BTS Group
{{Short description|BTS group}}
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{{Infobox company
| name =
| type = Public (Aktiebolag)
| traded_as = {{OMX|SSE13288|BTS B}}
| logo = BTS Group.svg
| logo_size = 220px
| foundation = {{start date and age|1986}} as Business Training Systems AB
| founder = Henrik Ekelund
| location = Stockholm, Sweden
| locations = 34
| industry = Professional Services
| services = Consulting
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Henrik Ekelund
{{small|(Chairman of the Board of Directors)}}
Jessica Skon
{{small|(CEO)}}Stefan Brown
{{small|(CFO and Vice President)}}
| homepage = {{Official website|http://www.bts.com/}}
}}
BTS Group AB (BTS) is a strategic consulting firm founded in 1986.{{cite web |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=BTSB:SS |title=BTS Group Ab-B Shares (BTSB:Stockholm) |publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek |accessdate=2014-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014075044/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=BTSB:SS |archive-date=2012-10-14 |url-status=dead }} The company serves banking, biotech and pharmaceutical, consumer products, insurance, manufacturing, oil and gas, professional services, retail, technology, and telecommunications sectors.{{cite web |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=BTSB:SS |title=BTS Group Ab-B Shares (BTSB:Stockholm) |publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek |accessdate=2014-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014075044/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=BTSB:SS |archive-date=2012-10-14 |url-status=dead }}
Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, the firm has over 600 employees across 34 global offices. The company's client base is spread across 53 countries and includes 60 of the U.S. Fortune 100 and over 30 of the Global Fortune 100.{{cite web |url=http://www.nasdaqomxnordic.com/aktier/microsite?Instrument=SSE13288&name=BTS%20Group%20B |title=BTS B, BTS GROUP B, (SE0000805426) |publisher=NASDAQ OMX (Nordic) |accessdate=2014-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214070712/http://www.nasdaqomxnordic.com/aktier/microsite?Instrument=SSE13288&name=BTS%20Group%20B |archive-date=2018-12-14 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=BTSb.ST |title=BTS Group AB (BTSb.ST) |publisher=Reuters |date= |accessdate=2014-08-30}}
BTS is a public company listed on the NASDAQ-OMX Stockholm trading under the symbol BTS B.{{cite web|url=http://www.nasdaqomxnordic.com/shares/microsite?Instrument=SSE13288 |title=NASDAQ OMX (Nordic) |publisher=NASDAQ |date= |accessdate=2014-08-19}}
Organizational history
File:Henrik-Ekelund.jpgBTS was founded in 1986 by Henrik Ekelund, former President and Chief Executive Officer, with the support of three investors from one of Scandinavia’s prominent strategic consulting firms. The initials originally stood for Business Training Systems.{{cite web|title=Hög tid att utse|url=http://www.bts.com/docs/press/ekelund-degans-industri-article.pdf?sfvrsn=2|publisher=BTS Group}}{{cite web |title=About BTS |url=https://www.bts.com/about-bts |accessdate=17 November 2020}}
In February 2005, BTS acquired Strategic Management Group, Inc. (SMG). In September 2006, BTS acquired The Real Learning Company (RLC) and Advantage Performance Group, Inc. (APG).{{cite web |title=BTS Group AB Has Completed the Acquisition of The Advantage Performance Group and The Real Learning Company |url=http://markets.financialcontent.com/stocks/news/read?GUID=243657 |publisher=Financial Content |access-date=2014-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113546/http://markets.financialcontent.com/stocks/news/read?GUID=243657 |archive-date=2014-08-26 |url-status=dead }}
In July 2013, BTS acquired Wizer A/S to expand the firm's digital capabilities.{{cite web |title=BTS Group AB (BTSb.ST) |url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=BTSb.ST |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815161652/https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=BTSb.ST |archive-date=2012-08-15 |website=Reuters |publisher=Reuters}}
In October 2014, BTS acquired Fenestra Inc., a global provider of assessment and leadership development services.{{Cite press release|title = BTS Group AB acquires all the businesses of Fenestra, Inc.|url = http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2014/10/17/674012/0/en/BTS-Group-AB-acquires-all-the-businesses-of-Fenestra-Inc.html|website = GlobeNewswire News Room| date=17 October 2014 |accessdate = 2015-10-12}}
In March 2015, BTS acquired AVO Vision, a South African-based company focused on corporate learning and development as well as community-worksite education.{{Cite press release|title = BTS has Acquired a Leading South African Learning & Development Company|url = http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2015/03/26/718930/0/en/BTS-has-Acquired-a-Leading-South-African-Learning-Development-Company.html|website = globenewswire.com| date=26 March 2015 |accessdate = 2015-03-26}}
In 2016, BTS Group acquired Cesim Italia Srl and Design Innovation Srl based in Milan, Italy to strengthen its Southern European position.{{Cite web|title = BTS buys two Italian companies|url = https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/BTSb.ST/key-developments/article/3400925|website = reuters.com|accessdate = 2016-07-06}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- [https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB120693258747476361 Wall Street Journal Article]
- [https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=BTSb.ST Reuters Page]
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