WTL / Alinea advises shareholders on the successful sale of IT managed services provider WTL to Redsquid
Alinea advises shareholders on the successful sale of IT managed services provider WTL to Redsquid
Alinea has advised Colin Higgins, Nick Matthews and Andy Paton, the shareholders of WTL Ltd, on the successful sale of the business to Redsquid, one of the UK’s leading and fastest-growing managed technology and cybersecurity providers.
“The Alinea team were tireless throughout this process – relentless in pushing hard on our behalf and never letting up for a moment. They were always acting in our best interests to drive the best possible outcome for us. Honestly, I don’t know how they do it. I couldn’t be happier with the result and the home we’ve found for WTL and our team in Redsquid.”
Colin Higgins, Managing Director, WTL
About WTL
Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Birmingham, WTL has built a strong reputation as a specialist IT infrastructure business with nearly 40 years of dependable delivery. Under the leadership of Colin Higgins, Nick Matthews and Andy Paton, WTL has developed deep technical expertise in Oracle, Solaris, Linux and high-availability infrastructure environments, serving enterprise customers across the UK with mission-critical support requirements.
WTL’s customers operate diverse and complex IT estates – spanning legacy technology through to hybrid on-premise and cloud environments – and rely on WTL’s specialist team for the reliability, uptime and technical depth their businesses demand. The firm’s long-standing client relationships and commitment to technical excellence have been the foundation of its enduring reputation in the enterprise infrastructure sector.
The transaction
The acquisition sees WTL become part of Redsquid, a Hertfordshire-headquartered managed technology and cybersecurity provider with an ambitious buy-and-build growth strategy. The transaction strengthens Redsquid’s enterprise infrastructure capabilities, diversifies its technology stack and provides access to larger, more complex customer environments – marking the group’s third acquisition of 2026.
Sohin Raithatha, CEO and co-founder of Redsquid, commented that WTL brings deep technical expertise across Oracle, Solaris and Linux, and a strong reputation for supporting complex, mission-critical environments. He noted that the deal strengthens Redsquid’s ability to support customers across the infrastructure lifecycle and builds on WTL’s nearly four decades of dependable delivery.
Colin Higgins noted that joining Redsquid gives WTL’s customers access to broader capabilities while retaining the specialist expertise and service they have come to rely on, and provides the right platform for sustainable growth and long-term success for the people and customers who have been part of the WTL story for many years.
Alinea’s role
Alinea acted as exclusive corporate finance adviser to the shareholders of WTL throughout the transaction, providing advice on positioning, buyer identification, deal structuring and negotiation. The Alinea team worked closely with Colin, Nick and Andy at every stage of the process to ensure the transaction delivered the right outcome for the business, its clients and its team.
Alongside Alinea, legal advice to the management team was provided by Jamie Partington & Richard Freeman from Higgs LLP and accountancy advice by Gavin Foster, Keith Chambers & David Barker from Langard Lifford Hall.