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Amsterdam, Jan. 12, 2024 - The new year starts well for Nijmegen-based IT companies KNNS & nxtoffice: they become part of TSH, one of the fastest growing MSP organizations in the Netherlands. KNNS & nxtoffice are a combination of KNNS, a Managed Service Provider (MSP) with a focus on Microsoft services and nxtoffice, a one-stop-shop for (hardware) solutions at the office.

LetmedoIT, a specialized Cloud Native managed service provider (MSP) with an expertise in Microsoft 365 and Azure services, is partnering with Score Utica. Score Utica is a leading MSP in the Netherlands with complete IT, connectivity and telecom services. Score Utica is part of TICTS, the TSH platform for telecom & ICT.

Constant IT, a Managed Service Provider (MSP) with a focus on the Microsoft Cloud, will become part of TSH, one of the fastest growing MSP organizations in the Netherlands. Constant IT will remain as a leading name in its existing form, and thanks to the acquisition it will gain access to the knowledge and experience of TSH and the already affiliated TSH Brands. With Strikwerda Investments as a powerful shareholder of TSH, it will have a strong partner behind it that can support it in the next phase of growth and in realizing follow-up acquisitions. This will further accelerate the growth path for customers and employees. The acquisition of Constant IT is already the second acquisition by TSH in a month.

TSH is expanding in a new market segment with the launch of TICTS (Total ICT Solutions). TICTS fuses ambitious ICT & Telecom organizations into a solid one-stop-shop proposition for SMEs. TICTS is off to a flying start with the acquisition of Westers. Nils Vermeulen, Managing Director of Score Utica (part of TICTS) will lead TICTS as General Manager.

Amsterdam, October 16, 2023 - Compatible, a Managed Service Provider (MSP) with a focus on Microsoft services for SMBs, is joining TSH. This makes Compatible part of one of the fastest growing MSP organizations in the Netherlands. Marco and Robert de Keizer will continue to run Compatible from Hilversum under the well-known Compatible brand name. The acquisition will give them access to all the experience and knowledge already present with the more than 1,200 new colleagues from 18 different TSH companies. With Strikwerda Investments as TSH's controlling shareholder, the company will have every opportunity to shape Compatible's next phase of growth for its employees and its customers.

Amsterdam, July 4, 2023 - Market leader in the Dutch Managed Service Provider (MSP) sector TSH has appointed John Reynders (46) as its new CEO. He will start September 1, 2023 and will lead the TSH team in growing from market leader in the Netherlands, to market leader in Europe. Joris Dierick, previously ad interim CEO and CFO, will fully focus on his role as CFO after Reynders' appointment. Reynders has extensive international management experience in leading IT companies and a proven track record in scaling a buy & build platform.

Your.Online is pleased to announce the appointment of Wido den Hollander as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). With this newly created position, Your.Online strengthens its focus on further international growth and portfolio expansion.

Gandi and Total Webhosting Solutions (TWS) today announced their merger and the creation of Your.Online: a leading European online services platform supporting businesses of all sizes in realizing and scaling their online ambitions. Both Gandi and TWS are leading domain name and webhosting companies together serving over one million customers across Europe and the USA.

Moordrecht/Blaricum, October 4, 2022 - Sbit, the ICT outsourcing specialist for the hospitality sector, becomes part of TSH, one of the fastest-growing MSP organizations in the Netherlands. Strikwerda Investments (SI), owner of TSH, becomes the new majority shareholder and places the brand within its portfolio company TSH.

SAS o2switch ("o2switch"), the fast-growing French webhosting provider, joins Total Webhosting Solutions ("TWS"), the European platform of local webhosting companies. This transaction marks a key milestone for TWS in building a market leading position in France.

Boxmeer/Blaricum, August 31, 2022 - Strikwerda Investments (SI) becomes the new majority shareholder of IT service provider Eshgro, headquartered in Boxmeer (NL) and merges Eshgro with its portfolio company Total Specific Hosting (TSH). SI takes a majority share in the company from the Amsterdam investment firm Holland Capital. Eshgro receives support from the TSH organization and receives permanent capital from SI to shape the next growth phase and realize follow-up acquisitions. This transaction further accelerates the growth path for customers and employees.

Amsterdam, 22 April 2022 - Total Specific Hosting ('TSH'), a leading group of Dutch IT outsourcing companies, has acquired a strategic stake in cloud service provider SET Services ('SET'). The transaction will allow SET to benefit from TSH's best practices and economies of scale. This will further accelerate the growth for SET’s customers and employees. TSH is a portfolio company of Strikwerda Investments, the leading investor in Dutch IT companies.

Nieuw Vennep, 19 April 2022 - Total Specific Hosting ('TSH'), a leading group of Dutch IT outsourcing companies, has acquired a strategic stake in Korton Group ('Korton'). The transaction will allow Korton to benefit from TSH's established best practices and economies of scale, enabling it to realize its buy-and-build strategy within the healthcare sector in the Netherlands. This will further accelerate the growth at Korton’s customers and employees. TSH is a portfolio company of Strikwerda Investments, the leading investor in Dutch IT companies.

Almelo, February 1, 2022 – Shock Media B.V. ("Shock Media"), a leading Dutch managed hosting company, today announces that the family-owned investment company Strikwerda Investments B.V. (“SI”) will invest in the company. As part of this collaboration, Shock Media will have access to knowledge and capital to realize its next stage of growth. This enables Shock Media to accelerate the expansion of its strong Dutch position and become a relevant European player through acquisitions both at home and abroad.

Nieuwegein / Nijmegen, the Netherlands 10 January 2022. Spraaklab is a software specialist in developing and maintaining automatic systems for extensive audio-visual collections. The solution allows clients to access large quantities of audio-visual data both on- and offline. With this acquisition, Total Specific Solutions (“TSS”) now has a valuable speech solution for their customers in the public and private sector.

SAS Nexylan (“Nexylan”), a managed webhosting company providing its clients with best-in-class cloud management and custom hosting & infrastructure services, joins Total Webhosting Solutions (“TWS”), the European platform of local webhosting companies. For TWS this is the first acquisition in France, after successfully consolidating the Dutch webhosting market and following its expansion in Spain.

Hostinet S.L.U. (“Hostinet”), a Spanish web hosting company based in Bilbao, joins Axarnet Group S.L. (“Axarnet”), the leading Spanish web hosting company that is part of Total Webhosting Solutions (“TWS”).

Cubenode System S.L. (“Cubenode”), a Spanish web hosting company based in Granada, joins Axarnet Group S.L. (“Axarnet”), the leading Spanish web hosting company that is part of Total Webhosting Solutions (“TWS”).

Loyals B.V. (Loyals) sells its hosting division De Hosting Makelaar B.V. (DHM) to Total Webhosting Solutions (TWS). DHM joins forces with RealHosting B.V. (RealHosting), which is part of TWS and strengthens its fastgrowing digital agency hosting specialism.

Dutch webhosting provider Vevida B.V. (Vevida) joins Total Webhosting Solutions (TWS) and partners with SoHosted, creating a well-established strong leader in the Netherlands’ northern part.

Evidalia Web S.L. (“Evidalia”), a Spanish web hosting company based in Valencia, joins Axarnet Group S.L. (“Axarnet”). This leading Spanish web hosting company is part of Total Webhosting Solutions (“TWS”).

Versio B.V. (“Versio”) has acquired Dutch webhosting provider QDC B.V. (“QDC”). It is Versio’s first acquisition since joining Total Webhosting Solutions (“TWS”), the Dutch market leader in web hosting.

The Dutch hosting provider IPS B.V. (IPS) joins Total Webhosting Solutions (TWS). IPS will then join forces with RealHosting B.V. (RealHosting), which is part of TWS, strengthening its fast-growing digital agency hosting specialism.

Total Webhosting Solutions ("TWS"), the Dutch market leader in web hosting, is expanding its fast-growing e-commerce hosting specialty with the acquisitions of Skyberate and MageHost. TWS will enable both e-commerce hosting companies to leverage their strong market position and accelerate growth in the coming years, resulting in the ultimate go-to e-commerce hosting specialist.

Nerion Networks S.L. (“Nerion”) a Spanish webhosting company based in Zaragoza, has been acquired by Axarnet Group S.L. (“Axarnet”), a Spanish webhosting company with an active buy-and-build strategy that is part of Total Webhosting Solutions (“TWS”).

Singular Web S.L. (“Singular Web”) a Spanish webhosting company based in Barcelona, has been acquired by Axarnet Group S.L. (“Axarnet”), a Spanish webhosting company with an active buy-and-build strategy that is part of Total Webhosting Solutions (“TWS”).

RAN Networks S.L. (“RAN”), a Spanish webhosting company based in Madrid, has been acquired by Axarnet Group S.L. (“Axarnet”), a Spanish market leader in web and cloud hosting that is part of Total Webhosting Solutions (“TWS”).

The German Container as a Service (CaaS) provider Sloppy.io GmbH (“Sloppy.io”) has been acquired by PCextreme B.V. (“PCextreme”), a fast-growing Dutch Internet Service Provider that is part of Total Webhosting Solutions (“TWS”).

Alphamega Hosting B.V. (“Alphamega”), a Dutch web hosting provider, has been acquired by PCextreme B.V. (“PCextreme”), a fast-growing Dutch Internet Service Provider that is part of Total Webhosting Solutions (“TWS”). This is the second acquisition of PCextreme in a short period of time.

Dutch web hosting provider Sitebytes B.V. (Sitebytes) has been acquired by RealHosting B.V. (RealHosting). RealHosting is a part of Total Webhosting Solutions (TWS).

Flexwebhosting B.V. (“Flexwebhosting), among the largest web hosting providers in the Netherlands, has been acquired by PCextreme B.V. (“PCextreme”), a fast- growing Dutch Internet Service Provider that is part of Total Webhosting Solutions (“TWS”).

Argeweb B.V. ("Argeweb"), the most customer-friendly web host in the Netherlands, joins Total Webhosting Solutions ("TWS"), the fast-growing Dutch market leader in web hosting. The collaboration with TWS enables Argeweb to continue its premium service model and to continue growing in the premium market segment.

Blaricum, 5 August 2019 – IT outsourcing company DatacenterNext has reached agreement with Total Specific Hosting (“TSH”) to become part of this group of cooperating Dutch managed hosting & services companies. By joining TSH, DatacenterNext reaches the scale and broadening of services offering to further extend its customer proposition. With this transaction, DatacenterNext takes the next step in its growth and will accelerate the realization of its strategy in the coming years.

The Axarnet Group, a Spanish market leader in web and cloud hosting, joins Total Webhosting Solutions (“TWS”) to accelerate the execution of its ambitious growth plan

Strikwerda Investments (SI) and S-P-S International (S-P-S) have signed a strategic partnership to realize the international growth ambition of S-P-S. SI takes a majority interest in S-P-S, a leading European player in the design, production, rental and maintenance of Ground Support Equipment (GSE). Director Paul Schmitz remains co-owner and responsible for the further development of the company in his role as CEO. S-P-S is based in the Netherlands at Schiphol Airport, has offices in eight other countries and expects strong international growth over the coming years.

NEH, the leading ICT outsourcing company for the Dutch Social Housing market, and VANCIS, the leading ICT outsourcing company for the Dutch Education market, jointly announce to team up and form Total Specific Hosting (“TSH”). This combination will create the market leading ICT outsourcing company for the Dutch semi-public market with over € 35m of revenues and 150 employees. Strikwerda Investments, a Dutch family office with a strong track-record in the ICT sector, will through its portfolio company TSH acquire a majority stake in NEH, the remaining shares will be held by the current shareholders of NEH whom will continue in their current role.

Total Webhosting Solutions (TWS) strengthens its leading position in the Dutch IT market by acquiring Pcextreme, VIP Internet and Savvii.

The Dutch family-owned investment corporation Strikwerda Investments (SI) and Yourholding, the parent company of Yourhosting, Realtime Register and Resello, join forces. Yourholding is one of the biggest hosting providers in the Netherlands. This partnership lays a solid foundation for a new label: Total Webhosting Solutions (TWS). By also acquiring RealHosting, Reviced Cloud Services and Versio, TWS instantly becomes the market leader in the Netherlands.

Strikwerda Investments (SI) is the new owner of Vancis B.V., supplier of high-grade IT-services in research-, educational-, and healthcare-institutes as well as professional services companies. SI acquires Vancis from Cooperatie SURF, a specialized organisation for educational platforms and research institutes in The Netherlands. The transaction was signed on March 30th, 2016.