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IRIS – one of the UK’s fastest growing companies

IRIS has been named as one of Britain’s fastest growing companies according to the 2008 Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100 League Table.

With annual growth of c65%, the report ranks IRIS as the ‘third’ fastest riser of Britain’s 100 private equity backed companies, climbing to 21st place in this year’s league table (from 63rd place in 2007).

The Table is produced by Fast Track, an independent research company that tracks the progress of Britain’s top performing private companies.

IRIS (http://www.iris.co.uk/ ), with revenues of over £100m p.a. and 65,000 customers, is now the largest privately owned software business in the UK and has built its reputation through sector specialization and deep customer knowledge.

IRIS is:

• The No 1 provider to UK accountancy practices
• The No 1 provider to UK law firms, barristers and coroners’ offices
• The No 1 provider of payroll and accounts to GPs
• The No 1 provider to the UK Not For Profit sector
• The No 2 provider of Payroll & HR software solutions
• An award winning provider of accounting and ERP systems to UK businesses
• A leading provider of special software for sports clubs, field services and application modernisation software and services for blue chip companies

Martin Leuw, Group Chief Executive, commented on the news: “Since IRIS was founded nearly 30 years ago, our priority has always been to ensure we have a deep understanding of the needs of our customers. As we have grown organically and via complementary acquisitions, we have satisfied those needs through a balanced and continuous re-investment in the business, specifically: products, service, sales & marketing and our people.”

For the full league table, please visit: http://www.fasttrack.co.uk/