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GRAITEC

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GRAITEC
Company typePrivate
IndustryCAD / CAE Software/ Building Information Modeling Software
Founded1986; 38 years ago (1986) in France
HeadquartersParis, France
Key people
Francis Guillemard, Founder. Manuel Liedot, President & CEO
ProductsBuilding & Construction Software
Number of employees
600 (2022)
Websitewww.graitec.com

GRAITEC is an Autodesk reseller and developer of CAD / CAE software for the civil engineering and construction industries.

Headquartered in France, the company was founded in 1986 by Francis Guillemard. From its inception in France, GRAITEC expanded to become a conglomerate of 13 wholly owned subsidiaries located across the globe, including in countries like France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Czech Republic, Italy, Slovakia, Romania, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States with Applied Software.

History

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  • 1986, GRAITEC was founded by Francis Guillemard.

GRAITEC acquired Opentree Ltd and its document management system, Cabinet, in 2019.[1] Acquisition of 2aCAD.[2] This was also the year that Apax Partners France, today known as Seven2,[3] acquired a majority stake in GRAITEC.[4]

Cadpoint UK was acquired in November 2020.[5]

In 2021, Graitec acquired the Canadian-based company Strucsoft Solutions,[6] and the Spanish-based structural analysis company Arktec.[2]

In 2022, Graitec announces an agreement to acquire Applied Software. Originally founded in 1982, Atlanta-based Applied Software is a Autodesk partner.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Graitec Acquires Opentree". graitec.com. GRAITEC. 16 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-02-02.
  2. ^ a b Blundell, Steph (2021-03-04). "Graitec acquires Spanish structural analysis specialists". Planning, BIM & Construction Today. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  3. ^ Roux, Nicolas (2022-03-15). "GRAITEC confirms its international expansion with the acquisition of Applied Software, a leader in the digital transformation of construction and architecture industries in the US". Seven2. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  4. ^ "Apax Partners SA (via Public) / Apax Partners invests in GRAITEC, International software publisher and distributor of BIM Solutions". www.publicnow.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  5. ^ Sketchley, Elisha (2020-11-09). "Graitec acquires Cadpoint UK". Planning, BIM & Construction Today. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  6. ^ Day, Martyn (2021-04-13). "Graitec acquires Strucsoft Solutions". AEC Magazine. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  7. ^ "Logiciels BIM : Graitec récidive en Amérique du Nord". 15 March 2022.