British ISP Metronet has acquired London-focused fiber network provider Venus Business Communications for an undisclosed sum.

The move comes after Metronet last year acquired Manchester-based infrastructure and hosting company M247 for £47.5m ($58m).

The net for the London metro

“Venus is a fantastic business which has established itself as a leading player in the London market thanks to its market leading levels of speed and reliability,” Lee Perkins, chief executive at Metronet, said.

Brian Iddon, founder and director of Venus, added: “I am immensely proud of the business we have built over the past 12 years and am excited about what we will be able to achieve as part of the Group’s wider offer… I feel that Metronet are the perfect fit for us as we look to build on the strong momentum we have generated to date.”

The acquisition gives Metronet access to six more data centers, with the company saying that it is now connected to all key strategic UK data center locations as well as 14 Internet Exchanges.

Venus-connected sites include City Lifeline, Global Switch 1, Interxion (London), Telecity Sovereign House, Equinix Harbour Exchange, Telehouse North, Telehouse East, University of London Computer Centre, Virtus Hayes, Virtus Enfield, and Volta Data Centre London.

Matthew Caffrey, partner at investor Livingbridge, said: “The acquisition of Venus neatly complements Metronet’s existing capabilities and will enable the business to build a world class wireless network in London on top of Venus’ core transit and last mile fiber capability.

“Metronet’s national services now include connectivity applications across the wireless and fiber spectrums as well as voice, security and hosting and we are very excited about the Group’s continued growth prospects.”

Livingbridge supported the Venus acquisition through its Livingbridge 5 fund, the private equity group’s £360m ($437m) fund it raised in 2012. Its latest funding effort, Livingbridge 6, raised £660m ($802m) in September.