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British technology company
Claranet is a business which provides network, hosting and managed application services in the UK, France, Germany, The Netherlands (Benelux), Portugal, Spain, Italy and Brazil.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Claranet is a business which provides network, hosting and managed application services in the UK, France, Germany, The Netherlands (Benelux), Portugal, Spain, Italy and Brazil.2
Claranet is part of a group headed by CLARANET GROUP LIMITED. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
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Charles Nasser founded the ISP in 1996 and by 1999 had 150,000 subscribers.
The company has annualised revenues of circa £375 million, over 6,500 customers and over 2,200 employees.
In 2012 ABRY Partners and Ares Private Equity Group invested in Claranet with ABRY later selling their minority stake in 2017
In 2017, Tikehau Capital invested a £80 million minority stake in Claranet.
From Wikipedia’s article on Claranet, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5
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