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QuEST Global expands in supply chain services for the aerospace industry
We missed an important acquisition that QuEST Global announced at the end of June. QuEST has acquired Dakota Moon Enterprises (DME).
Ricardo makes a second acquisition in Australia
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Assystem acquires ASCO to strengthen its project management capabitilies
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Tieto to acquire EVRY. A few thoughts about its ER&D business
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Introducing our pharma R&D research
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.
NelsonHall’s take on Capgemini’s acquisition of Altran
NelsonHall has posted an analysis of the Capgemini acquisition of Altran. NelsonHall is taking a Capgemini and IT services perspective, whereas, in this blog, we have made comments with our ER&D lenses. Enjoy.
HCL Tech completes the acquisition of IBM software products
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.
Key questions about Capgemini’s acquisition of Altran
We continue to reflect on Capgemini’s acquisition of Altran.
Capgemini to acquire Altran for €5.0bn: early thoughts
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.
Cognizant to acquire Zenith Technologies and strengthens its MES capabilities for the life science industry
Cognizant has been making more headlines in ER&D services, recently. Last month, we had mentioned its
Assystem to help the Uzbekistan government to double its production capacity by 2030
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PTC makes an AR/VR services acquisition
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.
SII makes an historic change to its business model
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Dassault makes its largest acquisition ever. Spends USD 5.8bn in cash for a clinical trial ISV, Medidata
We usually do not comment on the M&A activities of major PLM ISVs. However, Dassault Systèmes’ acquisition of Medidata, an NYC-headquartered ISV specialized in software to manage clinical trials and commercial launches, is worth a thought or two.
Wipro makes surprise acquisition. Acquires a CAD/PLM data integration specialist
We had to look back into our database to identify when Wipro had, for the last time, acquired an ER&D service vendor. In 2005-2006, Wipro acquired three ER&D services (Saraware, NewLogic, and Quantec) around semi-conductors and PLM services. And then, nothing for the following thirteen years.
Sweco acquires IMP GmbH
05, 2019
Infrastructures, Sweco
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Ricardo makes a railway engineering acquisition in Australia
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AE Industrial Partners continues to adjust the scope of CDI. Sells MRI unit
AE Industrial Partners, which also owns Belcan, continues to adjust the business portfolio of CDI Corp. CDI sold its Management Recruiters International (MRI) business.
ÅF Pöyry launches a plastics reduction consulting service
In ER&D’ world of embedded systems, IoT, analytics, and EVs, ÅF Pöyry’s new consulting service comes as fresh air.
Introducing Sweco
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Sweco looks to strengthen its presence in the UK with MLM
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HCL ERS returns to Earth in Q4 FY19
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
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%.
ÅF Pöyry accelerates its growth in Q1
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