Amadeus acquires French biometric and identity services firm Idemia Public Security for €1 billion

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Alphavalue /Divacons | The company announced this morning the acquisition of Idemia Public Security for €1 billion plus a potential additional payment of €150 million. It is a French provider of biometric and identity services. This acquisition will strengthen Amadeus’s biometric and identification capabilities in the travel sector. IPS has 3,300 employees worldwide and serves more than 600 public and private sector clients. The deal follows Amadeus’s 2024 acquisition of Vision-Box, a provider of biometric solutions. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in mid-2027. The acquisition would generate an immediate increase in profits, with annual cost synergies of €50 million.

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