Welcome!

Cloud Expo Authors: Jonathan Gershater, Shawn Douglass, Dana Gardner, Kevin Nikkhoo, Esmeralda Swartz

News Feed Item

glendonTodd Capital LLC Announces the Merger of Aztec Systems, Inc. and Toutatis Client Services do Brasil, S.A.

glendonTodd Capital LLC (“glendonTodd”), a Dallas based private equity firm today announced the merger of Aztec Systems, Inc. (“Aztec”) and Toutatis Client Services do Brasil, S.A. (“Toutatis”) creating a multinational business process and information technology outsourcing firm with more than 1,000 customers in 13 countries and territories throughout the Americas. The merger is subject to necessary limited partner approvals and is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2013. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The combined company, to be called Toutatis Aztec Solutions LLC (“TAS”), will be based in Dallas and will offer services including human resources outsourcing, finance and accounting outsourcing, procurement outsourcing, information technology outsourcing, and data hosting services to a growing list of middle market and multinational customers across the Americas.

Aztec, a glendonTodd portfolio company, is a full service information technology outsourcing firm that was recently ranked the 27th largest value added reseller and is a Microsoft® Gold Partner. Headquartered in Dallas, Aztec has six offices across Texas and Oklahoma. Toutatis, a glendonTodd portfolio company, is a full service business process outsourcing firm headquartered in São Paulo and has nine offices in seven countries delivering business process outsourcing services to customers in 12 countries and territories. The merger will create a company with significant market opportunity and scale across the Americas with complementary service offerings. Toutatis gains access to Aztec’s growing base of over 800 customers in the US, and Aztec gains access to Toutatis’ growing base of over 300 customers in Latin America.

Marcelo França, CEO of Toutatis and a founding partner of Performa Partners, will serve as CEO of TAS following the merger. TAS plans to establish a new multilingual shared services center in Dallas staffed with 250 employees to complement the existing centers in Brazil and Mexico. Performa Partners has assisted in the operational and financial changes of Toutatis over the last three years and advised on the merger with Aztec.

“TAS will offer a robust platform of complementary information technology and business process outsourcing services to middle market and multinational companies throughout the Americas. The company has a unique opportunity to capture synergies and market demand by enhancing its scope of product offerings and geographic footprint. Our platform will give customers geographic coverage, international management capabilities and significant operations expertise,” said Todd Furniss, CEO and Managing Partner of glendonTodd.

“Combining Toutatis and Aztec will create a company with significant market opportunity and scale across the Americas with complementary service offerings and operational profiles. The uniqueness of our geographic footprint, deep, local expertise and portfolio of services enables us to provide local and multinational companies with operational capabilities to address the complexity and diversity of these markets which are not easily replicated,” said Marcelo França. “Our relationship with glendonTodd allows us to take advantage of its financial execution ability and industry knowledge.”

About glendonTodd Capital LLC – Based in Dallas, Texas, glendonTodd Capital LLC is a private equity firm that focuses on companies in the technology-enabled business services and financial services sectors and mixed-use, healthcare real estate projects. The firm makes investments in industries and geographies where their principals have significant operating experience, including direct P&L responsibility, strategic decision making, deployment of expansion dollars, and resolution of operating issues. With a global orientation and strong operational background, the firm holds true the belief that investments led by people who have experience in the industries in which they are investing makes a material difference in the quality of the investment outcome. For more information please visit www.glendontodd.com.

About Toutatis Client Services do Brasil, S.A. - Based in São Paulo, Brazil, Toutatis Client Services do Brasil, S.A. creates, implements, and delivers high-performing process-based solutions for blue chip, multinational companies throughout Latin America including finance and accounting, human resources, procurement outsourcing, and software as a service (“SaaS”). The firm has nine offices in seven countries and territories throughout Latin America, giving it the ability to serve international clients who have operations throughout the region, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. For more information please visit www.toutatisglobal.com.

About Aztec Systems, Inc. - Aztec Systems, Inc. is an information technology outsourcing and business services provider to middle market companies located across the south-central region of the US. Recently ranked 27th in revenue on Bob Scott’s 2012 Top 100 VARS list, Aztec has achieved the highest standards in its industry and has received accreditation as a Microsoft® Gold Partner. Aztec maintains a home office in Carrollton, Texas, with branch offices in Austin, Texas; Dallas, Texas; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. For more information please visit www.Aztecsystems.com.

About Performa Partners – Based in São Paulo, Brazil, Performa Partners is a management consulting services firm that promotes growth and development of middle market companies focusing on critical moments in a company’s business cycle including growth challenges, change management, mergers and acquisitions and restructuring. The firm provides its clients with management leadership and services, develops strategic road maps and implementation plans, and provides tactical implementation services and capital investment. With interactive networks of customers and partners and access to capital resources, real business opportunities are created. For more information please visit www.performapartners.com.

More Stories By Business Wire

Copyright © 2009 Business Wire. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Business Wire content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Business Wire. Business Wire shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.

Cloud Expo Breaking News
“I believe it is incumbent on the Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) and/or System Integrators (SIs) to understand the regulatory and compliance-related issues that their customers face,” noted Manjula Talreja, VP of Global Cloud Business Development at Cisco, in this exclusive Q&A with Cloud Expo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan. “Of course these issues are different in each industry and in each country.” Cloud Computing Journal: The move to cloud isn't about saving money, it is about saving time - ...
“Regulations and compliance are key trust topics with regards to cloud solutions and technology,” noted Sven Denecken, Vice President, Strategy and Co-Innovation Cloud Solutions, SAP AG, in this exclusive Q&A with Cloud Expo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan. “But it is also more than security of access – it is portability of data and a clear definition of where the data resides.” Cloud Computing Journal: The move to cloud isn't about saving money, it is about saving time – agree or disagree? Sve...
Many organizations want to expand upon the IaaS foundation to deliver cloud services in all forms – software, mobility, infrastructure and IT. Understanding the strategy, planning process and tools for this transformation will help catalyze changes in the way the business operates and deliver real value.
WSO2 on Thursday announced that WSO2 Vice President of Technology Evangelism Chris Haddad and SUSE Business Development Manager Frank Rego will lead a joint presentation at 12 International Cloud Expo. The session, "Bridging IaaS and PaaS to Deliver the Service-Oriented Data Center," is part of the event's Enterprise Cloud Computing Track on Thursday, June 13, 2013. The Cloud Expo conference is being held June 10-13, 2013 at the Javits Center in New York City. Bridging IaaS and PaaS to Deliver ...
IT has more opportunities than ever before with the growth in users, devices, data and secure cloud services. This creates not only a more enriching experience for users, but more opportunities for businesses. The key to capitalizing on these opportunities is to have the right tools in place to help scale operations. In his Day 3 Keynote at 12th Cloud Expo | Cloud Expo New York [June 10-13, 2013], Intel's Rob Crooke will describe the range of products that Intel provides to support different usa...
Quantum Corp., a proven global expert in data protection and Big Data management, has announced that Senior Vice President of Cloud Solutions Henrik Rosendahl will present a session exploring the future of cloud data protection and the impact of data reduction technologies on cloud storage at the 12th International Cloud Expo. The conference takes place June 10-13 at the Javits Center in New York City. Rosendahl will explore trends in cloud-based backup and disaster recovery (DR) and how curre...
One of the cloud’s biggest draws is the capability to virtualize computing resources, allowing it to be consumed with the click of a mouse. But behind that simple click is an enormous infrastructure challenge that has recently been cited as a major cause for slower enterprise adoption. Enterprises can better prepare for this shift and take full advantage of future computing benefits. Between architecture design and migration planning, the road can be long, so what do you do with your talent? I...
In the old world of IT, if you didn't have hardware capacity or the budget to buy more, your project was dead in the water. Budget constraints can leave some of the best, most creative and most ingenious innovations on the cutting room floor. It’s a true dilemma for developers and innovators – why spend the time creating, when a project could be abandoned in a blink? That was the old world. In the new world of IT, developers rule. They have access to resources they can spin up instantly. A hyb...
INetU, the industry's experts in complex hosting and a global provider of business-centric managed cloud and application hosting, has announced that Cloud Architect Rich Hand will be presenting "Private Cloud, Public Cloud - Is There a Third Option?" at the 12th International Cloud Expo taking place June 10-13, 2013 in New York City. As more enterprise IT departments move into the cloud, many executives are evaluating whether to adopt a Public or Private cloud. The cost benefits of the Public ...
“I’m careful when using terms like Big Data, because it can mean so many things to different people,” explained Eric Hanselman, Chief Analyst at 451 Research, in this exclusive Q&A with Cloud Expo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan. “There is huge value in analytics that companies can use to pull intelligence from a collection of data sources that are available in their businesses. The inexpensive storage that cloud services can offer make a great environment to pull together siloed data.” Cloud Co...