Buyer for information technology company in Europe

• Revenue: 5-50M EUR
• Employees: not decisive (ideally 50-500)
• Location of the target: Europe
• Reason for acquisition: The company is a large international group. It has a strategy for growing its operations in Europe via acquisitions, therefore the management is open to speaking to interested sellers
• #CFIE ITB147

The buyer is a total technology provider, part of an international Group, a highly diversified conglomerate with operations in EMEA and well-recognized in the Information & Communications Technologies fields. The company is a leading ICT systems integrator present on the market for more than 40 years. It is offering solutions and services across various areas such as Communication, Audiovisual & Transmission, IT Infrastructure & Networking, IT & Cyber-security, Cloud Services, Safety & Automation, Digital, Development & Applications. The Group records revenues of more than 4B Euro and has a proven strategy of growing the operations by doing acquisitions of suited businesses. The management is looking to expand further in the technology sector in Europe through acquisitions in full or majority. The buyer is looking for profitable companies with a revenue ranging from 5-50M Euros, 50-500 employees, EBITDA (1-10M), with growth potential, tech space and located ideally in Central and Western Europe (Spain, Italy, UK, Greece, France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, etc.). The target companies can be active in all types of information technology fields. As possible synergies the buyer is able to bring to the target can be mentioned the large range of technologies and the wide network of international clients.

The buyer is a large IT group that combines a multitude of autonomous affiliated companies active in providing a wide range of solutions and services to worldwide customers. The team consists of more than 5000 of highly experienced professionals such as engineers, technicians, software developers, designers, researchers, etc. The team advises, designs, implements, supports and manages solutions in areas related to Automation, Unified Communications, Networking Technologies, Security Systems, Connectivity, Software Development, Cloud Services, Integration and Managed Services. To support the development of high-class solutions the company collaborates with technology partners that are recognized as global leaders such as Cisco, Avaya, UTC, Microsoft, Autronica, Qmatic, Navori, Schneider, HPE, CEAG, etc.

The company services a diverse portfolio of clients with a complete spectrum of solutions in areas related to hardware, system software and application software. It also builds automation and office solutions for ERP, CRM, Business Intelligence & Analytics, Document Management & Information Archiving, Robotic Process Automation, Project Management, etc. The Enterprise Solutions & Applications define a platform for disruptive digital solutions. The company incorporates cutting-edge technologies such as AI, Machine Learning, gamification & social interaction algorithms to create solutions that are tailored to the needs of the customers. It develops enterprise applications for web, mobile and other intelligent devices by adding innovative features that increase interactivity and automation of processes. The team provides the clients with various big data solutions that allow the user to obtain valuable information from data and be able to take better decision, determine and eliminate risks and plan operations for better results.

The buyer is looking to acquire companies that are active in IT sectors such as:

• Enterprise Solutions
• Unified Communications
• Managed & Cloud Services
• Software Development
• Security Systems
• IT Infrastructure & Networking
• Data Center
• Contact Center
• CRM

• The buyer is an international IT group that provides a very diverse portfolio of solutions and services
• The buyer is an ICT system integrator present on the market for a long time
• The management is looking to expand the business further in Europe
• Target companies should be profitable and active in all types of information technology fields