With this acquisition, VINCI Energies strengthens its portfolio of Axians with Business- and HR Analytics expertise.

• Strengthening the Intelligent Apps portfolio with low-code, Business- & HR Analytics expertise en Business- & HR Analytics
• Dutch group with 3 operating companies and over 40 employees

VINCI Energies acquires rond holding including the rond consulting, rond software & maintenance and PurpleHRM operating companies. With this acquisition, VINCI Energies strengthens the Intelligent Apps portfolio for data analytics and low-code development within the Axians brand in the Netherlands and her position as primary partner of Qlik, SAP and Mendix.

Since 2007, the rond operating companies in Amersfoort have grown to over 40 specialists who provide the design, development and maintenance of business analytics and low-code solutions for medium-sized and large organizations in retail, industry and local government. In addition, a further deepening of HR analytics is concluded with standard software solutions positioned under the name PurpleHRM.

Mark Bosch, Managing Partner at rond – “Over the past few years, we have built up a wealth of experience and expertise in data and analytics and low-code. In addition, we have grown to more than 40 professionals. VINCI Energies is a great landing spot for us and we see the VINCI Energies network as a great opportunity to further expand our market position. By joining forces, we are even better able to use our joint expertise in data-driven solutions for ambitious clients.”

This acquisition is fully in line with VINCI Energies’ strategy to improve Axians in the further development of data-driven solutions that help organizations gain better insight, make decisions and bring new intelligence into the application landscape.

Edwin van Merriënboer, Director at VINCI Energies – ” As a versatile specialist in digital transformation, we actively build our expertise around data and new intelligence to help organizations in their digitization where data has a significant impact. With the acquisition of rond and PurpleHRM, we are able to deliver even greater added value. For example; we see that the intelligence around HR data is becoming more and more strategic, this is where PurpleHRM responds very well. With this acquisition, we provide even more experience and knowledge to strengthen our portfolio with specific solutions that provide data driven answers to strategic matters.”

The activities of rond and PurpleHRM will continue under the name Axians in the near future joining the network of more than 230 Business Analytics & Low-Code professionals active across 5 locations in the Netherlands.