As part of the strategic expansion of the IT M&A business field, in which digatus successfully supports national and international clients from private equity, venture capital, corporate M&A, and family offices in IT transformation, carve-outs, and integrations, the next expansion step is taken towards France. For this purpose, digatus has been able to attract two long-standing and experienced personalities in France, whose expertise provides an ideal starting point for developing the market.
"Building on digatus' existing and sustainable growth over the past years, the regional expansion into the French market represents an ideal complement to our focus on supporting M&A transactions in the IT context. I am very pleased that we have been able to attract two experienced colleagues, Guy Roulier and Eric d'Arche, to our team, who were previously responsible for the IT M&A business for AtoS Consulting in France, following successful positions at SAP, PwC, Unilog, and Capgemini, among others. Together, we want to realize cross-border added value for our clients and look forward to future collaboration!"
"With its expertise in IT M&A transaction support and successful implementation of carve-outs, digatus is an ideal candidate for the needs of the French market, and I am very much looking forward to applying my expertise and regional market access here in the future for the benefit of our clients and mandates."
About digatus
digatus was founded in 2015 in Munich and supports national and international clients on their path of digital transformation from 6 locations in Germany as well as Rzeszów (Poland) and soon Paris. The group’s 160 employees primarily support companies in demanding change processes, often driven by M&A transactions or similarly comprehensive change impulses. In doing so, digatus covers both the consulting-conceptual aspects and the operational implementation of the respective changes.
Stephan Bals
He studied Business Administration with a focus on Management at the Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin. After completing his studies as a graduate in Business Administration, he began his career at Siemens AG in Munich.
Early in his career, he gained experience in various executive positions. Among other roles, he was responsible as managing director for medium-sized IT consulting and service companies, most recently Xiopia GmbH, as well as serving on the board of Allgeier IT Solutions AG. With the founding of digatus it group, he continued his career as a founder and entrepreneur. In early 2015, together with Felix Kirschner, he founded digatus it group AG with the goal of "building" a market-relevant IT service provider in Germany. His main focus within the digatus Group is in the areas of sales, growth management, and M&A. At the interfaces between business and IT, he is a sought-after mediator, sparring partner, and idea generator.
In addition to his role as CEO of digatus it group AG, he is involved entrepreneurially as a co-founder and investor, volunteers in various non-profit initiatives and associations, and serves as an advisory board member, senior advisor, and supervisory board member.
