Consulting • AI • United Kingdom
Bright
2025
Marketing-strategy consulting firm based in the UK, Bright Innovation brings the same expertise as Nova Consulting to Talan's UK clients and strengthening its consulting offer there.
Chapters of Talan
Talan was founded in 2002 by Mehdi Houas, Eric Benamou and Philippe Cassoulat to build a business and technology consulting firm focused on transformation. Since 2011, Talan has made 24 acquisitions, each one carefully selected to extend its expertise and shape its unique positioning: strong AI and data capabilities, deep sector expertise, strategic consulting competencies and an international footprint.
How our acquisitions fit together
6+ AI-driven acquisitions
Since 2022, Talan has brought six AI-driven companies on board to sharpen its AI capabilities, spanning data engineering, machine learning, and AI applied to consulting, technology, healthcare and other sectors. Several other acquired companies also brought AI-focused assets or offerings, which have played their part in shaping Talan’s model.
6+ data acquisitions
Talan launched its Data practice in 2016, then deliberately strengthened it with specialists in BI, data analytics and data engineering. The practice now spans the UK, Luxembourg, Belgium, France and Switzerland, and provides the data foundations that Talan’s AI work builds on.
12 consulting acquisitions
Talan laid the foundations of its Business Consulting practice in 2017 to complement its technology expertise with advisory services. Later acquisitions broadened it into banking and insurance, energy transition, supply chain, change management and marketing strategy, adding sector depth that lets Talan advise clients on their transformation as well as deliver it.
13 technology acquisitions
Technology acquisitions gave Talan leading expertise in SAP, Oracle APEX and the Microsoft ecosystem. Others added delivery capacity in France, Canada, Switzerland and Luxembourg, from agile development to IT consulting.
6 new countries
Acquisitions gave Talan a first footprint in the UK, Canada, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Morocco, with local teams and client bases in each. In the UK, a single deal doubled the size of Talan’s operations at the time.
Consulting • AI • France
Nova Consulting
2025
Strategy-consulting boutique specialising in marketing and customer strategy, founded by Julien Bernard, reinforcing TenSquare, Talan's strategy-consulting brand.
Technology • AI • Canada
Thinkmax
2024
Microsoft-ecosystem and ERP consultancy founded by Marc Belliveau, based in Canada, Thinkmax reinforced Talan's technology capabilities and its presence across the Americas.
Data • AI • France • Switzerland • Belgium
Micropole
2024
French-listed data and BI consulting group led by Christian Poyau, Talan's first listed-company acquisition, Micropole reinforced its Data practice in France, Switzerland and Belgium.
Data • AI • Technology • France
Coexya
2024
Coexya is a digital-services group based in Lyon, France, spanning Data & AI, GIS, document management (GED), CRM and Digital Factory - with a strong healthcare focus, notably through AI.
Consulting • United Kingdom
NineFeeTall
2024
NineFeetTall is a UK change-management and ERP consultancy, reinforcing both Talan's change-management practice and strengthening its presence in the UK market.
