New Charter Technologies CEO Peter Melby On M&A: ‘Active First Half Of The Year’ Ahead After NetSource One Deal

‘They don’t join [us] to give up what they built,’ says Peter Melby, CEO of New Charter Technologies. ‘They join to build on it, and we’re excited about what we can create together.’

New Charter Technologies CEO Peter Melby said NetSource One is a “mature, security-focused organization that’s really poised for the next level of modernization,” making it the perfect fit for its latest acquisition.

This acquisition comes as Melby said the Denver-based solution provider will have an “active first half of the year” in terms of M&A.

“They don’t join [us] to give up what they built,” he told CRN in an interview. “They join to build on it, and we’re excited about what we can create together.”

Saginaw, Mich.-based NetSource One, founded in 1999, serves more than 700 clients across health care, finance, government, education, legal, manufacturing and distribution. The company is known for its expertise in regulated environments including SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA compliance, as well as Criminal Justice Information Services authorization that allows its engineers to support law enforcement and criminal justice systems. NetSource One’s more than 75 employees will come over in the acquisition. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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“They have very deep client engagements, a great employee culture and phenomenal leadership that’s excited to carry the business into the future,” Melby said. “Those are all core pillars we look for at New Charter.”

The acquisition brings NetSource One into New Charter’s endorsed-brand model, allowing the company to continue operating under its own name and leadership while gaining access to New Charter’s resources and support.

NetSource One President Andy Skrzypczak said the move was about protecting the people, culture and client relationships that mattered most.

“We looked at a lot of options, and most of them came with trade-offs we weren’t willing to

make,” Skrzypczak said in a statement. “We didn’t want to change who we are, disrupt our team or put client relationships at risk. New Charter was different. It gave us the ability to stay close to our people and our customers, while gaining access to resources and expertise that make us stronger.”

According to Melby, NetSource One’s security and compliance practices were a key differentiator. New Charter has been ramping up its security practices, and bringing on NetSource One further strengthens the company’s offerings. The acquisition also expands New Charter’s ability to serve clients in heavily regulated industries.

“It allows us to expand the types of clients that we serve,” Melby said. “We’re always looking at how we can do more with more customers across the U.S., and this is a meaningful step in that direction.”

This latest acquisition also plays into New Charter’s 2026 innovation strategy, which the CEO said is “investing millions in what the MSP of the future needs to look like for customers.” The MSP of the future, he said, will need to deliver more automated services while also moving into higher-value transformation projects that most solution providers aspire to but often find hard to pull off.

“That combination is where we see the industry heading,” he said.