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ICF to Acquire Creative Systems and Consulting

Dec 13, 2021

——收购扩大了ICF的联邦IT现代化/数字化转型能力,拥有领先的销售团队, Microsoft Implementation Teams

FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI), a global consulting and digital services provider, 今天宣布已达成收购Creative Systems and Consulting (Creative)的最终协议。, IT现代化和数字化转型解决方案的主要供应商.S. federal agencies. ICF estimates that Creative will generate approximately $60 million in revenue in 2021. ICF还预计,到2022年,其收购后的收入增长率将保持在15%左右. Creative的利润率处于ICF联邦政府规定范围的高端, 预计该交易将略微增加ICF 2022年的GAAP每股收益. 此次收购受惯例成交条件的约束,预计将在2021年底前完成.

Creative为联邦机构提供包括数字战略在内的全套能力, cloud and infrastructure solutions, customer experience and data analytics. 他们的270人团队在Salesforce以及Microsoft和ServiceNow平台方面拥有丰富的专业知识, 补充ICF领先的ServiceNow和Appian能力. 

“此次交易符合我们将有机增长与精选收购相结合的战略,这将加强ICF在关键增长市场的地位," said John Wasson, chairman and chief executive officer. Creative在云开发方面的专业知识大大扩展了我们在联邦IT现代化/数字化转型领域的资格, 该公司已经与许多民用机构交付了旗舰工作,这些机构一直是ICF的长期客户, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Treasury. 随着时间的推移,我们预计此次收购将为收入协同效应提供重要机会,因为ICF现在将提供领先的实践,支持联邦政府中最受欢迎的低代码/无代码平台. Importantly, the cultural fit is excellent, 共同致力于为客户提供价值,同时为我们所服务的社区带来不同."

Creative brings over 900 technical and platform certifications, including over 300 in Salesforce, over 50 in Microsoft and 160 in ServiceNow, 并支持了200多个联邦云和基础设施项目.

“我们很高兴有机会加入ICF,并在其强大的数字化转型能力和领先的平台合作伙伴关系的基础上继续发展," said Vanitha Khera, Creative CEO. "Together, 我们将提供无与伦比的数字服务组合,以及我们世界一流的领域专业知识——从战略咨询到分析,再到平台和敏捷交付——为联邦机构提供可扩展的服务, more efficient and cost-effective outcomes."

Founded in 2010, Creative has been at the forefront of designing, 通过以人为中心的设计和DevSecOps(开发)来编排和管理SaaS环境, Security and Operations) approaches. 该公司最近获得了最高级别的Salesforce合作伙伴SUMMIT.

ICF provides deep domain expertise and the latest digital, cyber, 低代码平台和基于云的现代化服务提供响应, scalable solutions. ICF是领先的ServiceNow实施者,并在2019年被评为ServiceNow年度最佳联邦合作伙伴.

ICF is also the largest federal Appian practice in North America 并被评为Appian 2021年公共部门可信赖交付合作伙伴.

ICF的企业发展团队与Creative的独家财务顾问一起管理了一个专有的收购过程, Baird.

Read more about ICF and Creative.

About ICF
ICF是一家全球咨询服务公司,500 full- and part-time employees, but we are not your typical consultants. At ICF, 商业分析师和政策专家与数字战略家一起工作, data scientists and creatives. 我们将无与伦比的黄金城专业知识与尖端的参与能力相结合,帮助组织解决最复杂的挑战. Since 1969, 公共和私营部门客户与ICF合作,引领变革,塑造未来. Learn more at oriphotography.net.

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Contact: Lauren Dyke, lauren.dyke@ICF.com, +1.571.373.5577

SOURCE ICF