Brussels, 14/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 14 October 2008, the European Commission cleared the planned acquisition by Capgemini S.A. of France of Dutch IT service supplier Getronics PinkRoccade Business Application Services B.V. (BAS).
Capgemini is a global services company active through various subsidiaries in consulting and information services: consulting, technology, outsourcing and local professional services. BAS is active in the Netherlands. The company provides software support services and professional services, in particular IT consulting, IT development and Integration and IT management.
The Commission's examination of the planned deal showed that the horizontal overlaps between Capgemini and BAS' activities are limited and that, for all IT services concerned, they would continue to face several strong, effective competitors after the acquisition. The Commission concluded that customers would continue to have a wide choice of other providers for sourcing their IT services. (O.L./trans.fl)