A Cheshire-based consumer technology business has acquired a PC gaming brand whose devices are used to train RAF air cadets and by F1 team Williams' e-sports outfit.
Warrington firm Tactus Group has snapped up Poole-based Chillblast for an undisclosed sum.
The deal comes after the North West company secured a £40m investment in August to boost its plans to become a globally-recognised gaming and computing group.
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It has also completed two other deals this year for B2B IT hardware provider (BIST) Group in September and PC Gaming specialists CCL Computers in April.
Tactus specialises in the high growth gaming, education and entry level computing sectors. It holds relationships with global corporate technology businesses such as Microsoft, Amazon, Intel and Best Buy.
Scott Brenchley, CEO of Tactus Group, said: "We are building a global technology group with unrivalled expertise in the gaming space. Ultimately, we want to change the way people buy and use technology, so we are investing in brands and platforms that deliver the solutions that customers need, when they need it.
"Ben and his team have created a business renowned for building the best high-end PC systems on the market today, so Chillblast will be an excellent addition to Tactus and we look forward to welcoming them to the group."
Ben Miles, managing director at Chillblast, added: "We’re excited to become part of the Tactus Group.
"We have built Chillblast into an award-winning gaming brand over the last two decades and, with our presence in the gaming space well established, this is an exciting time for us to be joining a fast-growing technology group like Tactus."
