Add-on Acquisition • Information Technology

Datagroup Acquires Arxes

On March 5, 2010, Datagroup acquired information technology company Arxes from Waterland Private Equity

Acquisition Context
  • This is Datagroup’s 2nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Datagroup’s 2nd transaction in Germany.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date March 5, 2010
Target Arxes
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Datagroup
Sellers(s) Waterland Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Arxes

Cologne, Germany
Arxes GmbH is a provider of IT consulting services.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Datagroup

Pliezhausen, Germany

Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Information Technology
Employees2,822
Revenue 528M EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Datagroup is an IT service enterprise that provides highly qualified and certified services in the areas of consulting, integration + solutions, and operations. Datagroup was founded in 2005 and is based in Pliezhausen, Germany.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 2 of 15
Sector: Information Technology 2 of 12
Type: Add-on Acquisition 2 of 14
Country: Germany 2 of 13
Year: 2010 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-29 HDT Servicemanagement

Hamburg, Germany

HDT Servicemanagement GmbH is a provider of an information technology services and offers a range of managed services.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-12 BGS Systemplanung AG

Mainz, Germany

BGS is an IT service company focused on the defense, public administration as well as media and broadcast industries in Germany.

Buy -

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Waterland Private Equity

Bussum, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 14.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Waterland Private Equity Investments BV is a private equity firm focused on mid-sized company investments in Central Europe. Waterland looks for businesses with €10 to €200 million in revenue and generally seeks companies operating in fragmented markets or industries undergoing change as a result of: outsourcing, the aging population, and a growing population with increased purchasing power. The Firm typically partners with entrepreneurs and management teams to accelerate the growth of their businesses or complete buyouts and consolidation strategies. Waterland Private Equity Investments was formed in 1999 and is based in Bussum, the Netherlands.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 8 of 58
Sector: Information Technology 3 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition 3 of 28
Country: Germany 3 of 16
Year: 2010 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-02-05 Medhold NV

Antwerp, Belgium

Medhold NV is a clinical laboratory company.

Sell €232M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-11-01 Ranger Marketing & Vertriebs

Düsseldorf, Germany

Ranger Marketing & Vertriebs GmbH is a provider of direct sales services. As a provider of services such as shop-in-shop systems, promotions and as a company that delivers customer consultations and especially carries out direct sales activities, Ranger takes care of a significant proportion of the sales activities on behalf of service sector companies.

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