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Cision Canada
7 days ago
- Business
- Cision Canada
Alithya acquires eVerge, adding Salesforce expertise, deepening Oracle and AI capabilities and expanding smart shoring in India Français
MONTREAL, June 2, 2025 /CNW/ - Alithya Group inc. (TSX: ALYA) ("Alithya") is pleased to announce the acquisition of eVerge Interests, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("eVerge") for a purchase price of US$23.5 million, including a potential earnout of US$4.7 million, subject to certain post-closing conditions, all payable in cash. eVerge specializes in enterprise applications and transformation services with expertise in Salesforce Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) and Customer Experience (CX) and other complementary technologies. With a team of approximately 160 professionals, eVerge operates from locations across the U.S. and India. Quote by Paul Raymond, President and CEO of Alithya: "I am very proud to welcome the eVerge team to Alithya. Esteban Neely has built a trusted advisory firm over the past 30 years and has chosen Alithya to elevate his business to new heights. eVerge brings established expertise that now allows us to offer Salesforce solutions to Alithya's clients, deepen our Oracle expertise, increase our AI capabilities, and expand our presence in India. eVerge has a well-respected leadership team, a similar culture, and a history of success." Quote by Mike Feldman, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Applications & Transformation, of Alithya: "This acquisition introduces Salesforce as a new enterprise application platform and practice for Alithya and provides additional CRM options for our clients. eVerge's Oracle CX practice completes our multi-pillar Oracle footprint and our ability to offer a seamless enterprise application experience to our Oracle clients. Alithya has a strong Oracle HCM presence in healthcare, and this transaction will enable us to continue extending HCM capabilities to industries such as manufacturing, financial services, professional services, public sector, energy, engineering and construction, and utilities. Overall, we believe these new services, each with opportunities to use native GenAI capabilities in Salesforce CRM and Oracle HCM, will enable us to provide our clients with greater flexibility to choose the best technology platform suited for their business, while strengthening our ability to deliver transformative solutions." Quote by Esteban Neely, Founder of eVerge: "With Alithya's proven reputation in business transformation and its role as a trusted advisor, we are delighted that eVerge is joining forces with them. This collaboration brings together eVerge's seasoned expertise in Oracle and Salesforce with Alithya's extensive digital transformation proficiency. This synergy offers eVerge's clients access to a breadth of digital transformation expertise and innovative solutions. Additionally, this merger provides enhanced career growth opportunities for eVerge's talented professionals within an organization that shares similar values and ambitions. Together, we are set to deliver exceptional value and transformative results to our clients." Mr. Neely will continue to support the eVerge business as a consultant to Alithya during a 12-month transition period, ensuring a seamless integration and maintaining high quality services for our clients. About Alithya We are trusted advisors who leverage AI and the latest technologies in our strategic consulting and digital transformation services. We help solve business challenges that enable our clients to unlock new opportunities, modernize processes and gain efficiencies. We leverage a world-class team of passionate industry experts, AI-based IP solutions, the latest digital technologies, a solid understanding of mission critical business applications and a partner ecosystem to accelerate results. We've built a foundation of success that includes a specialized global delivery network to provide end-to-end solutions. We strive to make a difference. We are Alithya. Visit us at Forward-looking statements This press release contains statements that may constitute "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other applicable U.S. safe harbours (collectively "forward-looking statements"). Statements that do not exclusively relate to historical facts, as well as statements relating to management's expectations regarding the future growth, results of operations, performance and business prospects of Alithya, and other information related to Alithya's business strategy and future plans, or which refer to the characterizations of future events or circumstances represent forward-looking statements. Such statements often contain the words "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "could," "would," "will," "may," "can," "continue," "potential," "should," "project," "target," and similar expressions and variations thereof, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements are presented for the sole purpose of assisting investors and others in understanding Alithya's objectives, strategies and business outlook as well as its anticipated operating environment and may not be appropriate for other purposes. Although management believes the expectations reflected in Alithya's forward-looking statements were reasonable as at the date they were made, forward-looking statements are based on the opinions, assumptions and estimates of management and, as such, are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond Alithya's control, and which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include the possible failure to realize anticipated benefits from the transaction (such as realizing new opportunities, synergies, and leveraging new AI and smart shoring capabilities), the integration of eVerge's business, the loss of certain key personnel and clients of eVerge, potential undisclosed costs or liabilities associated with the transaction, and other risks and uncertainties discussed in the section titled "Risks and Uncertainties" of Alithya's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the year ended March 31, 2024 and Management's Discussion and Analysis for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, as well as in Alithya's other materials made public, including documents filed with Canadian and U.S. securities regulatory authorities from time to time and which are available on SEDAR+ at and EDGAR at Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to Alithya or that Alithya currently deems to be immaterial could also have a material adverse effect on its financial position, financial performance, cash flows, business or reputation. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements and are made only as of the date of this press release. Alithya expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter any forward-looking statements, or the factors or assumptions underlying them, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements since actual results may vary materially from them.
Daily Mail
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: £320million 'Princess of Soho' India Rose James is engaged to her musician boyfriend after tattooed wedding proposal
She was thrown out of £54,500-a-year St George's, Ascot, for having an 'uncontrollable attitude'. Perhaps that wasn't entirely unsurprising, given that, aged 16, she'd become the youngest person ever to appear on a Rich List – and, at 21, was richer than Queen Elizabeth. But now, at 33, India Rose James, granddaughter of the late pornographer and property king Paul Raymond, is ready to settle down. I can disclose that the 'Princess of Soho', as India Rose once playfully described herself, has got engaged to Mexican-American musician Daniel Vildosola. 'Friends, don't make other plans in 2026!' India Rose says online alongside a series of snaps, one of which shows Daniel proposing, on bended knee, inside a New York tattoo parlour, where he'd had 'Will you marry me?' inked on to a forearm. Her grandfather amassed a £650million fortune by the time he died in 2008, with the lion's share divided equally between India Rose and her older half-sister, Fawn. But Raymond's final years had been clouded by the death in 1992 of his only daughter, the girls' mother, Debbie, aged 36, after she drank a bottle of vodka and took cocaine and heroin. India Rose, daughter of Debbie's second husband, John James, might have feared that a similar fate awaited her. She was, at one stage, partying 'a bit too often', she reflected in 2020. By then she was already a mother with a daughter aged three, Sapphire, by Hugh Harris, lead guitarist of the Kooks. But she had stopped drinking. 'I can't have a hangover and look after a child at the same time,' she told me at the time. Last month, she reflected on how she'd jettisoned 'past vices' in favour of her passion for art, which led her to open the Soho Revue Gallery. Who stars' war of words before last tour even starts! Is the Who's 'farewell' tour of the US already under threat? First, the drummer Zak Starkey was kicked out of the veteran rock group for the second time in a month. Now, Roger Daltrey says he wasn't impressed by Pete Townshend's remark that being in the band after 61 years is like 'flogging a dead horse'. Daltrey retorts: 'If Pete doesn't want to tour, I don't want to be back with The Who on the road, at 81, with someone who doesn't want be there — if that's what he's saying. I won't do it with someone who is half-hearted about it. But, you know, every dog has its day and it was a wonderful ride.' Sleepy Naga catches up on rest in the boozer Having co-hosted BBC Breakfast for more than a decade, Naga Munchetty is accustomed to 3am starts. Clearly, the early morning wake-up calls are catching up with her. 'My local pub will put me in the corner because I sometimes sleep between meals, between courses,' reveals Naga, 50. 'I genuinely love my job... but sometimes I could do with the extra hour of sleep,' she admits. The presenter remains full of beans, however, adding that she likes to 'get rip-roaring drunk at my local golf club – and no one will take my picture'. Ginger Spice still benefitting from band Geri Halliwell owns race horses and lives on a country estate with her husband, Formula One boss Christian Horner, yet she still enjoys regular, welcome reminders of her days as Ginger Spice. The former pop star, 52, has just published accounts for her company Wonderful Productions, which she set up in 1997 to receive income from the Spice Girls. They disclose that it reported an £862,312 profit for the year to last August 2024, taking accumulated earnings held by her in her company to £2.16 million. Daniel Craig, Keira and a very A-list school run Keira Knightley and Daniel Craig, left, who appeared in 2005 film The Jacket together, have been reunited on the school run. I hear James Bond star Daniel, 57, and Keira, 40, are sending their children to the same private school in north London. Keira's husband, musician James Righton is very involved in school activities, appearing in the Christmas show, and his enthusiasm is matched by Daniel and his Oscar-winning wife, Rachel Weisz. 'Keira and James are very into their children's school,' a source tells me. 'They always want to get involved and now it's rubbing off on Daniel and Rachel. Their kids are in the same year, which is handy.' Muscle man Jenrick Newly svelte Robert Jenrick has his eyes on another trial of his stamina: doing the Three Peaks challenge, which entails conquering the highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales within 24 hours. The 43-year-old shadow justice secretary is already in training. According to his stoical wife Michal, who will not be joining him on the climbs, he is now so focused on improving his lasting power that he has installed dumbbells in the bathroom of their London flat. Muscle man! 'Everyone deserves a second chance' The film-makers behind Kevin Spacey's new movie The Awakening have defended their controversial decision to bring the actor to this year's Cannes Film Festival, despite his not being invited by the organisers. Producer Matt Hookings tells me at the World Better Fund Gala at the Carlton Beach Club: 'You have to believe and stand by the justice system. He won every court case. 'I just like to do good work. I don't really get bothered by people's past. Everyone deserves a second chance. He's a mind-blowing actor.'
