When was EMAGINE acquired by PRODATA CONSULT?

EMAGINE was acquired by PRODATA CONSULT in 2021.

What was the revenue of EMAGINE at the time of the deal?

The revenue of EMAGINE at the time of the deal is estimated to be in the range of 100M - 200M EUR.

How is the data for the EMAGINE acquisition sourced and is it reliable?

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09/2021

EMAGINE acquired by PRODATA CONSULT

DENMARK Industrial Services / Engineering & Consulting REV 100M - 200M EUR

Context

ProData Consult, facilitated by its majority shareholder Axcel, has acquired 100% of the French-headquartered emagine Group. This transformative acquisition represents ProData’s fourth deal in less than two years and serves as a cornerstone for its expansion outside the Nordics. The strategic rationale is to create a fully integrated pan-European range of coherent IT consultancy services by merging ProData’s Northern European dominance with emagine’s prominent positions in France, Germany, and the UK. The combined entity will leverage ProData’s proprietary IT platform to realize operational synergies and offer global clients enhanced scalability. Post-closing, ProData CEO Anders Gratte will lead the combined group, while emagine CEO Jean-François Bodin will remain in a key management role to oversee the integration of the two organizations.

It is worth noting that the fund Mbo+ took control of Emagine through an LBO in 2015.

EMAGINE, which reported an EBITDA margin of in 2020, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of , a level to compare with the average currently observed in the Business Services sector (11.5x).

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Target

Founded in 1989, emagine is one of Europe’s leading high-end business and IT consulting firms. Its business model relies on a "practitioner-led" approach, utilizing a core team of senior consultants supported by a global professional network of over 500,000 specialists. The company’s value proposition focuses on providing disciplined delivery for complex, large-scale transformation programs across 13 countries.

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Other operations with EMAGINE

List of similar M&A transactions (Date, Acquirer, Target, Country, Sub-sector)
Date	Acquirer	Target	Country	Sector
01/2026	EMAGINE	WAADA THE MOVEMENT	NETHERLANDS	Engineering & Consulting
10/2015	MBO+	EMAGINE	DENMARK	Engineering & Consulting

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Revenue range: 100M - 200M EUR

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