Beacon joins forces with The Birchman Group to form a powerful presence in the Asia Pacific region
12th February 2008
Beacon announced today that it has concluded a share swap transaction that combines its software solutions capabilities with the consulting operations of the Birchman Group in the Asia Pacific region. The combined group is now able to offer a broad range of business and IT consulting services and custom software solutions throughout the region. All staff and shareholders have been retained within the combined entity.
Birchman now represents a powerful force within the Asia Pacific market for high-end consulting and solution services. By combining the services of both companies it more than doubles the existing capacity and extends Birchman's service offerings into new areas. Beacon will continue to trade as Beacon in Western Australia and as Birchman Solutions nationally and internationally.
Niel Schoeman, Birchman's international chairman, said "It is pleasing to be able to welcome Beacon into the group in support of our global strategy to build broad consulting and solutions capability in our targeted geographies. This allows Birchman to provide improved support for our clients and to develop our business into new geographies. Beacon has an enviable reputation with clients across Australia and will bring substantial new skills into the group".
Mark O'Donoghue, the founding managing director of Beacon, will be a director of the new combined group. Mark commented "I am excited about the possibilities that Birchman brings to Beacon's clients and staff. Based on our existing close working relationship, this important move is the obvious next step for Beacon. I have been impressed by Birchman's ability to leverage their international capability into the local market and I look forward to working with Birchman to achieve our growth plans across the region".
Frank Early, founding partner of Birchman Asia Pacific, is now managing director of the combined group. Frank stated "Birchman has already created significant momentum in the Asia Pacific region and we believe Beacon is a great asset with fantastic client relationships across a number of industries. Beacon brings complementary service offerings to the Birchman brand allowing us to offer a broader range of services to our clients. This is a very important initiative for our existing clients and staff and I am looking forward to the future."
Beacon has been providing high-end powerful custom software solutions to the Australian market since it was founded in Western Australia in 1995. Beacon offers a full complement of services including application support and development, software integration and software architecture consulting. Beacon has built a strong track record for delivery of complex systems with a broad range of private and public sector clients across Australia.
Birchman is a pioneering Value Management firm that provides global consulting services and solutions to fully realise the value of business and technology investments. Birchman has worked with many of Australia's largest public and private sector organisations. Internationally Birchman provides strategic services to some of the world's leading companies. (www.TheBirchmanGroup.com)
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