BFW 06/22 09:21 *AURELIUS BUYS REMAINING SHRS IN GETRONICS
BN 06/22 09:20 *AURELIUS BUYS REMAINING SHRS IN GETRONICS
BN 06/22 09:20 *AURELIUS BUYS REMAINING SHRS IN GETRONICS
AURELIUS Acquires Remaining Shares in Getronics
2015-06-22 09:20:00.106 GMT
AURELIUS Acquires Remaining Shares in Getronics
* Acquisition follows on from Getronics’ positive performance
* Getronics/Connectis Group to become an all-round IT consulting firm
* Above-average growth and rising profitability in 2015
Business Wire
LONDON -- June 22, 2015
The AURELIUS Group (ISIN DE000A0JK2A8) has today announced the full
acquisition of Getronics, the global ICT services group. AURELIUS had
previously held a majority interest in Getronics since 2012 and has now
purchased the remaining 22 per cent.
Through a strategic acquisitions programme of its own, Getronics has
transitioned from a traditional portfolio of workspace services to developing
a broader service suite for today’s mobile and cloud enabled enterprises.
In addition to successfully integrating AURELIUS IT subsidiaries from Telvent,
Thales and Steria into the business, Getronics has also bought NEC Enterprise
Solutions across four countries to further grow its Unified Communications
(UC) business. More recently, it acquired T-Systems subsidiary, Individual
Desktop Solutions GmbH (IDS) in Germany.
“Over the past few years, Getronics has successfully established itself as a
leading independent provider of ICT outsourcing” Mark Cook, Group CEO of
Getronics comments. “Based on strategic partnerships with companies like Dell,
Cisco, and Microsoft, we have systematically developed our portfolio and
successfully met the changing needs of customers. Thanks to the intensive
cooperation of partners within the Getronics Workspace Alliance (GWA), the
company has expanded the proportion of total revenues created from next
generation services, such as Cloud, UC and Applications.”
The AURELIUS management team expects Getronics’ business to grow at a faster
rate than the market. The company is focussed on continuing to expand its
global presence through organic and inorganic growth, working closely with its
subsidiaries and partners to strengthen its long-term market position.
“The acquisition of the remaining shares from Dutch telecommunications
provider Royal KPN is a positive step for both Getronics and AURELIUS,” said
Dr. Dirk Markus, CEO of AURELIUS. “Getronics has grown its revenues and
increased its profitability in the last two years, and we want to continue
this growth with the Getronics Group (which includes the Connectis brand).”
About Getronics
The Getronics family is an ICT Services group consisting of the Getronics and
Connectis brands and is owned by the AURELIUS Group, a holding company
headquartered in Munich, Germany. With an extensive history that extends over
125 years, the Getronics family has approximately 6,000 employees in 18
countries across Europe, Asia Pacific & Latin America, and has a complete
portfolio of integrated ICT services for the large enterprise and public
sector markets. This includes Workspace, Applications, Communication, Data
Centre, Cloud, Consulting, Product and Managed Services.
Getronics is the lead in the Getronics Workspace Alliance, a unique model that
provides customers with a consistent IT service throughout the world, with one
single point of contact and billing entity, delivering services to 90
countries. The GWA is ranked number 3 globally according to OVUM’s
Managed/Maintained End-user Devices with a total of 7.4M assets.
View source version on businesswire.com:
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150622005487/en/
Contact:
For Getronics:
3 Monkeys Communications
Oliver Thomas
020 7009 3100
Getronics@3-monkeys.co.uk
-0- Jun/22/2015 09:20 GMT
2015-06-22 09:20:00.106 GMT
AURELIUS Acquires Remaining Shares in Getronics
* Acquisition follows on from Getronics’ positive performance
* Getronics/Connectis Group to become an all-round IT consulting firm
* Above-average growth and rising profitability in 2015
Business Wire
LONDON -- June 22, 2015
The AURELIUS Group (ISIN DE000A0JK2A8) has today announced the full
acquisition of Getronics, the global ICT services group. AURELIUS had
previously held a majority interest in Getronics since 2012 and has now
purchased the remaining 22 per cent.
Through a strategic acquisitions programme of its own, Getronics has
transitioned from a traditional portfolio of workspace services to developing
a broader service suite for today’s mobile and cloud enabled enterprises.
In addition to successfully integrating AURELIUS IT subsidiaries from Telvent,
Thales and Steria into the business, Getronics has also bought NEC Enterprise
Solutions across four countries to further grow its Unified Communications
(UC) business. More recently, it acquired T-Systems subsidiary, Individual
Desktop Solutions GmbH (IDS) in Germany.
“Over the past few years, Getronics has successfully established itself as a
leading independent provider of ICT outsourcing” Mark Cook, Group CEO of
Getronics comments. “Based on strategic partnerships with companies like Dell,
Cisco, and Microsoft, we have systematically developed our portfolio and
successfully met the changing needs of customers. Thanks to the intensive
cooperation of partners within the Getronics Workspace Alliance (GWA), the
company has expanded the proportion of total revenues created from next
generation services, such as Cloud, UC and Applications.”
The AURELIUS management team expects Getronics’ business to grow at a faster
rate than the market. The company is focussed on continuing to expand its
global presence through organic and inorganic growth, working closely with its
subsidiaries and partners to strengthen its long-term market position.
“The acquisition of the remaining shares from Dutch telecommunications
provider Royal KPN is a positive step for both Getronics and AURELIUS,” said
Dr. Dirk Markus, CEO of AURELIUS. “Getronics has grown its revenues and
increased its profitability in the last two years, and we want to continue
this growth with the Getronics Group (which includes the Connectis brand).”
About Getronics
The Getronics family is an ICT Services group consisting of the Getronics and
Connectis brands and is owned by the AURELIUS Group, a holding company
headquartered in Munich, Germany. With an extensive history that extends over
125 years, the Getronics family has approximately 6,000 employees in 18
countries across Europe, Asia Pacific & Latin America, and has a complete
portfolio of integrated ICT services for the large enterprise and public
sector markets. This includes Workspace, Applications, Communication, Data
Centre, Cloud, Consulting, Product and Managed Services.
Getronics is the lead in the Getronics Workspace Alliance, a unique model that
provides customers with a consistent IT service throughout the world, with one
single point of contact and billing entity, delivering services to 90
countries. The GWA is ranked number 3 globally according to OVUM’s
Managed/Maintained End-user Devices with a total of 7.4M assets.
View source version on businesswire.com:
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150622005487/en/
Contact:
For Getronics:
3 Monkeys Communications
Oliver Thomas
020 7009 3100
Getronics@3-monkeys.co.uk
-0- Jun/22/2015 09:20 GMT