Blantyre Capital, founded in 2016, focuses on middle market special situations, providing timely solutions for complex capital needs. The firm operates in over 20 countries and across 19 industries. Its dedicated team is based in the UK, with additional offices in Abu Dhabi, Madrid and the United States, and its COO is based in Florida. Blantyre began working with Thrive through an acquisition and has broadened its use of Thrive's services as the firm has expanded.

Blantyre Capital operates across more than 20 countries and 19 industries from a base in the UK, with additional offices in Abu Dhabi, Madrid and the United States. A firm of that shape depends on technology that works consistently across time zones and regulatory environments, and on support that is available wherever its people are, including a COO based in Florida.

The relationship with Thrive began through an acquisition, which meant a change of IT provider at a time when the firm was expanding. Any transition of IT services carried the risk of disruption for a dedicated team focused on complex capital situations.

As Blantyre grew, its needs broadened beyond day-to-day support. Office moves, telephony transitions and coordination with other external parties all had to be handled without pulling the firm's attention away from its core business, while maintaining the security, compliance and continuity a financial services firm requires.

Thrive took over Blantyre Capital's IT services through an acquisition and handled the transition without friction. Rebecca Kite, Office Manager at Blantyre, described it as feeling "completely seamless" and pointed to the smooth integration, a commitment to quality service and her ongoing trust in Thrive's abilities as the strengths of the partnership.

Thrive provides a comprehensive suite of services to the firm, including cybersecurity, disaster recovery, cloud, compliance, Microsoft 365, managed infrastructure and end-user support, together with a dedicated team for advisory and general assistance. Thrive's global presence aligns with Blantyre's operations, providing localized support and enabling efficient operations across time zones and regulatory environments, including worldwide support for the firm's Florida-based COO.

Thrive's experience with office moves and telephony transitions has kept operations continuous through change; Kite noted that a recent office move was "very well managed". Thrive also interacts with Blantyre's other external parties on the firm's behalf, an arrangement Kite describes as an invaluable resource. Regular communication and dedicated account management underpin the relationship, with the help desk, engineers, network team and account managers working closely together.

Looking ahead, Thrive is positioned to support Blantyre with next-generation technology as the firm continues to expand its international footprint into new markets.

• Transition to Thrive through an acquisition described by the client as completely seamless
• Cybersecurity, disaster recovery, Microsoft 365 and end-user support cover offices in the UK, Abu Dhabi, Madrid and the US
• Worldwide support keeps operations running across time zones, including for a COO based in Florida
• Recent office move and telephony transitions managed by Thrive without loss of operational continuity
• Thrive handles interactions with Blantyre's other external parties, freeing staff to focus on core business
• Dedicated account management and regular communication underpin a relationship built on trust