CXP Group intends to reinforce its role as a referral partner for IT departments and business lines among large and medium-sized companies
CXP, an independent European application software research and advisory firm, has announced its merger with Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC), a leading market research and consulting provider specializing in the field of IT services and software.
Capitalizing on 40 years of experience, and with 140 staff present in eight countries (with 17 offices worldwide), the new company – CXP Group – has become the leading European research and consulting firm in its category and stands as the region’s main challenger to Anglo-American research organizations announced the press release.
This is CXP’s second external growth initiative in three years. In 2011, the merger with German research and consultancy firm BARC (Business Application Research Center), a specialist in decision support systems and content management, expanded its expertise in the field of analytics and big data, and enhanced its European presence.
CXP Group intends to reinforce its role as a referral partner for IT departments and business lines among large and medium-sized companies.
“The complementary knowledge and skills of our two companies is immediately translated into benefits for our customers. The expertise we share in software solutions and their integration, combined with our understanding of market trends and especially the digital transformation agenda, significantly enhances the support we can provide our customers in how they tackle their key challenges,” said Laurent Calot, the chairman of the group.
CXP Group is also consolidating its role as an operational and strategic consultancy among IT services suppliers, thanks to PAC’s capabilities in supporting more than 300 software and IT services suppliers every year with market research products, strategic analysis, sales support & marketing services.
