Publicis Sapient adds Salesforce consultancy Tquila to Australian outfit
Salesforce consultancy Tquila has been acquired by Publicis Sapient, one of the world’s larger digital transformation companies.
Founded in 2014, Tquila is a pure play Salesforce partner (Platinum level) with a focus on delivering solutions on the Vlocity, Salesforce Industries and MuleSoft platforms. Tquila has a team of over 60 professionals working from offices in Sydney headquarters), Brisbane, Melbourne and Canberra.
“Tquila’s strong capabilities across Salesforce, MuleSoft and Vlocity will allow us to accelerate our impact,” said Claire Canham, Managing Director of Publicis Sapient in Australia. “They bring expert Salesforce capabilities and deep industry knowledge in sectors such as government, healthcare, financial services, technology, media, and telecommunications.”
Nigel Vaz, CEO of Publicis Sapient, said: “Tquila is a strategic acquisition which continues to build the foundation for our strong growth in the Asia Pacific region and further expansion of our Salesforce partnership globally.”
The deal comes at a time of rapidly growing demand for Salesforce services. According to IDC, the global Salesforce economy will create US$1.6 trillion in new business revenues between 2021-2026, a rise of more than 350% over the previous period. To meet this demand, large consulting firms such as the Big Four, as well as tech giant including Accenture, Capgemini and Publicis Sapient, are turning to M&A to beef up their capabilities.
Last year, Publicis Sapient acquired Changi Consulting, a Middle East based Salesforce partner. In Australia, Publicis Sapient closed its last deal in 2020, when Third Horizon was integrated into the firm’s consulting division.
Meanwhile, for Tquila, the joining of forces with the global player will provide its clients access to Publicis Sapient’s scale, with complementary access to its Salesforce expertise and broad cross cloud capabilities.
John Cassidy, Chairman of Tquila, elaborated: “We’re thrilled to be able to combine our strengths in delivering complex Vlocity and MuleSoft engagements with the customer experience, design and analytics capabilities of Publicis Sapient to deliver elegant and beautiful experiences at scale for citizens, employees and consumers in Australia and beyond.”
“This acquisition gives our clients access to Publicis Sapient’s team of 20,000 professionals across 53 offices. This expanded capability will enable larger scale implementation projects for our client portfolio, as well as customer-orientated digital business transformation as a new offering.”
In 2015, Accenture acquired the UK organisation of Tquila (which launched in 2010 and had reached the size of 100 staff when it joined Accenture).
