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Perficient

Perficient, Inc. is a global digital consultancy company based in St. Louis, Missouri. The company's efforts include enterprise mobile applications, creative services, marketing, digital strategy, Internet of Things, information technology, management consulting, custom development, and platform implementations.

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Perficient, Inc.
Company type
Private
IndustryConsulting
Founded1997 (1997)
HeadquartersSt. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Yusuf Tayob (CEO)
Number of employees
7,000 approx
ParentEQT AB

Perficient, Inc. is a global digital consultancy company based in St. Louis, Missouri.1 The company's efforts include enterprise mobile applications, creative services, marketing, digital strategy,2 Internet of Things,3 information technology, management consulting, custom development, and platform implementations.

The firm primarily performs project-based work, a large portion of which involves business intelligence and portal collaboration. Perficient also has global capabilities.45

History

The company was founded in Austin, Texas in August 1997 by Bryan Menell. The first investors in the company were Steve Papermaster and David Lundeen. The company secured its first channel partnership with Vignette, a provider of content management systems.

The company held its initial public offering) on July 29, 1999. In December 1999, the company completed its first acquisition of LoreData based in New London, Connecticut. In May 2000, Perficient acquired Compete, Inc.6

In 2001, Vertecon Inc. was acquired.7

Jack McDonald became CEO of Perficient in 1999 and chairman in 2001. McDonald served in both positions until 2009.8 According to the St. Louis Business Journal in August 2009, "during the second quarter, Perficient lost $196,000 on $44.9 million in revenue, compared with a $3.9 million profit on $59.1 million in revenue during the same period last year" (in 2008).9

Jeffrey Davis became Perficient's COO in 2001 and president in 2003.10 Davis was named CEO in September 2009.9 During Davis' tenure as CEO, the firm transitioned from the Nasdaq SmallCap Market to the Nasdaq Global Select Market.4 In October 2023, Jeffrey Davis became the executive chairman for Perficient, turning over the chief executive officer position to Tom Hogan. [15]

In May 2024, Perficient agreed to be acquired by Swedish private equity firm EQT AB in a $3 billion all-cash deal.11 The deal was completed in October 2024.12

Acquisitions

Company Date
LoreData December 1999
Compete, Inc.6 May 2000
Vertecon 7 October 2001
Javelin Solutions 13 October 2001
Genisys Consulting, Inc.14 April 2004
Meritage Technologies 15 June 2004
Zetta Works, LLC 16 March 2005
iPath Solutions 17 June 2005
Vivare 18 September 2005
Bay Street Solutions 19 April 2006
Insolexen 20 May 2006
EGG 21 July 2006
E Tech Solutions22 February 2007
Tier 1 Innovation, LLC 23 June 2007
BoldTech Systems, Inc 24 September 2007
ePairs25 November 2007
Kerdock Consulting26 March 2010
speakTECH 27 December 2010
Exervio, Inc.28 April 2011
JCB Partners LLC29 July 2011
Point Bridge Solutions30 February 2012
Nascent Systems31 June 2012
Northridge32 July 2012
Core Matrix Systems33 May 2013
TriTek Solutions34 May 2013
ForwardThink Group35 February 2014
BioPharm Systems36 April 2014
Zeon Solutions, Inc.37 January 2015
Market Street Solutions, Inc.38 September 2015
Enlighten39 December 2015
Bluetube40 October 2016
RAS & Associates41 January 2017
Clarity Consulting 3 June 2017
Southport Services Group42 April 2018
Stone Temple Consulting Corporation43 July 2018
Elixiter, Inc.44 October 2018
Sundog Interactive 45 May 2019
MedTouch LLC46 January 2020
Brainjocks47 March 2020
PSL48 June 2021
Talos Digital49 September 2021
Overactive50 October 2021
Inflection Point Systems51 September 2022
Ameex 52 October 2022
SMEDIX, Inc.53 January 2024
Kelley Austin54 October 2025

Global expansion

Perficient has been expanded into multiple regions such as the North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia with more than forty office locations around the globe. The company has acquired firms across the globe to widen their presence. With their expansion in Colombia, Perficient increased their global capabilities and now has offices in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Uruguay. Perficient has offices in five major cities in India: Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Nagpur and Pune.55 Perficient also has European offices in Serbia, Romania, and the United Kingdom.

Rebranding

Perficient refreshed its brand and logo in March 2026 as part of a strategic move to position itself as a global, AI‑native consulting and technology services firm, explicitly targeting the emerging AI‑first marketplace. 56

References

References

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