CI&T


CI&T is a Brazilian information technology and software development company.

History

CI&T was founded in 1995 as an IT group working with research and development companies for software development before expanding to provide technical services to nearshore customers. Early clients included IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Vale, Natura, and Globo.
CI&T opened an office in Pennsylvania in 2006 and in Tokyo and Ningbo in 2009.
CI&T has been working as a technical integrator of digital marketing engagements with many of their clients. In 2017, CI&T acquired Conrade, a solution provider based in Oakland, in the United States. In 2019, Advent acquired 30% of CI&T participation from BNDES.
In June 2021, it announced the acquisition of Dextra, an IT services company headquartered in Campinas, near CI&T geographically. In November 2021, the company filed for an initial public offering and got listed on New York Stock Exchange.
In 2022, CI&T announced the acquisition of three companies. The first was UK-headquartered Somo Global Ltd, an award-winning digital product agency, for US$67 million. Then came Box 1824. After that, in August 2022 the company acquired Transpire, an Australian-based technology consultancy, for US$16,4 million.