6 December 2021 - CGI acquires Unico
Presser & Co’s Trevor Presser, Franz Kiel, Karla Ridgwell and Sean Walsh provided Unico shareholders with M&A advice on the transaction.

Melbourne, Australia, December 6 2021, Unico Computer Systems Pty Ltd, a Melbourne-based leading specialised data and analytics consultancy firm, providing advisory, consulting, and managed services to Tier 1 clients across multiple sectors, has been acquired by CGI Inc. (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) a Montreal based independent IT and business consulting firm. The Unico team will be integrated with CGI’s existing business in Australia, which forms part of the UK and Australia Strategic Business Unit.
In addition to its core data and analytics capability, Unico also has extensive complementary expertise in artificial intelligence, digital transformation, customer experience and cloud engineering.
Unico shareholders appointed technology M&A advisory firm Presser & Co to undertake a sales process
that resulted in the selection of CGI as the party that offered a great long-term home for the business. Presser & Co’s Trevor Presser, Franz Kiel, Karla Ridgwell and Sean Walsh provided Unico shareholders with M&A advice on the transaction and GrilloHiggins partner Alfonso Grillo and Tony Petani provided specialise M&A legal advice.
"Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 80,000 consultants and other professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2021 reported revenue is C$12.13 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com." - CGI.com