Adelaide MSP Calvert Technologies acquires Vivid IT

Microsoft partner Calvert Technologies has acquired fellow Adelaide-based managed services provider Vivid IT.

Vivid, founded in 2013 by Bobby Collier, will bring its customer base to Calvert — which includes brick-and-mortar retailers and real estate agencies.

Calvert Technologies managing director Dean Calvert said that Vivid was a “great cultural fit” and will add to its existing portfolio of real estate agencies.

He told CRN that he expects to see an initial revenue growth of 15 percent with the larger client base, and will look to build on that further.

Calvert's clients include Group Training NT in Darwin, the Challenger Gold Mine, Adelaide Expo Hire, Mykra and LCS Landscapes. 

“Vivid IT was a smaller version of our company, providing managed services and core products such as Office 365 and security, so there’s a great alignment,” Calvert added.

“We decided to bring these two businesses together because collectively we can deliver better services to customers than we could separately.”

Collier joins Calvert’s team as an account manager, increasing the company’s staff headcount to 12.

“It’s a great opportunity for us and Bobby and will allow him to put his key strengths to better use rather than being caught up in the ‘running the business’ distractions that so often arise,” Calvert told CRN.

“Bobby has an intimate product knowledge from his time on the tools with Vivid IT, plus a first-hand understanding of what makes businesses tick, so he’s passionate about delivering solutions to real-world business problems.”

Aside from his work with Vivid, Collier previously held IT positions in the defense industry, specifically with Raytheon and the Australian Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance.

“A lot of account managers have never run their own gig, so Vivid IT has equipped me to see things from both sides of the fence,” Collier said in relation to his new role with Calvert.

“Calvert is a great company with a welcoming culture that delivers services throughout Australia, so I’m looking forward to stepping up to this level.”