Netherlands $16.7 Billion Waterland Private Equity Reviewing to Sell United States Nethelands-Founded AI Consultancy Firm Xebia for $1.2 Billion (€1 Billion), Xebia Founded in 2001 & Acquired by Waterland Private Equity in 2020
27th January | Hong Kong
Netherlands Waterland Private Equity ($16.7 billion AUM) is reported to be reviewing to sell United States Nethelands-founded AI consultancy firm Xebia for $1.2 billion (€1 billion). Xebia was founded in 2001, and acquired by Waterland Private Equity in 2020. Xebia – Xebia is a global, award-winning, AI-first consulting, software engineering, and training company. We shape tomorrow with AI today—helping organizations turn AI strategy into production-ready solutions that drive real transformation, faster. Xebia operates as a single global team, designed for speed, scale, and impact, bringing together deep human expertise and the power of AI in everything we deliver. Our flexible delivery model combines client-facing teams in the US and Europe with nearshore capacity across Poland and Latin America, as well as a large-scale offshore hub in India working as a single, integrated network. The result is a sophisticated hybrid model that combines local expertise with global reach. For our clients, this means faster time-to-value, easier access to highly specialized digital and AI talent, and the flexibility to scale solutions at the speed of business. With round-the-clock delivery, built-in scalability, cultural alignment, and a strong focus on attracting and retaining the best global talent, we help global organizations build, scale, and innovate with confidence. Waterland Private Equity – Waterland is an independent private equity investment group that supports entrepreneurs in realizing their growth ambitions. With substantial financial resources and committed industry expertise, Waterland enables its portfolio companies to achieve accelerated growth both organically and through acquisitions. Waterland is an active investor in the financial, strategic and operational sense. In the current dynamic business environment with an increasing number of mergers and acquisitions, Waterland is a partner that provides entrepreneurs with a powerful position in the increasingly competitive international arena. Since the start in 1999, the firm has made investments in more than 1100 companies. Waterland currently manages more than €14 billion of investor commitments. Investments are made in markets with attractive characteristics for a consolidation strategy: consistent growth, sufficient size, sustainable profitability, fragmentation and (indication of) consolidation. Waterland focusses on industries that are undergoing change as a consequence of one or more of the following trends: sustainability, digitalization and outsourcing, ageing population, and leisure and wellbeing. Waterland employs 180 professionals. Our teams are based in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom, Ireland, Poland, France, Spain, Switzerland, Norway and Denmark and operate across Europe.
“ Netherlands $16.7 Billion Waterland Private Equity Reviewing to Sell United States Nethelands-Founded AI Consultancy Firm Xebia for $1.2 Billion (€1 Billion), Xebia Founded in 2001 & Acquired by Waterland Private Equity in 2020 “
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Netherlands $16.7 Billion Waterland Private Equity Reviewing to Sell United States Nethelands-Founded AI Consultancy Firm Xebia for $1.2 Billion (€1 Billion), Xebia Founded in 2001 & Acquired by Waterland Private Equity in 2020
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