Bryan, Garnier & Co advises Aspediens’ shareholders on the Sale of the company to CSC

Paris, May 24th, 2016 – CSC, a US global leader in next-generation IT services and solutions, today announced the intent to acquire Aspediens, Europe’s leading provider of technology-enabled solutions for the service-management sector and a preferred partner of ServiceNow.
Bryan, Garnier & Co acted as a sole advisor to Aspediens’ shareholders in this transaction.
Founded in 2008 and based in Switzerland, Aspediens is the European cloud transformation expert and a Preferred Solutions Partner of ServiceNow. With offices in Switzerland, Germany, Spain & France, Aspediens, constantly striving to provide innovative and valuable software and services, has driven more than 700 projects from Fortune 500 and Global 2000 to mid-size companies internationally.
Aspediens will join the CSC ServiceNow practice as part of Fruition Partners, a CSC company and the leading global ServiceNow practice. This brings together two of the most experienced and capable ServiceNow partners in the world, as evidenced by endorsements from ServiceNow. The combined Business will have nearly 500 practitioners covering ServiceNow, cloud development and service management consulting capabilities.
Michel Regueiro, CEO of Aspediens, stated: “The journey of Aspediens and our loyal customers will take a significant leap forward as we join CSC-Fruition Partners and its global ServiceNow offering. Our customers will gain a stronger resource base, access to exclusive IP, and extensive industry expertise, among many other benefits. We are proud to bring our talent and relationships to this growing practice”.
David Schneider, CRO of ServiceNow added: “Adding Aspediens to its ServiceNow practise underscores CSC’s commitment to creating the leading global services practice in the enterprise service-management space, and to leveraging the promise of a world-class partner ecosystem”.
Thibaut De Smedt, Partner in charge of the Software and IT services sectors at Bryan, Garnier & Co concluded: “We are proud to have advised Aspediens’ shareholders and completed this cross-border transaction with such a strategic partner as CSC-Fruition Partners. We welcome the new development opportunities for Aspediens arising from this acquisition”.
Sell-Side Advisors
M&A Advisor: Bryan, Garnier & Co (Thibaut De Smedt, Pierre Ruaud, Guillaume du Repaire)
Legal Advisor: id est avocats (Michel Jaccard, Medhi Tedjani)
About Aspediens
Founded in 2008, Aspediens is the European cloud transformation expert and a Preferred Solutions Partner of ServiceNow. Aspediens has driven more than 700 projects to success with their unique and ready-to-go delivery model combined with deeply experienced consultants and a constant innovation in solutions and services. Aspediens offices in Switzerland, France, Germany and Spain serve Fortune 500, Global 2000 and mid-size companies internationally. In addition to ServiceNow, the company also distributes Okta, CipherCloud, Numerify, Perspectium and BDNA.
(www.aspediens.com)
About CSC
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) is a global leader of next-generation information technology (IT) services and solutions. The company’s mission is to enable superior returns on our clients’ technology investments through best-in-class industry solutions, domain expertise and global scale. CSC has approximately 70,000 employees and reported revenue of $11.7 billion for the 12 months ended July 3rd, 2015.
(www.csc.com)
About Fruition Partners, a CSC Company
Fruition Partners, a CSC company, is a global technology-enabled services firm focused on elevating service management to the cloud. The company combines practical experience with technology-enabled tools and services to help organizations attain success throughout the entire Service Management process. With more than 2,500 ServiceNow projects to its credit, Fruition Partners is a Master tier Solutions Partner of the leading enterprise cloud company, ServiceNow. Fruition Partners team of over 400 cloud-integration experts accelerate service management and ensure clients experience the cost and performance benefits quickly and easily.
(www.fruitionpartners.com)