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Google consultancy, Qodea, has acquired Beyond from Next 15 Group.
The acquisition gives Qodea an immediate presence in North America (Beyond has clients including Google, Snap and Paramount Pictures), complementing its presence in Europe. Beyond is a consultancy that builds, modernises, and scales cloud and AI solutions.
Alan Paton, CEO of Qodea, said: “By combining [Beyond’s] front-end design and data science expertise with our deep cloud engineering capabilities, we are creating a transatlantic powerhouse equipped to deliver intelligent, impactful products for our clients. The opportunity ahead is vast, and this is just the beginning.”
Formed from the merger of Appsbroker and CTS in 2023, Qodea says it is the largest dedicated Google consultancy in Europe. It has c.400 staff (not including Beyond) in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Romania. Clients are in sectors including banking, automotive manufacturing, and retail and it is backed by Marlin Equity Partners. Bringing Beyond into the family is both highly complementary and offers notable scope for accelerated growth.
Posted by: Kate Hanaghan at 09:55
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