M&A Deal Summary

Accenture Acquires Digiplug S.A.S.

On March 12, 2007, Accenture acquired internet software and services company Digiplug S.A.S. from Faith

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Accenture’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Accenture’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-03-12
Target Digiplug S.A.S.
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Accenture
Sellers(s) Faith
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Digiplug S.A.S.

Paris, France
Digiplug S.A.S. is a provider in outsourced mobile-content repurposing and distribution services to the music and communications industries.

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Buyer(S) 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 STATS #
Overall 9 of 355
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 23
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 29
Country: France M&A 1 of 19
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-08-17 NaviSys

Edison, New Jersey, United States

NaviSys is a company that specializes in software solutions for the North American life insurance industry. NaviSys works with more than 50 leading insurance companies and insurance distributors worldwide, including 17 of the top 20 U.S. life insurers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-05-14 Mediasenz Pty.

Chatswood, Australia

Mediasenz is an Australian-based media auditor. Mediasenz enables companies to track the performance of their ad campaigns without media agency involvement by independently verifying TV spots as their campaigns unfold.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Faith

Kyoto, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1992
Sector Information Technology
Employees442
Revenue 13.7B JPY (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Faith design and apply “ring tones” for mobile telephones and expanded its business activities. Faith provides electronic money service used for settlement of accounts for on-line games, music distribution and e-commerce. Faith was founded in 1992 and is based in Kyoto, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-28 Nippon Columbia

Tokyo, Japan

Nippon Columbia is a record company that manufactures and distributes phonographs. The group produces and releases titles in a wide range of genres, from enka and kayokyoku, where it has impressive market shares, to J-POP, animation, educational, traditional, jazz and classics. Backed by a portfolio of more than 160,000 music pieces, its brand is well known all over Japan. Licensing fee revenues from tens of thousands of music works, managed by its music publishing subsidiary, and from master licenses held by Nippon Columbia provide a solid revenue base for the group. Furthermore, It operates in the area of game development, making secondary use of the existing contents and maintaining a direct sales business that offers customized products to businesses such as mail-order firms. Nippon Columbia is committed to creating hit titles with existing and emerging artists, and deepening its collaboration with the publishing, animation, and education industries, with the particular focus on expanding its lineup of animation and educational offerings. Nippon Columbia was formed in 1910 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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