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Atos Unveils 2016 Financial Objectives
Nov 15, 2013, by Dominique RaviartAtos has unveiled its Ambitions 2016 plan in whch it has detailed how two of its key service lines (Managed Services and Systems Integration) will evolve over the next three years. Managed Services Managed Services (MS) is planning to grow at a 5% 2013-2016 CAGR with a slight organic growth. The unit has stabilized (organic growth 2011: +1.7% ; 2012; +2.4%;[...]
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Atos to Float Worldline by Mid-2014
Nov 15, 2013, by Dominique RaviartAtos has unveiled its financial objectives for its Worldline unit. The company is to float Worldline by mid-2014, while keeping a majority stake in the company. Proceeds from the IPO are to finance organic growth and especially acquisitions. Financial objectives for the 2013-2017 period include: Revenue growth of 5% to 7% (2013-2017 CAGR) all organic (2012 revenues €1,066m, +5%; 2013[...]
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Accenture Awarded Five-Year ADM Contract by Zurich
Nov 04, 2013, by Rachael StormonthAccenture has announced that in 2012 it was awarded a five-year application services contract by Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) to streamline Zurich’s global finance IT. Services being provided by Accenture Finance and Risk Services include development, implementation and management of SAP-based finance and BI applications that support Zurich operations in North America, Germany, Switzerlan[...]
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Steria Ventures Into New Deal with U.K. Government
Nov 01, 2013, by Rachael StormonthThis is Steria’s largest ever award: the press release refers to the contract being potentially worth over £1bn over 10 years (7 plus 3): with the foundation clients, the value is closer to £500m, depending on what additional business Steria brings in to the JV, its lifetime value could be worth much more than £1bn. The contract was signed last night: the conclusion, sin[...]
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NelsonHall Launches “Speed-to-Source” Vendor Evaluation Tool for Payroll BPO
Oct 17, 2013, by Gary BragarNelsonHall, the leading global BPO and IT outsourcing analyst firm, has today launched a new tool to assist Strategic Sourcing Managers in assessing vendor capability in Payroll BPO. The Payroll business process outsourcing BPO tool is available to NelsonHall clients at http://research.nelson-hall.com/ and is also available for a limited period free-of-charge to strategic sourci[...]
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Highlight on Aon Hewitt
Oct 14, 2013, by NelsonHall AnalystAon Hewitt has come a long way since the merger of the two companies in 2010. 2012 revenues were $3.9bn, accounting for a little more than one-third of Aon plc’s total revenue. Across its HR Solutions business, which includes both consulting and outsourcing, Aon Hewitt has ~30,000 employees, ~20,000 clients, and operates in ~90 countries. Organizationally, the company is divided int[...]
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Accenture Shakes Up Procurement BPO Market with Acquisition of Procurian
Oct 03, 2013, by Rachael StormonthAccenture announced today that it is to acquire Procurian, the largest procurement BPO pureplay globally, for $375m. Around Procurian 780 employees are expected to join Accenture on completion of the transaction, which is expected to close by the end of 2013. This is a major consolidation of the procurement BPO vendor landscape, with, by NelsonHall’s estimate, the number two player global[...]
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IBM Exits CMS and Most Industry-Specific BPO: Divests Business to Synnex Corp
Sep 12, 2013, by Rachael StormonthIBM and Synnex Corp. have announced that IBM is to sell its global customer management services (CMS) BPO business to Synnex for $505m: $430m in cash and $75m in stock (representing less than 5% equity ownership of Synnex). The purchase price includes an estimated 40-50% in intangible assets. IBM expects to recognize a total pre-tax gain on the sale of between $125m and $175m. The operations be[...]
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Highlights and Trends in the HRO Market for H1 2013: Part Two
Aug 14, 2013, by NelsonHall AnalystRecruitment Process Outsourcing Last week, I zeroed in on specific market activity within the payroll, learning and RPO service lines. Today, I am taking a closer look at H1 2013 activity in benefits administration and MPHRO and considering what we should expect in H2 2013 based on NelsonHall’s recent HRO Confidence Index. Benefits Administration Contract signings aside, t[...]
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Highlights and Trends in the HRO Market for H1 2013: Part One
Aug 07, 2013, by NelsonHall AnalystNow that H1 2013 is complete, it is time to recap on highlights and trends in the HRO world. Overall Activity There was a healthy number of new contracts awarded across all HRO service lines in H1 2013. There was, however, an increase in organizations changing their existing service provider, particularly within benefits administration and RPO. For the last few years, attention [...]
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From Partnership To Merger In RPO
Jul 18, 2013, by Gary BragarOn July 18, 2013 Pinstripe and Ochre House announced a merger to become a global RPO player. The combined company, Pinstripe Ochre House, includes TAAHEED and Carmichael Fisher, acquired by Ochre House in 2012 to expand its global RPO capability in the Middle East and North Africa. Globally the combined company has 767 employees and 88 clients served in 43 countries. U.S. based Pinstr[...]
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Accenture Awarded Multi-Tower BPO Contract by SSAB
May 02, 2013, by Rachael StormonthAccenture's seven-year BPO contract with Swedish steel manufacturer SSAB announced this week will see it providing accounts payable, accounts receivable, some CMS activities as well as operational procurement, sourcing and category management for selected country operations in Europe. Accenture has had a long history of providing FAO services to manufacturing companies in the Scandinav[...]
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