Capgemini Launches Innovative on-Demand,
Procurement-as-a-Service Solution Through
Acquisition of IBX
Capgemini Acquires Purchasing Solutions Provider IBX to Deliver Industry’s First End-to-End
Solution for Managing Global Sourcing Strategies
February 02, 2010 02:33 AM Eastern Time
PARIS & STOCKHOLM--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Regulatory News:
Capgemini Group (Paris:CAP) today announced its acquisition of on-demand purchasing solutions
provider IBX and with it, the availability of the industry’s first global end-to-end, Procurement-as-a-
Service offering. Having collaborated together since summer 2009, Capgemini and IBX decided to join
forces in order to drive development of a new global procurement service offering and further expand the
addressable market for IBX’s best-in-class technology. The deal adds IBX’s strength in software-as-a-
service purchasing technology to Capgemini’s global sourcing, business process outsourcing (BPO) and
transformation expertise.
According to AMR Research1, outsourcing of supply management processes has grown in recent years: “The
market grew 30 percent in one year, driven by procurement and strategic sourcing services being offshored
to India in record numbers.” With a solid track record on the BPO procurement area, Capgemini is ready to
tackle this new growth opportunity and will make use of its Rightshore® delivery network including strong offshore
operations in India, China, Brazil and Poland.
IBX, a recognised pioneer in the field of e-purchasing, is headquartered in Stockholm, with 240 employees located
across Europe and in the US. The company is a strong cash-generating company with 30 million Euros of revenues
and an EBITDA2 margin of 16 percent. IBX operates 2 million purchase orders per year - a purchasing volume of
12 billion Euros - for more than 200,000 end users. Its clients include some of the largest and most recognized
corporations in the world including Ericsson, Kraft Foods, IKEA, Deutsche Post DHL, LEGO System , Skanska
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