CloudFirst, a portfolio company of Renovus Capital Partners, has acquired the IT and cyber managed-services practice of accounting and advisory firm Forvis Mazars. CloudFirst hosts, secures and runs business-critical computer systems for its clients, including IBM i, AIX, Linux and Windows workloads, and handles data backup, disaster recovery and day-to-day IT support. The company is based in Melville, N.Y.
The acquired team adds depth in Microsoft Azure and cybersecurity and gives CloudFirst a formal service desk offering; Ben Doane joins from the practice as senior vice president of cybersecurity. CEO Wayne Kiphart said the deal widens the range of client problems CloudFirst can take on. Renovus, founded in 2010 and based in the Philadelphia area, invests in lower middle market companies in the knowledge and talent industries and manages more than $2 billion.
