Artefact acquires Arca Blanca to double its UK footprint and further its aim to become the global independent leader in data consulting

The agreement will augment the Group’s offering, bringing new and expanded data and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to Artefact and Arca Blanca clients and enabling enhanced partnerships with technology providers. The move comes as organisations in all industry sectors rapidly shift to data-driven business models to accelerate their business transformation and improve competitiveness through better prediction and enhanced decision-making.

自2018年成立以来，Arca Blanca已经实现了约40%的复合年增长率。该公司将数据专业知识与深入的商业知识相结合，为客户解决复杂的增长和盈利挑战，这些客户包括蓝筹股FTSE 100和FTSE 250企业。它的业务涉及广泛的领域，包括医疗保健、基础设施和房地产、私募股权和金融服务，从而补充了Artefact的优势，特别是在快速消费品、零售、奢侈品和美容以及电子商务领域。

Arca Blanca’s experienced team of more than 50 data scientists, technology specialists, business consultants and industry professionals, supported by network of 130 spécialists, will join Artefact’s data experts; they will be part of the Group’s wider operation that has over 1000 employees and locations in every continent.

UK-based and international clients can further accelerate their business transformation, benefiting from the combined skills, services and technology expertise of the fully integrated collaboration between the two companies. The complementary nature of each company’s current remit will power a broadened range of data consulting services, with these including the definition of data strategy and governance, the implementation of data platforms and customer data platforms (CDP), the development of advanced AI use cases, change management services, and in-depth user training to ensure maximum ROI is derived from the new solutions.

对Arca Blanca的收购是Artefact"成为全球独立的数据咨询领导者 "这一目标的一个组成部分。伴随着强劲的有机增长，Artefact 已经遵循了快速发展的整合战略。2021年，它收购了Vivadata，以促进Artefact 数据学校（向客户和专业人士提供关于数据和人工智能的高级教育和培训）；2022年9月，它收购了Start-up Inside，通过大型国际会议提供人工智能黑客活动和数据民主化；2022年11月，它收购了摩洛哥咨询公司Adalyne，以加速部署Artefact 非洲。在国际私募股权公司Ardian和Cathay Capital的战略支持下，Artefact，其既定目标是到2025年将其收入和员工人数增加两倍。

“Our two companies share an ambitious vision and are fully aligned on how we should bring the best data consulting, data science and software engineering capabilities to market at scale. Our complementary expertise across the full scope of industry sectors and AI technologies will result in enhanced services and deliver incremental value to both our clients and joint teams in the UK.”

Pascal Coggia, managing partner of Artefact UK, who has contributed to Artefact’s business development since its inception

“Joining forces with Artefact was an easy decision. Technology and expertise are definitely key, but just as critical to future success are company cultures and fit. In Artefact we see a partner with the same entrepreneurial and innovative outlook, belief in a fully collaborative and cross-disciplinary way of working, and commitment to delivering excellence and tangible results for clients.”

Ravi Lal-Sarin, CEO and founder of Arca Blanca

“We are proud to welcome Arca Blanca to the Artefact family. Combining the talents of both companies positions us as a pivotal player in the UK and beyond, as organisations recognise the vital role that data transformation plays in today’s challenging environment. It is also another major milestone in our ambitious growth strategy aimed at becoming a key leader in global data consulting services.”

Vincent Luciani, CEO and co-founder of Artefact Group

Artefact is an international data services company specializing in data transformation and data & digital marketing consulting, whose mission is to transform data into business impact by delivering tangible results across the entire value chain.

Artefact我们的独特方法在数据和业务之间架起了桥梁，使我们的客户能够以专注和高效的方式实现其业务目标。我们的1,000名员工结合他们的多学科技能，帮助企业进行业务创新。我们在人工智能方面的尖端技术和敏捷的方法保证了客户人工智能项目的成功，从设计到部署，包括培训和变革管理。通过我们在当地的20个办公室覆盖欧洲、亚洲、北美、拉丁美洲和非洲，我们与全球领先的国际品牌如Orange、三星、欧莱雅或赛诺菲合作。www.artefact.com

Arca Blanca is an integrated AI and consulting company. We enable businesses to embrace uncertainty, evolve and prosper – unlocking their most valuable opportunities and resolving their most complex challenges. We do this by combining expertise in artificial intelligence with a deep knowledge of how businesses operate. Using leading thinking in data science, business model design and a creative approach to problem-solving, Arca Blanca enables clients to accelerate the delivery of results, speed up decision making and take control of the growth agenda.