Introducing our pharma R&D research

/ July 3, 2019

We have highlighted several times that the pharmaceutical sector represents ~25% of all R&D spending globally, more than automotive and aerospace. Still, very few vendors service pharma clients, and when they do, they provide manufacturing-related engineering services but never target R&D departments.

HCL Tech completes the acquisition of IBM software products

/ July 3, 2019

HCL Tech has closed the acquisition of several IBM products. The company has now ownership of AppScan, BigFix, Commerce, Connections, Digital Experience (Portal and Content Manager), Notes Domino, and Unica. We assume the price of the transaction has not changed and still is USD 1.8bn.

Capgemini to acquire Altran for €5.0bn: early thoughts

/ June 24, 2019

Capgemini is to acquire Altran, for €5.0bn, including €3.6bn in cash and Altran’s net debt of €1.4bn (gross debt of €1.8bn). The company has already secured the 11% stake in Altran that Apax Partners holds and will rely on the financing, on its €1bn cash position and a €4.4bn bond issue.

PTC makes an AR/VR services acquisition

/ June 17, 2019

On the same week Dassault Systemes made its largest acquisition ever, PTC acquire a small Netherlands-based IT services firm that is specialized in creating AR-based use cases. TWNKLS has a headcount of 36.

Sweco acquires IMP GmbH

/ June 5, 2019

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/ May 22, 2019

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HCL ERS returns to Earth in Q4 FY19

/ May 19, 2019

HCL Tech’s ERS unit posted an excellent growth of +12.1% yoy at CC. The growth positioned ERS as the second fastest ER&D services vendor (among top ten vendors) behind Alten, ahead of Altran. ERS’s growth is, however, slowing from its peak of +47.7% at CC in Q3 FY18.

KPIT’s first results since its IPO

/ May 18, 2019

KPIT published its first results since its IPO, as India’s third-largest ER&D services pure-play. Growth slowed down significantly in Q4 FY19, revenues up 13.4% yoy to USD 71m. The company’s EBITDA margin was 12.8%.