By Freya Purnell
Bangalore-headquartered Mindtree, which provides digital transformation and technology services globally, will expand its European presence and enhance its HANA capabilities with the acquisition of Bluefin Solutions.
Headquartered in the UK, Bluefin is an independent consultancy specialising in SAP HANA, and with a track record in helping businesses to manage digital transformations across the entire SAP portfolio. Bluefin also has offices in Malaysia, Singapore and the United States.
The acquisition is expected to help Mindtree customers harmonise front-end customer experience and back-end systems.
The relationship will also allow both parties to expand into new market segments – with Bluefin’s strong European client base supporting Mindtree’s efforts to strengthen its presence on the Continent, while also allowing BlueFin to take its HANA expertise into the US market, by leveraging Mindtree’s presence there.
“We are very excited about the synergies both Mindtree and Bluefin bring in the digital space. The acquisition will strengthen our position to offer the full spectrum of SAP services,” said Krishnakumar Natarajan, CEO and MD, Mindtree.
Bluefin Solutions group chief executive James Appleby, said by combining their SAP expertise with Mindtree’s digital capability, Bluefin will be able to offer greater scale and a “far superior” range of services from business process optimisation to IT organisation design.
Rob Enslin, executive board member and president of Global Customer Operations, SAP, also spoke in support of the acquisition.
“Bluefin Solutions has achieved success in the marketplace thanks to their strong team and early-adopter status with the SAP HANA platform. I congratulate Mindtree for strengthening their ability to help customers implement a next-generation platform for the digital economy.”
