Chief Executive Officer, Atlas Communications GroupSean Mahon, former Group Managing Director, Connect Total and current Chief Executive Officer, Atlas Communications Group
Sean Mahon, former Group Managing Director, Connect Total and current Chief Executive Officer, Atlas Communications Group

Connect Total, the Belfast based telecoms company with offices in Belfast, Aberdeen and Lewes, is one of Vodafone’s largest communications partners in the UK and has been acquired by Radius Payment Solutions. Radius Payment Solutions is one of Europes largest payment solutions providers who via their new mobile phone business, Radius Connect will have more than 100,000 connections following the acquisition.

This acquisition represents Radius’ sixth acquisition in the last two years and the combined group will continue to trade in the local market as Radius Connect.

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Telecoms entrepreneur, Sean Mahon, said: “Congratulations to Bill Holmes and his excellent team at Radius Payment Solutions on acquiring our business, Connect Total and its associated companies. This acquisition makes the newly branded Radius Connect Limited one the largest independent telecommunications providers in the UK. The team at Radius Connect will be real challengers to that outright UK No.1 spot.”

Mahon, who recently acquired leading independent total communications business Atlas Communications Group is now planning to grow and expand the Atlas Group into the Republic of Ireland and mainland UK following the expansion of its data network and adding a new HQ at Catalyst Inc.

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