Equiteq is pleased to announce that it has advised Solnet Solutions, a leading IT services provider in New Zealand, on its sale to Accenture, expanding its cloud first capabilities.
Headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand, Solnet Solutions is an IT services provider with deep technology consulting experience for New Zealand government and private organizations across multiple industries. Solnet offers end-to-end consulting, solutions development, and managed services and operations, which enable it to support long-term engagements. Its advisory services focus on developing strategies and delivering the potential of new technologies. Solnet is also a local leader in intelligent automation, with solutions to help clients design, automate and optimize complex business processes.
Solnet’s team of more than 100 technologists will join Accenture to bolster Accenture’s local cloud and infrastructure engineering offerings, helping clients tap into a full continuum of technical capabilities to accelerate their digital transformation.
Mark Botherway, Managing Director at Solnet, said, “For 20 years, we’ve built an impressive team of technically skilled and deeply experienced talent. Joining Accenture now gives our people global growth opportunities to broaden their exposure and career potential. We will continue to offer our clients the personalized experience, quality service, and support they know and expect. Lastly, we look forward to growing with Accenture and continuing to accelerate critical business goals for our clients as we add global strength to our local roots.”
“Cloud is the most powerful tool for organizations to scale rapidly and navigate change. Solnet brings its extensive experience and strong client relationships. Accenture brings vast global cloud, data, and AI resources. This is a winning combination for New Zealand organizations to digitize faster and become more resilient,” said Andy Tay, global lead of Accenture Cloud First.
Peter Burns, who leads Accenture’s business in Australia and New Zealand, said, “Solnet has developed an impressive solution design and delivery skillset in this space, and they have a strong heritage of delivering large-scale projects. Having the Solnet team join us brings more talented support for our clients to meet their growth objectives and modernize their technology systems for the future.”
Regarding Equiteq’s role in the transaction, Mark Botherway, Managing Director at Solnet said: “The Equiteq team took the time to understand the intricacies of our business and gave terrific advice on how to position it for a successful transaction. Equiteq’s knowledge, steady hands, hard work, and technical expertise got us a great result. Equiteq were easy to work with and we would recommend them to others.”
Alex Monck, Managing Director at Equiteq ANZ added: “It was a real delight to work with another great New Zealand business on its sale to Accenture. The Solnet team has built a solid business, and the outcome reflects the attractiveness of strong client relationships, a great reputation, and deep technical capabilities. We are proud of the result we have achieved for the client, and we’re excited to see what the combination can deliver into the NZ market.”