Fiven : carve-out

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How Netsystem carried out the IT carve-out for Fiven, involving 626 employees and 6 production sites across 4 countries.

Context and objectives

Initial situation:

The Saint-Gobain Ceramic Material companies (since renamed Fiven) are subsidiaries of the Saint-Gobain group, a French multinational. These companies specialise in the production of silicon carbide (SiC) for several applications such as metallurgy, refractories, abrasives, electronics, passive shielding and energy efficiency or emission control technologies.
Fiven’s information system is highly integrated into the Group’s IS across the entire technical base (hosting, network, Microsoft services, backend services, operations, end-user support) and the application domain (ERP, CRM, digital marketing, HR, etc.).
This business has been sold to OpenGate Capital, a private equity fund.

Business challenge

Carrying out the carve-out of the business, involving 626 employees and 6 production sites across 4 countries, all without any disruption to service.

Response and method

Actions:

Success:

Key success Factors

The expertise and close collaboration of the consultants, who were able to pool their complementary skills under the leadership of Lionel Gros, Netsystem’s Principal Consultant.
Expertise in managing major IT projects