7 Mile Advisors Acts As The Exclusive Sell-Side Advisor To Sakonent In Their Acquisition By Tectonic-Tectonic Acquires Sakonet
Sakonent, a Chicago-based premier CRM consultancy and provider of integrated approach to automating big data, analytics, marketing automation tools in the cloud, was acquired by Tectonic, a Denver-based technology services company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Tectonic’s more than 150 employees around the world are experts in creating scalable big data, analytics, marketing automation and CRM solutions on platforms such as Salesforce.com, Oracle, Microsoft, Teradata, Hadoop, Hbase, Python, Blackbaud and others, anchored by powerful off-shore delivery centers. The company will be headquartered in Denver, Colorado with offices in Chicago, Illinois and around the world.
Sakonent’s CEO, Darius Vaskelis, and COO, Akif Rahman, join Tectonic in key leadership roles. “For the last five years, Sakonent has emphasized that business process and user adoption come first, technology second,” said Vaskelis. “We could not be more thrilled to join Tectonic and take insight to action automation to the cloud.”
About Sakonent
Sakonent is a next gen CRM consultancy founded in 2009 headquartered in Chicago. They’re proud to have been on the most recent Inc 5000 fastest growing companies list, and to have been profiled in Gartner’s report on Salesforce.com CRM service providers alongside the largest world-class global systems integrators. Additionally, in partnership with Blackbaud, Microsoft, Oracle and other CRM technology providers, the firm implements, integrates and manages sales, marketing and customer service systems for joint clients across the globe. Visit www.sakonent.com
About Tectonic
Tectonic is a leading technology and business services company serving mid-sized business to enterprise customers with a focus on Insight to Action automation in the cloud. Insight to Action is the intersection of big data, analytics, marketing automation and CRM that provides an integrated approach to automating customer interaction. Headquartered in Denver, the company prides itself on working with innovators in informed customer interaction. Visit www.gettectonic.com
About 7 Mile Advisors:
7 Mile Advisors is a boutique investment bank which enables clients to increase and unlock enterprise value. 7 Mile serves clients worldwide by addressing the transactional and strategic opportunities faced by middle-market companies, boards, and financial sponsors. The firm provides customized mergers & acquisitions, private placement and restructuring services. All securities transactions are executed by 7M Securities, LLC, member FINRA / SIPC.
Tectonic Acquires Sakonet
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