Sharp Europe, a leading provider of business technology services and products, has today announced the acquisition of Apsia, a French based company specialising in digital transformation and cloud integration.
Apsia, which generated over €22.5 million in revenue in 2022 and has over 150 employees, offers a broad range of services across Cloud ERP, Cloud CRM, Cybersecurity, Data/IA & Cloud Analytics as well as consultancy and implementation programmes. The strategic investment strengthens Sharp’s position as an IT services business across Europe, following significant investments in the UK and Switzerland over the last few years and strong organic growth.
Yoichi Tomota, President of Sharp Electronics Europe commented: "This acquisition is a key strategic step for Sharp Europe as we continue to extend and expand our IT Services footprint and offering in the region. Like Sharp, Apsia puts the customer at the heart of its priorities which aligns with our plans to consistently meet the changing needs of our customers and future customers across Europe.”
Olivier Massonnat, CEO of Apsia added: “We are very excited to join a pioneer of innovation such as Sharp. Joining Sharp will enhance our offering to meet the evolving needs of our customers and cloud transformation. We are looking forward to supporting an even wider range of customers with new challenges, such as preparing for the arrival of AI in management applications.”
Apsia will bring expanded technical expertise into Sharp and strengthen its role as a trusted partner for the implementation of IT for small, medium and larger companies and organisations. Apsia will continue to operate under its own brand in the French market.
Sharp Europe serves customers in both the private and public sectors, as well as Education and Government, with a portfolio that includes printers, other advanced technologies, and collaboration platforms - on top of its IT Services offering.
Sharp Europe is part of Sharp Corporation, a global technology company employing over 42,000 people worldwide and an expert in both business to business and consumer innovation.
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About Sharp Europe
Sharp Europe enables small-to-large enterprises and organisations to enhance performance and adapt for their workplaces of the future through a range of business technology products and services.
Headquartered in London, Sharp Europe serves customers in the private and public sectors, Education and Government, with a portfolio ranging from printers and advanced flat screen technologies, collaboration platforms, through to IT services.
As part of Sharp Corporation, and with the backing of Foxconn, Sharp Europe is investing and leading the industry in new areas of technology that have the potential to change the world.
To find out more about how Sharp Europe is changing the future of work, please visit www.sharp.eu.
For more information, please visit www.sharp.eu.
About Apsia
Apsia innovates, advises and builds to give you a head start, with full human responsibility. Its objective is to support the growth of organisations by accompanying their digital transformation and providing the full range of services and solutions needed to make a success of their Cloud ERP, CRM, Data/IA & Analytics, Cybersecurity or business Apps projects.
For more information, please visit https://www.apsia.eu/
