Altran Acquires Analytics And Consulting Firm Tessela

Altran has acquired Tessella, an international analytics and data science consulting services firm. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal comes in support of Altran's new Strategic Plan, 'Altran 2020. Ignition'.

Once complete, Tessella will operate as a World Class Center within the Altran Group.  It's proven capability in data analytics space will enhance Altran's Intelligent Systems solution and VueForge™ offerings.

Founded in 1980, Tessella is an international analytics, technology and consultancy firm known for finding and delivering innovative and pragmatic answers to the complex business and technical challenges of some of the world's most forward-thinking organizations in the aerospace and defense, consumer goods, energy, life sciences and science research sectors. The company has a workforce of 234 employees and has offices in UK, Boston, Houston, Washington DC and the Netherlands. 

Dominique Cerutti, Chairman and CEO of the Altran Group, said in a statement: "As our global economy becomes increasingly data-driven, we know that we need to provide enhanced solutions to help our clients to derive tangible value from the exponential growth of machine-driven Big Data. Tessella's unique knowledge and impressive team of high-quality data scientists will come to strengthen our VueForge™ offer, which is helping our customers to resolve business issues or capture opportunities. The integration of Tessella into our network of World Class Centers adds value to our global offer portfolio and ultimately to our customers, which is one of the drivers of our new strategic plan 'Altran 2020. Ignition'." 

Alan Gaby, Tessella Group Chief Executive, said in a statement: "Joining the Altran Group provides Tessella a fantastic opportunity to fulfil our vision to be a world leader in advanced analytics, to expand our client base and enter untapped industrial sectors, for the benefit of all our stakeholders." 

Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Paris, France, Altran Group is a global leader in innovation and high-tech engineering consulting, Altran has been providing its expertise to key players in the Aerospace, Automotive, Defence, Energy, Finance, Life Sciences, Railway, and Telecoms sectors, among others. Curtrently, the company has workforce of almost 24,000 employees in more than 20 countries.

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