Aprico Consultants is taking a big step into the future by joining the leading digital transformation group, Yuma. Together with its affiliate company Freedom of Dev, Aprico Consultants will strengthen the Yuma group with complementary services and extend its geographical footprint, especially in the south of Belgium.
Yuma is an integrated group of best-in-class companies in digital transformation, with M80, a Brussels-based private equity firm, as its majority shareholder. Their ambition is to become a leading European player in digital transformation. The group aims to offer solutions that cover the entire digital value chain, from strategy and ideation to execution and operation. With Aprico Consultants, Yuma will have more than 650 professionals across four countries, serving clients in various sectors such as finance, healthcare, education, energy and public services.
Next to Aprico Consultants, Yuma includes Luminis, XPLUS, Total Design and BPSOLUTIONS. Luminis is an advanced software and technology company focused on cloud and data solutions. XPLUS is an expert in enterprise IT architecture. Total Design has award-winning branding, communication and technology disciplines and BPSOLUTIONS helps organizations with Cloud, Managed Services, and Data Analytics so they can move forward smarter.
Christophe Delcorte, founder of Aprico Consultants and Freedom of Dev: “Joining Yuma is a great opportunity to accelerate our growth and expand our capabilities. We are excited to collaborate with the outstanding talents in the other Yuma companies, who share the same vision of delivering high-quality digital solutions that create value for our clients and society. Together, we can offer a comprehensive range of services and products that cover every aspect of the digital journey, from strategy and design to development and maintenance.”
Pascal Laffineur, Yuma CEO: "We are delighted to welcome Aprico Consultants and Freedom of Dev to the Yuma family. Aprico Consultants brings a wealth of expertise and experience in digital transformation, especially in the areas of software development, solution architecture, project and change management. This strengthens our capabilities and offerings in the Benelux to support our customers throughout their digital journey. Together, we deliver innovative and sustainable solutions that connect digital transformation with human nature."
The transaction is expected to be finalized early April, upon receipt of the required approvals.
About Aprico Consultants
Aprico Consultants is a leading hands-on ICT strategy and management consultancy firm based in Brussels, Belgium. Aprico Consultants is specialized in information systems architecture and transformation. By resolutely accelerating the digital transformation process, Aprico Consultants provides customers with the flexibility, performance and required competitiveness to reinforce their market position and to improve their customer service. Freedom of Dev is an Aprico Consultants affiliate offering nearshore software development solutions with a short time to market.
About Yuma
Yuma is a European digital transformation player offering a range of services from Digital & IT-strategy to Cloud operations. Their mission is to enable digital transformations that genuinely resonate with people. Yuma acknowledges the undeniable power of technology, but also firmly believes that at its core, technology needs the human touch. Yuma combines the best-in-class expertise from a range of companies: all experts in their field. This combination allows for a sustainable, pragmatic and human approach to make digital transformations successful. XPLUS, Total Design, BPSOLUTIONS, Luminis and soon also Aprico Consultants are part of Yuma.
