By Ramone Param, Director, Equiteq
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Capgemini acquires digital customer experience firm LiquidHub
Target: LiquidHub is a US-headquartered global customer engagement company that help companies improve customer experience and drive growth.
Buyer: Capgemini is a France-headquartered global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation.
Deal Value: EUR400m (1.8x FY17 Revenue)
Deal Insight:
In October of last year, The Times of India reported that Cognizant and Apax Partners were among shortlisted suitors for a potential acquisition of LiquidHub for as much as $600m. At the beginning of February, Capgemini announced that it would acquire the business for almost two times its revenue.
LiquidHub was founded in 2000 and raised $52.54m of Series B venture funding from ChrysCapital in 2014. The investment put the company’s pre-money valuation at $116.67m and enabled it to make investments in its growth including completing a number of acquisitions over 2016 and 2017. The company’s shareholder includes key management and investor ChrysCapital.