M&A Deal Summary

Accenture Acquires Ariba - BPO Assets

On October 6, 2010, Accenture acquired business services company Ariba - BPO Assets from Ariba for 51M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Accenture’s 6th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Accenture’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Accenture’s 16th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Accenture’s 6th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-10-06
Target Ariba - BPO Assets
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Accenture
Sellers(s) Ariba
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 51M USD

Target

Ariba - BPO Assets

California, United States
Ariba's BPO Assets include category expertise, sourcing process expertise and strategic sourcing execution resources.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Accenture

Dublin, Ireland
Category Company
Founded 1951
Sector Business Services
Employees750,000
Revenue 64.1B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Accenture is a global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions, Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. Accenture was founded in 1951 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 330
Sector (Business Services) 6 of 78
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 28
State (California) 6 of 26
Country (United States) 16 of 120
Year (2010) 4 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-13 Acceria

Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Acceria, specializes in providing business processes and methodologies dedicated to the after-sales operations of industrial companies.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-10 CAS Computer Anwendungs- und Systemberatung AG

Kaiserslautern, Germany

CAS Computer Anwendungs- und Systemberatung AG, is a international provider of customer relationship management (CRM) and mobility software focused on retail execution and trade promotions for the consumer products industry.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Ariba

Sunnyvale, California, United States
Category Company
Sector Information Technology
Employees2,600
Revenue 444M USD (2011)
DESCRIPTION

Ariba, Inc. is a provider of collaborative business commerce solutions. Ariba enables more efficient and effective buying, selling, and cash management by combining industry-leading software as a service (SaaS) commerce technology with the world's largest web-based global trading community and expert capabilities and services to augment internal resources and skills – all as a flexible, cloud-based service.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-09-20 Procuri

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Procuri, Inc. provides on demand supply management solutions and services. It offers strategic sourcing, contract management, spend analysis, and supplier management software and services using Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery and pricing model.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-11-18 Quadrem

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Quadrem operates one of the world’s largest supply networks, connecting buyers and suppliers by “digitizing” the many steps involved in buying and selling products and services.

Buy $150M
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