SoftwareONE Holding AG, a global provider of end-to-end cloud and software technology solutions, announced on November 11, 2020 that it had agreed to acquire the remaining 60% from InterGrupo, after its initial investment in 2019. InterGrupo, a specialist in modernization of cloud technology applications and solutions will further strengthen SoftwareONE's ability to support customers' digital, commercial and technology transformations, thereby increasing the Group's Solutions & Services resources and business volume.
The total acquisition of InterGrupo highlights its strategic importance for SoftwareONE, allowing it to take full advantage of InterGrupo's expertise and its “cloud software factory” for modernization and application development - a key priority for offering SoftwareONE solutions and services .
According to Dieter Schlosser, CEO of SoftwareONE: “This acquisition highlights the strategic importance of a global practice in modernizing hyper-scalable applications, such as AWS, Google and Microsoft. This helps our 65,000 customers on their journey to the cloud, not only from an infrastructure perspective, but also in relation to existing applications. The gains in technology, agility and efficiency of the cloud can only be realized if the applications are redesigned. DevOps in the cloud is a priority for everyone who wants hyper-scalability, especially in AWS. They aim to transform millions of applications on their platforms in the coming years, with the help of partners like SoftwareONE. ”
Headquartered in Medellin, Colombia, InterGrupo employs around 1,400 people, mainly developers and technology experts. It is a leader in digital transformation, dedicated mainly to supporting organizations with technology services, ranging from software development to managing customer infrastructure. The company automates processes to accelerate the pace of business, while modernizing legacy applications and migrating them to native cloud technologies on Microsoft Azure and AWS, while simultaneously integrating new features such as artificial intelligence and learning machine.
In the twelve months preceding June 2020, InterGrupo reached about 35 million Swiss francs of gross profit, showing very promising results, as it deepened the strategic partnership with SoftwareONE last year.
In the past few months, SoftwareONE has been working on strengthening collaboration with InterGrupo to standardize and streamline its application modernization services catalog and build its managed services capabilities, so that they can be seamlessly integrated into the global service catalog and delivery model. from SoftwareONE. Application modernization services will therefore be available immediately to all 65,000 SoftwareONE customers and partners in the 90 countries where SoftwareONE is present.
Darío Solórzano, founder of InterGrupo, comments: “The past few months have proved how InterGrupo and SoftwareONE can mutually benefit each other and I look forward to announcing a new era. I am sure that being an integral part of SoftwareONE will benefit our employees and, in addition, it will enable us to enable our customers worldwide for their digital transformation, through innovative technologies, ranging from cognitive computing, blockchain, IoT, analytics advanced to the cloud. ”
The closing of the transaction is expected to occur in the coming weeks.
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