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Business & Decision
Company typeS.A. (corporation)
IndustryIT services, IT consulting
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
HeadquartersParis, France
Area served
Worldwide
ServicesIT services, business consulting and outsourcing services
RevenueIncrease € 249 million (2011)[1]
Number of employees
2,800
Websitewww.businessdecision.fr

Business & Decision (frequently called B&D ) is an international consulting and systems integration company with its global headquarters in Paris, France. The group specialises in Business Intelligence (BI), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), e-Business with two major directions : Data & Digital.

Business & Decision has a presence in 11 countries and employs more than 2400 people worldwide. It was listed on Euronext Paris as ticker symbol BND until 2020.[2]

History

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  • 1992: founded by Patrick Bensabat in France
  • 2001: listed on Euronext Paris' nouveau marché EuronextBND. First international acquisitions in Belgium and UK
  • 2002-2006: expansion in 12 countries including first acquisition in the United States
  • 2012: 20th anniversary
  • 2014: acquisition of Ceri Medical[3] & InFact[4]
  • 2016: death of founder Patrick Bensabat[5]
  • 2018: Orange Business Services acquires majority stake of the capital of Business & Decision[6]

Activities

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Business & Decision has worked for over 2100 clients globally. Some of its major activities include-

Geographical locations

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Key figures

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Annual revenue
Year € (millions)
2004 64.3
2005 91.2
2006 142.8
2007 202.3
2008 238.7
2009 224.3
2010 237.1
2011 249.0
2012 221.9
2013 200.0
2014 204.9
2015 224.2
2016 227.6
2017 212,0

Quotation and shareholding

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  • Company listed at Euronext Paris
  • ISIN = FR0000078958 - BND
  • Currency = euro
  • Shareholding :
    • Founder & Family: 65%
    • Float (Euronext C): 35%

References

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  1. ^ "Yahoo Finance data on Business & Decision".
  2. ^ "Euronext - BUSINESS ET DECIS".
  3. ^ Mansell, Peter (2014-04-24). "Business & Decision acquires non-interventional specialist Ceri Medical". PharmaTimes. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  4. ^ "BUSINESS & DECISION acquiert INFACT, FUSACQ Buzz". www.fusacq.com. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  5. ^ "BRIEF-Business & Decision announces death of CEO, Patrick Bensabat". Reuters. 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  6. ^ "Orange acquires French consulting firm Business & Decision". www.consultancy.eu. 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
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