Bizzdesign continues to grow with two prominent acquisitions
Bizzdesign and MEGA International, two Gartner-recognized leaders in Enterprise Architecture (EA) software, announced a definitive merger agreement.
In addition, Bizzdesign has signed a further acquisition that will bring the group to total revenues of EUR 110 million and over 600 employees.
These two significant acquisitions will create a leading global player in the digital transformation software market with offices, employees and customers around the world.
The combined group will continue to operate under the Bizzdesign brand, reflecting a shared commitment to innovation and customer-centric solutions. MEGA MEGA will be acquired by its founder and management, as well as by Belgian private equity investor GIMV.
The acquisition of MEGA marks the second step in Bizzdesign’s buy-and-build strategy since the merger with strategic software investor Main Capital Partners (“Main”).
MEGA was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Paris, France.
The company is represented worldwide, has offices in 10 countries and employs approximately 350 people.
MEGA’s HOPEX platform enables collaboration, automation and actionable insights to accelerate transformation initiatives.
HOPEX’s four core solutions focus on Enterprise Architecture (EA), Business Process Management (BPM), Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) and Data Governance.
MEGA serves more than 600 customers in the EMEA, North America, LATAM and APAC regions, including major banks, insurance companies and aerospace companies. Building a global leader in Enterprise Architecture The combination of Bizzdesign and MEGA creates a new market leader in Enterprise Architecture and Digital Transformation, serving a diverse client base of more than 1,000 corporate and government institutions, including blue-chip clients such as HSBC, Shell, Wells Fargo and EDF.
With a highly complementary market presence across all continents, the merger will create a true global market leader in this field.
Bizzdesign and MEGA have been recognized as market leaders in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Architecture for over ten years, underlining the leading position of both companies in this field.
The combined product offering is well positioned to support organizations in their enterprise transformation initiatives.
“We are very excited to partner with MEGA,” said Bert van der Zwan, CEO of Bizzdesign.
“The merger will accelerate our growth and enable us to deliver more innovative solutions and provide greater value to our customers around the world. We see a fruitful strategic partnership with great potential to deliver a value proposition in international markets together with MEGA.”
Luca de Risi, CEO of MEGA International, explains: “Bizzdesign is an excellent strategic and cultural fit for MEGA.
Our combined strengths and resources will greatly enhance the value of enterprise architecture in transforming organizations.
The MEGA management team is very excited to be a part of this. Sven van Berge Henegouwen, Managing Partner at Main and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Bizzdesign, summarizes: “This transaction is a milestone in Bizzdesign’s growth strategy. We strongly believe in working with committed entrepreneurs to accelerate innovation for the benefit of their customers. Over the past 20 years, this has been one of the key value drivers for Main Capital in the successful organic and buy-and-build growth strategies we have executed with our business partners. With Bizzdesign and MEGA, we are bringing together two companies that are both known for their innovation and expertise in enterprise architecture, creating a strong foundation for further global expansion. The merger reinforces our strategy of building leading international software groups in one of our core product markets and also marks the official launch of our expansion into France.”
The closing of the MEGA acquisition is still subject to the necessary regulatory approvals. Additional strategic acquisition in the field of digital transformation In addition to the acquisition of MEGA, Bizzdesign recently signed another significant strategic acquisition in the field of digital transformation.
This further acquisition will further strengthen the Group’s already global market-leading position in this area and bring additional complementary and synergistic product opportunities to the Group.
The combined group, including this undisclosed acquisition, will generate revenues of approximately EUR 110 million and employ over 600 people, creating a strong foundation for further organic and inorganic growth.
A detailed announcement of this latest acquisition is expected to be published during Q4 2024. About Bizzdesign https://bizzdesign.com/ Founded in 2000, Bizzdesign is recognized as the trusted global SaaS platform for enterprise architecture and is recognized as a leader by major analyst firms such as Gartner and Forrester.
Bizzdesign helps the world’s leading public and private organizations ensure successful prioritization of investments, transformation initiatives and risk management.
Bizzdesign helps architects and executives to fully envision multidimensional architectural structures, design and plan both current and future architecture, and execute their strategic transformation initiatives with confidence. About MEGA International https://www.mega.com/ Founded in 1991, MEGA is a global software provider specializing in digital transformation solutions to connect IT leaders, process owners, risk managers and data governance officers.
The company is headquartered in Paris, France, and has offices in 10 countries worldwide.
MEGA’s SaaS platform, HOPEX, enables collaboration, automation and creates actionable insights to accelerate transformation initiatives. MEGA serves more than 600 clients in the EMEA, North America, LATAM and APAC regions, including large banks, insurance companies, public administration and the airspace industry. About Main Capital Partners https://main.nl/ Main Capital Partners is a leading software investor in the Benelux, DACH, the Nordics, and the United States with approximately EUR 6 billion in assets under management.
Main has over 20 years of experience in strengthening software companies and works closely with the management teams in its portfolio as a strategic partner to achieve profitable growth and larger outstanding software groups.
As a leading software investor managing private equity funds active in Northwestern Europe and North America, Main has over 75 employees operating out of its offices in The Hague, Düsseldorf, Stockholm, Antwerp, and an affiliated office in Boston.
Main maintains an active portfolio of over 45 software companies.
The underlying portfolio employs over 12,000 employees.
Through its Main Social Institute, Main supports students with grants and scholarships to study IT and Computer Science at Technical Universities and Universities of Applied Sciences.