Eatel Acquires Venyu

EATEL Corp., Inc., a regional telecommunications service provider, has completed the acquisition of privately-held Venyu Solutions Inc., a US provider of data center, managed hosting, cloud, virtualization, and data protection solutions.

The acquisition provides new growth opportunities for both entities as well as strengthening complementary service lines with integrated business solutions.

"The acquisition of Venyu positions EATEL within the rapidly growing cloud-based business services, data center, and hosting markets. Venyu’s success in the Gulf South coupled with our expanding fiber network and corporate footprint will provide both entities with new growth opportunities," said John Scanlan, president and vice chairman, EATEL.

Venyu, founded in 1989, is headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA, and has approximately 75 employees. Venyu has data center operations in Baton Rouge and Shreveport-Bossier, LA.

The company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of EATEL and maintain its HQs, data center locations, existing service offerings, staff and the senior management team.

"The EATEL partnership provides Venyu with the additional financial resources needed to capitalize on new growth opportunities and expand our market share beyond our current service area," said Scott Thompson, founder and CEO, Venyu.

Venyu is in offsite backup and was one of the first service providers in the U.S. to leverage virtualization for DR.

EATEL, a company in the country building a 100% fiber-to-the-home network to provide residential and business customers TV, Internet, and phone services, has been similarly innovative in its business philosophy. It currently is expanding its fiber network into Baton Rouge, LA, and most recently acquired telecommunications and cable television service provider, Vision Communications, in Lafourche Parish, LA.

Charlesmead Advisors, LLC served as the financial advisor to EATEL.

Financial terms of the acquisition are not disclosed.

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