{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Regional technology news - North - TechSparx - Business technology stories in the North","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north","title":"NEC acquires Northgate Public Services for \u00a3475 million - Regional technology news - North - TechSparx - Business technology stories in the North","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0Z8wMVPqP0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/nec-acquires-northgate-public-services-475-million\/\">NEC acquires Northgate Public Services for \u00a3475 million<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/nec-acquires-northgate-public-services-475-million\/embed\/#?secret=0Z8wMVPqP0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;NEC acquires Northgate Public Services for \u00a3475 million&#8221; &#8212; Regional technology news - North - TechSparx - Business technology stories in the North\" data-secret=\"0Z8wMVPqP0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/chainlink-690503_1920.jpg","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":1079,"description":"NEC Corporation\u00a0has announced the acquisition of UK-based IT services company Northgate Public Services Limited (NPS), accelerating the expansion of its international safety business. NEC is buying NPS for GBP 475 million from leading international private equity firm Cinven. This acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of January 2018. Established in 1969, Northgate [&hellip;]"}