BAIN CAPITAL takes majority stake in ENGINEERING INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA

HIG Europe has acquired a majority stake in the Italian IT services provider Project Informatica from its founder. The strategic rationale for the transaction is to support the company’s next phase of development within the rapidly evolving Italian technological landscape. By partnering with the founder, who remains as CEO and a significant minority shareholder, HIG aims to leverage its deep international IT expertise to capture both organic growth and strategic consolidation opportunities. The deal focuses on strengthening the company’s position as a reference technological partner for industrial and financial organizations, facilitating professionalized management and broader market reach

The acquisition of Centauri by KBR Inc. is a strategic move to expand KBR's capabilities in the cybersecurity and space domains. The deal is expected to create a leader in end-to-end military, intelligence, and commercial space solutions, and to drive growth and innovation in the industry. The acquisition is also expected to enhance KBR's scale and add complementary expertise and space domain awareness to its strong space system design, development, test, launch, and operations capabilities. The deal is a result of KBR's mission to become a highly technical, mission-focused organization, and is expected to create new opportunities for the company to deliver high-quality solutions to its clients

Pechel and Omnes Capital backed the management team, led by Jacques Benhamou, to acquire the group from its founders. This primary LBO aimed to reorganize the capital around the management and provide the financial resources to accelerate the group's specialization in Big Data and cloud services.

3i Group has acquired a substantial majority stake in Evernex from Carlyle Europe Technology Partners (CETP). 3i pre-empted a planned auction process, having tracked the asset for over two years. The deal supports the management team, led by CEO Stanislas Pilot, in continuing their international buy-and-build strategy and diversifying their service offerings.

Orange SA has announced a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of SecureLink, executing a major cross-border corporate buyout within the European digital infrastructure sector. The acquisition thesis represents a strategic consolidation play designed to transform Orange into a pan-European leader within the highly fragmented managed security services market. By fully integrating SecureLink, Orange achieves a major geographic expansion, establishing an immediate, large-scale operational footprint across critical Northern European territories where the target holds a strong local presence

Capgemini, a global leader in consulting and IT services, and Altran Technologies, the world leader in engineering and R&D services, have entered into an agreement for a friendly takeover. The transaction, structured as a cash tender offer at �14.00 per share, values Altran at approximately �3.6 billion. This strategic combination creates a global powerhouse with combined revenues of �17 billion and a workforce exceeding 250,000 employees.

Thales successfully executed the acquisition of Gemalto, a premier specialist in digital identity and security. This strategic combination, finalized over a rapid fifteen-month period, culminates in the creation of an entity with a formidable global workforce of approximately 80,000 employees. The structural mechanics of the deal established a robust foundation for the acquiring entity to fully integrate expansive operations and specialized cybersecurity frameworks into its broader organizational matrix

CGI has successfully completed the acquisition of Acando AB, a leading Northern European consultancy specializing in management and digital services. This strategic transaction significantly expands the organization's technical capacity and operational density in key European markets, particularly within Sweden, Norway, and Germany. The rationale for the move centers on the integration of specialized strategic consulting and system integration capabilities, which complement the group’s existing portfolio of end-to-end digital transformation solutions

Infodis, a French digital services company (ESN) specializing in IT outsourcing and infrastructure management, has entered its second LBO cycle. LBO France has acquired a 65% majority stake in the group, facilitating the exit of Ciclad, which had supported the company�s initial development phase.

The group has successfully completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in Soft Computing to establish market leadership in data marketing services within the French region. This strategic integration follows a multi-stage process, beginning with the purchase of a majority block from the founders, followed by a simplified mandatory tender offer and a planned compulsory buyout to delist the entity. The rationale for the move centers on reinforcing the group's technical expertise across the entire data value chain, specifically targeting the intersection of marketing automation and customer experience