Brightsolid future for IT firm Synergi after sale

TYNESIDE IT company Synergi has been sold to managed services provider Brightsolid, part of the DC Thomson group, in an undisclosed deal.

- TOM KEIGHLEY

The Gateshead-based provider of artificial intelligence, automation, business applications, cloud security and managed services will continue to trade under its own name.

Directors at the 59-strong firm, which operates out of offices at The Watermark development on the banks of the Tyne, say the deal follows previous approaches from would-be buyers.

Synergi was founded in 2013 by businessman Peter Joynson, who was previously a director at leading IT firm TSG and prior to that ran Team Valley-based financial software business Joynson Ltd, which was acquired by TSG.

The business has charted growth over recent years and has built up a client base including top names such as Princes, NHS Highland, Arriva, Lothian Buses and Scottish Fire & Rescue Service.