News

May 1, 2024

Cantey Tech Consulting Acquires Network Computing Group

Charleston, SC – May 1, 2024. Cantey Tech, a leading IT managed service provider (“MSP”) for small
and mid-sized businesses in the southeast United States, has acquired the assets of Network
Computing Group (“NCG”), a Roanoke, Virginia-based provider of IT managed services.

The addition of NCG to Cantey Tech, which is based in Charleston, South Carolina, is a part of an
integrated “better together” MSP strategy and builds on successful acquisitions in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida and Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina. The transaction will provide NCG’s clients with
additional service capabilities (particularly in security and project management) as well as the deep
knowledge base and resources of Cantey Tech’s 120+ employees.

“From the beginning, we knew this was a good cultural fit and we are excited to work with the
remarkable team at NCG.” said Willis Cantey, Cantey Tech’s CEO. “We are committed to taking great
care of NCG clients and employees with our integrated team approach.”

NCG’s founder and President, Mark Bowles, commented, “We are proud of supporting our Roanoke
clients for more than 25 years and I wanted to make sure that I found a partner would take care of
those clients and our people. We made the right choice with Cantey Tech.”

Cantey Tech provides a broad offering of IT managed services, including IT consulting services, help
desk support, data security, cloud management, backup and disaster recovery, hosting, application
support and vendor management. The company is based in Charleston, South Carolina and leverages
its local focus and presence to provide a high level of responsive support to small and mid-sized
businesses across a wide range of industries in the southeastern United States. Cantey Tech’s team,
including its Virtual CIOs, takes the time to carefully understand each client’s business goals and
objectives, then develops a customized technology plan and budget to maximize the client’s success.
Cantey Tech has made the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America in ten
of the last eleven years, was recognized as a Best Places To Work In South Carolina, is listed in the
Next Gen 250 MSP by CRN Magazine, and recently was recognized as the #54 MSP by Channel
Futures Magazine.

FOCUS Investment Banking, a national middle market investment banking firm, represented NCG
in this transaction.

For More Information:
Willis Cantey
CEO – Cantey Tech
[email protected]

Kevin Cunningham
Partner – LNC Partners
[email protected]