Milestones of company development
20 years after its foundation, adesso is still one of the fastest-growing large IT companies in Europe. The company's future development should continue to be characterized by above-average organic growth rates. The targeted acquisition policy will be continued. We consider the following milestones worth mentioning in the growth story to date:
2018
- adesso is again the best employer in the category of large companies in the ITC sector
- Number of employees increases to more than 3,200
- adesso founds national companies in Spain and Bulgaria
2017
- adesso celebrates its 20th anniversary
- adesso acquires UnitCon GmbH as strategic reinforcement of the subsidiary ARITHNEA in the area of SAP Customer Engagement, Business Analytics and HANA
- adesso receives major order worth around 21 million euros for the development of a new software system in the healthcare sector
- For the first time, adesso generates more than 300 million euros in sales
2016
- adesso AG is taking over Smarthouse Media GmbH to supplement the existing banking portfolio and is rapidly expanding the customer base of this core industry
- At Great Place to Work, adesso achieves first place in the size category for the first time, making it the best employer in the ITC industry in Germany
- adesso focus its portfolio around the in|sure product family in adesso insurance solutions GmbH
- adesso launches regional expansion with four additional locations in Germany
2015
- adesso has increased its holding in PSLife GmbH to 100 %, thereby strengthening its position as a provider of software solutions to the insurance industry
- adesso has successfully completed the largest takeover in its history, the acquisition of the Swiss company Born Informatik AG, which has 120 employees
- Number of employees increases to more than 1,500
2014
- For the first time, adesso has taken over an entire core technical process on behalf of a customer using a new process for structuring and automatically evaluating damage claims (HCM) that was developed in-house
- adesso wins a major project for the development and implementation of a new application environment at a German insurance company
- Decision to develop the existing PSLife life insurance solution into a complete, modern suite of products for the whole insurance industry
2013
- adesso hosting services GmbH and adesso Transformer GmbH begin operations
- adesso expands to Turkey and founds another adesso subsidiary based in Istanbul
2012
- Third award in three-times participation:„Great Place to Work“
- Purchase of majority in e-business specialist ARITHNEA GmbH with over 100 employers and a turnover of 10 EUR million
- Number of employees increases to more than 1.000
2011
- For the first time, adesso generates turnover of over 100 EUR million
- Market launch in the USA and opening an office in Boston
- Start to strengthening the product business through targeted investments
2010
- Repeatedly awarded: „Great Place to Work“
- Acquiring a controlling interest in evu.it GmbH in order to reinforce the service portfolio for the utilities sector and in SAP-technologies
- First dividend payment
2009
- Accessing the Austrian market by acquisitions and formation of adesso Austria GmbH
- adesso is listed among Germany's Top 20 IT consultancy and system integration companies (Rank 18 in Lünendonk Survey 2010)
2008
- Award: “Top Job” as top employer
- adesso AG reports with about 5 million euros one of the highest order volumes for a single project in the history of the company
- Number of employees increases 500
2007
- Reverse IPO via merger with BOV AG
- Acquisition of Sitgate AG (merged to adesso AG in 2010) for expanding consulting services in the sector of IT-Management
- adesso expands with new offices in Switzerland, Luxembourg and the UK
- Increasing internationalisation of the project business with contracts from Russia, Spain and Luxembourg
- adesso celebrates its 10-year anniversary
2006
- Expanding into the healthcare sector by acquiring a controlling interest in gadiv GmbH
2005
- Award: “Germany’s Best Employer”
2003
- Number of employees increases 200
2000
- adesso reorganised as an AG (corporation)
- Number of employees increases 100
1999
- First project for the lottery industry
- Enters into the product business, founded companies now operating as e-Spirit AG and adesso mobile solutions GmbH
1998
- First project for the insurance industry
1997
- Founded as adesso Beratungsgesellschaft für Software-Prozeß-Management mbH in Dortmund