The Claranet Group's 2000 acquisition of the CatWorld Network, an established Spanish ISP based in Barcelona, established Claranet Spain, a national independent ISP offering a tailored range of business-to-business services and home consumer office solutions. In the last year Claranet Spain has acquired key accounts utilising the Group's expertise in Virtual Private Networks (VPN) and continues to add to its range of offerings. Claranet Spain is headed by Carles Acero.