IBM Acquires Expertus Technologies Inc.

IBM Acquires TruQua Enterprises

November 16, 2020

IT Services

IBM has reached a definitive agreement to acquire TruQua Enterprises, an SAP consulting partner that specializes in finance and analytics solutions. The acquisition bolsters IBM Services' SAP S/4HANA finance capabilities and supports IBM's hybrid cloud growth agenda; financial terms were not disclosed.

IBM Acquires Neudesic to Expand Azure and Multicloud Capabilities

February 15, 2022

IT Services

IBM has acquired Neudesic, a U.S.-based cloud services consultancy specializing in Microsoft Azure and multicloud services, to bolster IBM Consulting's hybrid cloud and AI capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed; Neudesic's ~1,500 cloud and data experts will join IBM Consulting to accelerate clients' digital transformation across industries including healthcare, financial services and energy.

IBM Acquires Taos to Boost Hybrid Cloud Consulting Capability

January 14, 2021

IT Services

IBM agreed to acquire Taos, a multi-cloud consulting and managed services provider headquartered in San Jose, California, to strengthen IBM's hybrid cloud consulting, migration and managed services capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed; the deal was announced in January 2021 (expected to close Q1 2021). Taos brings deep public-cloud partnerships (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure) and experience across technology, financial services, healthcare, retail, transportation and education.

IBM Acquires Apptio Inc.

June 26, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

IBM has acquired Apptio Inc. from Vista Equity Partners for $4.6 billion, adding Apptio's FinOps and cloud cost-management SaaS capabilities to IBM's IT automation and watsonx AI portfolio. The deal is intended to create a 360-degree technology business management platform, drive synergies across IBM's automation, Red Hat and consulting businesses, and augment IBM's AI/data capabilities with Apptio's anonymized IT spend data.

Ipsos Acquires Xperiti to Strengthen B2B Research Capabilities

February 13, 2023

Data & Analytics

Ipsos has acquired Xperiti, a start-up that provides an AI-driven B2B expert-recruitment and insights platform, to accelerate and scale Ipsos' business-to-business research capabilities globally. The acquisition will boost Ipsos' speed and efficiency in recruiting experts across 130 countries and expand its B2B research and adjacent offerings.

IBM Acquires 7Summits from Sverica Capital Management

January 11, 2021

IT Services

IBM acquired 7Summits, a Milwaukee-based Salesforce digital solutions consultancy, from Sverica Capital Management. The acquisition adds Salesforce consulting, experience design and application development capabilities to IBM Global Business Services to support its hybrid cloud and AI strategy; financial terms were not disclosed.