ActiveOps

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Investec's Technology and PLC Advisory teams acted as financial adviser and broker to ActiveOps on its acquisition of US and Australian-based workforce optimisation software provider Enlighten.

Richard Jeffery, Executive Chairman, ActiveOps, commented: “The acquisition of Enlighten significantly expands our presence in North America and APAC, bringing major enterprise customers and enhancing our product roadmap.”

“We were thrilled with the support from Investec, whom we chose to provide strategic M&A advice on this complex multi-jurisdiction acquisition. Their expertise in the software sector coupled with seamless execution proved extremely valuable throughout the transaction.”

Sebastian Lawrence, Head of Technology Advisory, Investec, added: “We are delighted to have supported ActiveOps on this acquisition. We have been advising the team for the last five years, and this acquisition significantly enhances their strategic growth ambitions.

“It is a great example of Investec’s international software capabilities and our ability to meet the diverse needs of our listed clients.”

About ActiveOps

ActiveOps is a leading provider of AI-powered decision intelligence software which ensures operations leaders make better decisions, faster, and more efficiently. Its SaaS solutions identify capacity not being fully utilised and enable enterprises to adopt a data-driven, scientific approach to organising work and managing capacity. Its solutions empower businesses with innovative tools to improve customer experience, reduce backlogs/risk, increase operational efficiency and drive performance excellence.

It has over 180 employees, serving its global customer base of approximately 75 enterprise customers from offices in the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, India and South Africa. ActiveOps’ customers are predominantly in the banking, insurance, business process outsourcing and healthcare sectors.