Publicis Groupe has acquired Salesforce consultancy Tquila ANZ, which will become a part of Publicis Sapient, the group’s digital business transformation unit.
The company has a focus on Vlocity, Salesforce Industries and MuleSoft, with engagements in these areas across the Australian federal government, healthcare and private sector clients.
The acquisition will see Tquila boost Publicis Sapient’s Salesforce capabilities and global distributed delivery model. For existing Tquila clients, they can now access Publicis Sapient’s suite of digital business transformation services.
Managing director at Publicis Sapient ANZ Claire Canham (Rawlins) and chairman of Tquila ANZ John Cassidy
Tquila is headquartered in Sydney with teams across Brisbane, Melbourne and Canberra. Its chairman John Cassidy, chief technical officer Amit Chakraborty and founders Ian Carpenter and Damian Noonan will take on senior roles in Publicis Sapient’s Salesforce Practice.
CEO of Publicis Sapient, Nigel Vaz, said: “I’m excited to welcome Tquila ANZ to Publicis Sapient. The addition of its talented team and market-leading capabilities in Salesforce will continue to bolster our ability to deliver end-to-end digital business transformation for our clients.
“Tquila ANZ is a strategic acquisition which continues to build the foundation for our strong growth in the APAC region and further expansion of our Salesforce partnership globally.”
Cassidy added: “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 expanded capability will enable larger scale implementation projects for our client portfolio, as well as customer-orientated digital business transformation as a new offering.”