Capgemini Australia, a subsidiary of consulting, technology and outsourcing company Capgemini Group, has entered into an agreement to acquire Australian software testing company Nu Solutions, in a move to strengthen its position in the managed testing services market.
Under the terms of the agreement, Nu Solutions’ 75 testing consultants in its Sydney and Melbourne offices will be fully absorbed into Capgemini Australia, to form a division branded Capgemini Testing Services.
Nick Finlayson, sales director of Nu Solutions, said: “The synergy between our two companies has already been proven through strong working relationships on a number of client projects over the past two years. It will allow us to combine Capgemini’s skills, training, methodology and Rightshore delivery model with Nu Solutions’ expert team of consultants, to provide an unparalleled range of high-value testing services to our customers.”
Capgemini said that it will inherit Nu Solutions’ client base in the financial services sector, and reinforce its growing links with the Australian government.
With this acquisition, Capgemini will have over 750 staff supporting its Australian operations and client base, 500 of these are based in Australia and others in Rightshore locations, including India.
Salil Parekh, a member of Capgemini group executive committee in charge of financial services, India and Asia Pacific, said: “With more than 7,000 testing specialists across the globe, Capgemini has the largest software testing practice in the world. The opportunity to rapidly replicate Capgemini’s global software testing leadership with on-the-ground expertise in Australia was simply too good to resist.”
