NTT DATA × Aspirent
NTT DATA signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aspirent, an Atlanta-based data, analytics, and advisory firm. The deal was intended to expand and strengthen NTT DATA's analytics and advisory capabilities, adding over 230 employees and bolstering its data engineering services across platforms like Azure, AWS, Databricks, and Snowflake. [99, 102] The transaction was completed by November 15, 2022. [97] Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed by the companies. [100, 102]
The asset
Acquisition of the entire data analytics and advisory firm, including its team of over 230 data advisors and technologists and its data engineering capabilities.
- 230 employees
The record
- Seller status
- Going concern
- Sector
- Data analytics and advisory services
- Modalities
- data_advisors, technologists, data_engineering_capabilities
- Jurisdiction
- US
What it means if you hold data
This acquisition demonstrates the strategic importance of specialized data and analytics consulting firms in the IT services market. For data brokers, it highlights the value placed on teams with expertise in major cloud and data platforms, representing a clear path to acquisition by larger technology integrators seeking to enhance their data service offerings.