AUSY North America to acquire McLean-based Celerity

Published November 19, 2015 by Robert Powell, III

McLean-based Celerity, a business acceleration consultancy, has agreed to be acquired by AUSY North America.

Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

AUSY North America, is a subsidiary of AUSY SA. The France-based parent company specializes in IT consulting and engineering.

Celerity had $84 million in revenue in 2014. It has more than 500 employees in nine regional offices.

The company will remain operationally autonomous after being acquired. It is expected to serve as a platform for future North American growth. 

Celerity said the deal will enable it to expand service offerings in several key areas, such as offshore development and Open Source expertise.

The Virginia company is AUSY’s first U.S.-based purchase as it builds a footprint in North America.

AUSY has annual revenue of more than $340.9 million. It employs more than 4,000 workers at more than 35 locations in 10 countries.

Celerity’s leadership team will remain in place, and there will be no changes in its personnel as a result of the change in ownership.