Remarkable transactions this quarter were introduced in the HR market through the acquisition of Raet by CVC Capital. Raet needs to grow further with increasing competition from AFAS and ADP. Payroll processing services in itself are hardly distinctive, it's more about the features in the HR software that will make a difference in the coming years. Complementary business venturing or additional M&A is inevitable.
Asia
Unit 4 expands into Asia with the acquisition of an HR / payroll software company just like Imtech who is expanding an existing interest in infrastructure / outsourcing / software company F&M to 100%. Both companies see significant growth markets in Southeast Asia while their more mature core markets in Europe exhibit saturation and under pressure from the economic circumstances might well shrink.
Further deals have continued this quarter:
- Mega Deal Motorola Mobile and Google, Google will pay good money for patents Motorola Google / Android operating system for mobile. Analysts stake holders and wonder, is it worth it?
- HP plans takeover of the British software company Autonomy and PC division to divest. Message has already cost the CEO his head. Let's see if it really goes.
- PinkRoccade acquires planconsult. PinkRoccade strengthens market position in the local government market. Further acquisitions are expected.
- Capgemini buys Italian AIVE group to strenghten its market position in application services in Italy.
- Imtech, substantial acquisition of IT services provider Qbranch in Sweden due to presence in the Scandinavian market. Imtech wants to build a position of at least 1 billion EUR in all Imtech sector activities.
- Acquisition of Nobel Pink Elephant, in addition to IT services and management training. Together can now serve a broader market with a wider portfolio.
- Remarkable acquisition of Facebook Dutch design company SOFA.
- Acquisition of Twice and Compu'Train NCOI by creating the largest IT professional trainer from the Netherlands was created.
- Consistent and storage consolidation in the data center industry, Hitachi Data Systems takes on Blue Arco and Dell takes over data center company Force10Networks. APC (Schneider Electric) master storage server takes about Kell systems.
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