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India’s Infosys to Acquire Fluido, Largest Salesforce Consulting Partner in Nordics

India’s software giant Infosys, announced a definitive agreement to acquire Fluido, the leading Salesforce advisor and consulting partner in Nordics and a recognized leader in cloud consulting, implementation and training services.

The acquisition of Fluido is expected to close during the third quarter of fiscal 2019, Infosys said on Friday (14).


Executing on its strategy to help clients navigate the next in their digital transformation journey, this acquisition strengthens Infosys’ position as a leading Salesforce enterprise cloud services provider and enhances its ability to provide clients an unparalleled cloud-first transformation.

Fluido is one of the largest and longest-tenured independent Salesforce platinum consulting partners in Europe and an authorized sales force training delivery partner in the Nordics. Fluido brings to Infosys globally recognized sales force expertise, alongside a world-class agile delivery process that simultaneously simplifies and scales digital efforts across channels and touchpoints.

With offices in Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Slovakia, Fluido elevates Infosys’ presence across the Nordics region with developed assets and deep client relationships, a great team and an effective local culture.

Ravi Kumar, President and Deputy COO, Infosys, said, “This acquisition demonstrates Infosys’ commitment to the salesforce ecosystem to address our client’s digital priorities. Fluido will be an important addition to the Infosys family, bringing a unique combination of market presence, deep salesforce expertise, agile delivery and training, that combined with our existing capabilities will help companies re-imagine and transform their businesses. This acquisition also aligns with our efforts to invest in local capabilities in the regions in which we operate.”

"Both Fluido and Infosys are important partners in the Salesforce ecosystem that are each driving outstanding customer experiences by utilising the world’s leading CRM platform,” said Tyler Prince, EVP, Industries and Partners, Salesforce.

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