EC advise Callagenix in their successful acquisition by Chess
Home Contact Us Home-version 2 Service page About Us Office Location Post template Home Contact Us Home-version 2 Service page About Us Office Location Post template EC advise Callagenix in their successful acquisition by Chess Acquisition, Acquisition Strategy, Callagenix, Strategic review, Technology December 2, 2025 Bespoke telephony developer and operator Callagenix Ltd has been acquired by leading technology services provider Chess, as part of a deal to further strengthen the firms offering in the space. The Berkshire based business, established in 1999, uses a self-developed billing and operational platform to provide its services, principally focused on inbound telephony and associated services. Founded by brothers Mark and Tony Jenkins alongside a partner, now retired, the semi-automated platform attracts a wide breadth of variety across its customer base, allowing access to tailored services including call recording, international services and virtualised call centre operations. “The integration of Callagenix into Chess, will not only allow our customers to continue to benefit from the high levels of service to which they have become accustomed, but also provide the added flexibility of them being able to easily add additional services and further streamline their own digital transformation,” Mark Jenkins, co-founder of Callagenix explained. “We are delighted the services we have constantly evolved over the past 20 years in building and maintaining Callagenix have been recognised by Chess, and that our longstanding customer-base will continue to be fully supported under the new ownership structure.” David Pollock, Chess Founder and Executive Chairman, commented: David Pollock, Executive Chairman of Chess “The acquisition of Callagenix enhances our hybrid telephony proposition. Hybrid working is here to stay. We adopted the model successfully at the start of the pandemic. We help our customers do the same, to make it easy to work securely anywhere, anytime.” The deal has been managed with specialist corporate finance boutique Evolution Capital providing advisory support to the vendor, throughout both pre and post-transaction work, including full due diligence . “We are delighted to have worked with Mark and Tony throughout the process, helping them achieve their aspirations for both the business and their loyal customer base,” explains Sam Godfrey, Senior Transaction Advisor with Evolution Capital. “Across all potential acquirers through the process, we felt that Chess best understood the strength of Callagenix and the benefits it could bring to their own customers moving forwards. We are very pleased to have achieved another outstanding outcome for our clients and wish Mark and Tony every continued success with their future ventures.” Read more about the transaction here: https://www.evolutioncapital.com/case-studies/callagenix-2 More than 2 results are available in the PRO version (This notice is only visible to admin users) Categories <lidata-term-id=”90″> Acquired (2) <lidata-term-id=”64″> Acquisition (8) <lidata-term-id=”13″> Acquisition Strategy (43) <lidata-term-id=”10″> Analytic Services (4) <lidata-term-id=”29″> Blog (44) <lidata-term-id=”58″> Business Acquisition (2) <lidata-term-id=”56″> Business Aquired (2) <lidata-term-id=”6″> Business Sale (23) <lidata-term-id=”66″> Business Valuation and Research (1) <lidata-term-id=”11″> Buy-Side (1) <lidata-term-id=”101″> Buy-side M&A advice (1) <lidata-term-id=”65″> Buyside M&A (3) <lidata-term-id=”28″> Case Studies (59) <lidata-term-id=”81″> Disposal (6) <lidata-term-id=”8″> Financial Due Diligence (2) <lidata-term-id=”68″> Fund raising and listing (2) <lidata-term-id=”54″> Fundraising (3) <lidata-term-id=”75″> Fundraising and M&A advice (3) <lidata-term-id=”94″> ICT (2) <lidata-term-id=”53″> IT (4) <lidata-term-id=”62″> IT Managed Services (3) <lidata-term-id=”61″> IT MSP (2) <lidata-term-id=”55″> M&A advice (2) <lidata-term-id=”60″> M&A Managed Buy and Build Programme (5) <lidata-term-id=”105″> Managed Service and Mobile (1) <lidata-term-id=”52″> Managed Services (2) <lidata-term-id=”67″> MBO Management Buyout (1) <lidata-term-id=”83″> Media (1) <lidata-term-id=”59″> Merger (1) <lidata-term-id=”63″> Multiple R&D Tax Claims (1) <lidata-term-id=”12″> Sell-Side (2) <lidata-term-id=”51″> Sell-side M&A Advice (1) <lidata-term-id=”88″> Software (1) <lidata-term-id=”96″> Strategic review & business sale (2) <lidata-term-id=”69″> Strategic Review & partial sale (1) <lidata-term-id=”57″> Technology (6) <lidata-term-id=”7″> Telecoms (30) <lidata-term-id=”98″> Telephony (1) <lidata-term-id=”107″> Transaction Support (1) <lidata-term-id=”95″> Unified Comms (3) <lidata-term-id=”86″> Valuation and fundraising (1) Social Media Our Blog Related Articles View all blog posts Acquisition Strategy, Blog EC advise Callagenix in their successful acquisition by Chess December 2, 2025 Acquisition Strategy, Blog The Budget | Trends You Can Trust December 2, 2025 Acquisition Strategy, Blog Evolution Capital is pleased to announce and congratulate Sam Godfrey on his promotion to Transaction Services Director. December 2, 2025 Acquisition Strategy, Blog Collaboration, Competition and Preparation; The keys to success December 2, 2025 Acquisition Strategy, Blog Trends You Can Trust | Market Temperature December 2, 2025 What does Evolution Capital do? We specialise in advising Technology, IT and Telecoms business owners on business sales, acquisitions and strategic growth. Our work includes valuation, exit planning, due diligence, market intelligence and full end-to-end transaction support. What types of companies do you work with? We work exclusively with owner-managed and mid-market businesses in the Technology, IT, Telecoms and Managed Services sectors. Our clients typically generate between £2m–£50m+ in annual revenue. When is the right time to start planning a sale? We specialise in advising Technology, IT and Telecoms business owners on business sales, acquisitions and strategic growth. Our work includes valuation, exit planning, due diligence, market intelligence and full end-to-end transaction support. What does Evolution Capital do? We specialise in advising Technology, IT and Telecoms business owners on business sales, acquisitions and strategic growth. Our work includes valuation, exit planning, due diligence, market intelligence and full end-to-end transaction support. What does Evolution Capital do? We specialise in advising Technology, IT and Telecoms business owners on business sales, acquisitions and strategic growth. Our work includes valuation, exit planning, due diligence, market intelligence and full end-to-end transaction support. We specialise in advising Technology, IT and Telecoms business owners on business sales, acquisitions and strategic growth. Our work includes valuation, exit planning, due diligence, market intelligence and full end-to-end transaction support. We work exclusively with owner-managed and mid-market businesses in the Technology, IT, Telecoms and Managed Services sectors. Our clients typically generate between £2m–£50m+ in annual revenue. We specialise in advising Technology, IT and Telecoms business owners on business sales, acquisitions and strategic growth. Our work includes valuation, exit planning, due diligence, market intelligence and full end-to-end transaction support. We specialise in advising Technology, IT and Telecoms business owners on business sales, acquisitions and strategic growth. Our work includes valuation, exit planning, due diligence, market intelligence and full end-to-end transaction support. We specialise in advising Technology, IT and Telecoms business owners on business sales, acquisitions and strategic growth. Our work includes valuation, exit planning, due diligence, market intelligence and full end-to-end transaction support. FAQ Frequently Asked Questions Request