Qodea expands into North America with acquisition of Beyond

Qodea Ltd. Europe's largest dedicated Google Cloud consultancy, backed by Marlin Equity Partners, today announced its definitive agreement to acquire technology consultancy Beyond (BYND Ltd [UK] & BYND LLC [US]), from Next 15 Group plc.

The acquisition of Beyond provides Qodea with an immediate presence in North America, perfectly complementing their established leadership and client base across Europe. This strategic acquisition represents a key milestone in Qodea’s global expansion, ready to support a broader international client base.

The combined technical expertise of Qodea and Beyond delivers a comprehensive "full-stack" service offering. Qodea can now provide more ambitious end-to-end solutions, from developing innovative cloud architectures and advanced AI, through to crafting intuitive digital experiences for end-users.

"This marks a pivotal moment in Qodea's growth story," said Alan Paton, CEO of Qodea.
"The pace of technological and experiential change is only accelerating, and businesses need partners equipped to not just understand that shift, but to stay ahead of it. This acquisition is the next step in an ambitious growth and M&A strategy that will cement Qodea as leaders in helping businesses to thrive through change with frontier technology.
It also launches our North American presence with a premier team trusted by some of the most recognisable brands in the world like Google, Snap and Paramount Pictures. By combining their front-end design and data science expertise with our deep cloud engineering capabilities, we are creating a transatlantic powerhouse equipped to deliver intelligent, impactful products for our clients. The opportunity ahead is vast, and this is just the beginning.”

"Joining forces with Qodea marks a pivotal moment for Beyond and our collective future," comments Matt Iliffe, CEO of Beyond. "We’re joining Europe's leading Google Cloud partner to build a new kind of technology company designed to help businesses stay ahead. This move significantly expands our ability to deliver transformative AI and Google Cloud solutions, ensuring our clients can navigate and thrive in the next era of technology. We couldn't be more excited to build what's next, together.

Beyond is part of the Qodea group. It will continue to operate under the Beyond brand while it integrates.

Hear more about the acquisition from Alan and Matt here:

About Qodea

Qodea is Europe’s largest dedicated Google Cloud transformation consultancy. Formed from the 2023 merger of Appsbroker and CTS, Qodea is the trusted transformation partner to the world's leading banks, automotive manufacturers, and retail brands. The company builds secure, scalable solutions on Google Cloud that drive tangible revenue and profitability improvements for its clients.

About Beyond

Beyond is a technology consultancy and trusted partner to global brands like Google, Snap, and Paramount Pictures. Beyond builds, modernises, and scales cloud and AI solutions. Its services in customer platform design and workplace transformation are focused on unlocking productivity and driving measurable growth for its clients.