Add-on Acquisition • Information Technology

Accenture Acquires Arismore SAS

On December 19, 2016, Accenture acquired information technology company Arismore SAS from Ardian

Acquisition Context
  • This is Accenture’s 35th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Accenture’s 4th transaction in France.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date December 19, 2016
Target Arismore SAS
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Accenture
Sellers(s) Ardian
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Arismore SAS

Saint-Cloud, France
Arismore SAS is an IT services company which helps to transform and secure information systems. The company operates on the architecture and the management of information systems, identity management and infrastructure simplification (Cloud Computing).
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Accenture

Dublin, Ireland

Category Company
Founded 1951
Sector Business Services
Employees791,000
Revenue 64.9B USD (2024)
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 Context for Buyer #
Overall 89 of 358
Sector: Information Technology 35 of 160
Type: Add-on Acquisition 75 of 313
Country: France 4 of 19
Year: 2016 22 of 22
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-29 Karmarama

London, United Kingdom

Karmarama LLP is an independent agency renowned for blending creativity, digital and data to develop campaigns that help brands better engage with consumers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-09 Altitude

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

Altitude, Inc. is a privately held product design and innovation firm based in Somerville that uses its expertise in consumer insight, design and product engineering to help companies innovate and develop new physical products and services.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Ardian

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 127.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ardian is a mega-sized diversified investment group focused on opportunities worldwide. Ardian invests across and manages funds focused on small and mid-sized buyouts, growth capital financings, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, and co-investment opportunities. Ardian's small-buyouts group targets controlling interests in French, German, and Italian businesses valued up to €100 million. It's mid-sized buyout group seeks businesses valued up €1.5 billion and does not have any geographic limitations. The Infrastructure team looks for European opportunities and can commit up to €1 billion per transaction. The Mezzanine group supports junior capital commitments of €5 to €80 million. In addition to direct investing, Ardian also manages various private equity fund-of-funds. Ardian was founded in 1996 and is based in Paris.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 125 of 248
Sector: Information Technology 6 of 10
Type: Add-on Acquisition 35 of 63
Country: France 60 of 117
Year: 2016 17 of 17
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-19 Altares

Puteaux, France

Altares is a provider of BtoB services inter-companies data collection and management. Altares collects, collates, analyses enhance and structures data to make it "intelligible" and to turn it into a flexible decision-making tool for senior managers and executives. Altares was founded in 1949 and is based in Puteaux, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-05 Piz Wich Europe SAS

Bulgnéville, France

Piz'Wich Europe SAS is a manufacturer of white-label frozen snack products targeting supermarkets and hypermarkets, airline caterers and food service providers. The company, located in Bulgnéville near Nancy and managed by Stéphane Delahaye, established strategic partnerships with largely international players.

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