M&A Deal Summary

Hitachi Acquires Hitachi Consulting

On October 25, 2000, Hitachi acquired business services company Hitachi Consulting from Grant Thornton for 175M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Hitachi’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Hitachi’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Hitachi’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Hitachi’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2000-10-25
Target Hitachi Consulting
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Hitachi
Sellers(s) Grant Thornton
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 175M USD

Target

Hitachi Consulting

Dallas, Texas, United States
Hitachi Consulting office in Hyderabad, India.
Hitachi Consulting office in Hyderabad, India.
Hitachi Consulting Corporation is a global management and technology consulting firm based in Dallas, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Hitachi

Tokyo, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1910
Sector Diversified
Employees268,655
Revenue 9.73T JPY (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Hitachi's corporate headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.
Entrance to Hitachi's corporate headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.

Hitachi is a multinational conglomerate that operates across various sectors, including information technology, infrastructure systems, social innovation, automotive systems, and more. The Company's diverse portfolio encompasses a wide range of products and services, such as power systems, industrial machinery, digital solutions, transportation systems, and healthcare solutions. Hitachi was founded in 1910 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 21
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 15
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 7
Year (2000) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 6
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-07 Bravura Security

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Bravura Security is a developer of deploys identity and access management software for organizations in Canada and internationally. Bravura Security is based in Calgary, Alberta.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Grant Thornton

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 1924
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

Grant Thornton is an accounting, tax and management-consulting firm focused on mid-sized US-based businesses. Grant Thornton was founded in 1924 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Texas) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 3
Year (2000) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-01-01 Hards Pearson

Canada

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