Magellan Wins the Mid Cap France Award Following the Acquisition of MeTS at the 2026 CFNews External Growth Awards
Paris, July 3rd, 2026 — This week, Magellan received the Mid-Cap France Award (revenue category: €250 million–€1 billion) at the 2026 CFNews External Growth Awards. The jury recognized the Group for the transformative nature of its acquisition of Worldline’s Mobility and e-Transactional Services (MeTS) division. Following the start of exclusive negotiations in late July 2025, the transaction was finalized on May 29th, 2026, an operation that made the Group double in size and established it as a leading international player in Consulting and Technology.
Magellan was selected among dozens of companies in its category, based on external growth transactions carried out between January 2025 and March 2026. To make a choice between candidates, the CFNEWS Awards jury focused on two factors in particular: the number of transactions completed and, above all, their strategic scope. It was in this regard that Magellan stood out.
The Acquisition of MeTS: The Founding Move for a New European Player
With the acquisition of Worldline’s Mobility and e-Transactional Services division, as well as part of Worldline’s Digital Banking activities, Magellan has officially established a unique international player capable of operating across the entire value chain: from consulting (business, sector-specific, & IT) to the implementation of leading technology platforms (Microsoft, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Pega, SAP, AWS, Google), to the design, development, and 24/7 run of customized, sovereign digital solutions.
This transaction marks a significant leap forward for the Group, which now aims for revenue of €900 million in 2026, with 25% coming from international operations. Magellan now has 6,700 employees across 13 countries, including 10 in Europe. As part of this transaction, the Crédit Agricole Group (through IDIA Capital Investissement, GSO Capital, and PG Développement) and BNP Paribas (BNPP Agility)—the Group’s two long-standing banks—as well as Capza (part of the BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts group), have taken equity stakes in the new entity. Magellan has also been supported by its financial partner ICG since 2025. Magellan’s founders and 300 managers retain a very large majority of the equity.
Recognition of Magellan’s M&A Strategy
Since its creation 18 years ago, Magellan has made numerous targeted strategic acquisitions to complement its integrated offering combining Consulting and Technology. This culminated with the transformative acquisition of MeTS, which has enabled us to scale up our operations. I am pleased to have driven this external growth strategy alongside the entire team and to see it rewarded today. This recognition honors a conviction that has guided us from the very beginning: it is not the number of transactions that matters, but their ability to bring about lasting transformation within the company. We are thus becoming a leading European player in a consulting and tech market undergoing rapid transformation, driven by the AI revolution and the growing importance of sovereignty issues for both public and private organizations
Laura Abitbol
CFO & Head of M&A