MONTREAL – Telus has sold its managed web services activities to Alithya, a Quebec-based information technology and consulting service provider with offices in Canada, the U.S. and Europe.
The transaction, which closed November 1st, includes the transfer of all customers of Telus Managed Web Services as well as the transition of a small group of employees to Alithya's existing web team. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"We are very excited to acquire the Managed Web Services business from Telus and to welcome the Web experts who have made this service evolve and shine in recent years," said Alithya president and CEO Paul Raymond, in Monday’s news release. "The addition of this new group of experts will enhance Alithya's current offering in web solutions and enable us to expand our customer base and thereby strengthen our positioning in the highly-competitive web services market."
Telus acquired a 20% stake in Alithya in 2015.
