Cognizant - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Cognizant M&A Summary

Cognizant has acquired 57 companies, including 25 in the last 5 years. A total of 16 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Cognizant’s largest acquisition to date was in 2014, when it acquired The TriZetto Group for $2.7B. Cognizant has acquired in 17 different US states, and 15 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (37%) and business services (17%).

Cognizant Business Overview

Where is Cognizant headquartered?

Cognizant is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey.

What is Cognizant’s revenue?

Cognizant disclosed revenue of 19,353M USD for 2023 and 19,428M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Cognizant have?

Cognizant has 344,400 employees.

What sector is Cognizant in?

Cognizant is an information technology company.

When was Cognizant founded?

Cognizant was founded in 1994.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity56
    • M&A Buy Activity55
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 11
  • Total Countries Invested 15
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 30
  • M&A Advisors 6

Cognizant

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.

300 Frank West Burr Boulevard,
Teaneck, New Jersey 07666
United States,
(201) 801-0233
www.cognizant.com

Cognizant is a provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Cognizant was incorporated in 1994 and is based in Teaneck, New Jersey.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (4.0/yr) # 35 8 6 3 2 1 55
vol $3.0B $1.3B $4.3B
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - - 1 - - 1
  56

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Mobica Ltd. 2023-01-23 - Add-on Acquisition
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Austin Consulting LLC 2022-11-29 - Add-on Acquisition
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OneSource Virtual, Inc. 2022-11-01 - Add-on Acquisition
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Mustache LLC 2022-01-26 - Divestiture
Brooklyn, New York · www.mustacheagency.com
Devbridge LLC 2021-12-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Chicago, Illinois · www.devbridge.com
Hunter Technical Resources 2021-08-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Atlanta, Georgia · www.htrjobs.com
TQS Integration Ltd. 2021-07-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Waterford, Ireland · www.tqsintegration.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Information Technology 20 (36%) 2M (< 1%) - -
Business Services 9 (16%) 185M (4%) - -
Internet Software and Services 8 (15%) 35M (1%) - -
Software 7 (13%) 2.7B (63%) - -
Marketing 3 (5%) - - -
Staffing 3 (5%) 1.3B (30%) - -
Media 1 (2%) - 1 (100%) -
Communications 1 (2%) - - -
Digital Media 1 (2%) - - -
Financial Services 1 (2%) 75M (2%) - -
Technology Hardware 1 (2%) - - -
Total 55 $4.3B 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 27 4.2B 1 -
  Georgia 4 - - -
  Texas 3 - - -
  New York 2 - 1 -
  Virginia 2 - - -
  Pennsylvania 2 - - -
  New Jersey 2 - - -
  Illinois 2 - - -
  Ohio 1 1.3B - -
  North Carolina 1 - - -
  New Hampshire 1 - - -
  Kentucky 1 - - -
  Indiana 1 - - -
  District of Columbia 1 - - -
  Connecticut 1 - - -
  Colorado 1 2.7B - -
  California 1 135M - -
India 5 127M - -
United Kingdom 5 - - -
Australia 3 - - -
Ireland 3 - - -
France 2 - - -
Germany 2 - - -
Belgium 1 - - -
Canada 1 - - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
Finland 1 - - -
Indonesia 1 - - -
Japan 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
Norway 1 - - -
Switzerland 1 - - -
Domestic 27 (49%) 4.2B (97%) 1 (100%) -
Cross-border 28 (51%) 127M (3%) - -
Total 55 $4.3B 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Redwood Capital Group LLC
1
UBS Investment Bank
1
Credit Suisse Investment Banking
1
Legal Deals
Latham & Watkins
1
Arnold & Porter
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $4.0B
$100M to $1B 1 $135M
< $100M 4 $162M
TOTAL $4.3B
Largest The TriZetto Group, Inc.
$2.7B (2014-09-15)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
25%
14 (25%)
Strategic(s)
18%
10 (18%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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