Cognizant to Acquire Australian SAP Specialist DyFlex Solutions

What the deal covers

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to buy DyFlex Solutions, which it describes as a leading AI-led SAP transformation firm. DyFlex is a multi-award-winning SAP Platinum Partner that provides advisory, consulting, implementation and managed services across the SAP ecosystem in Australia and New Zealand.

According to Cognizant, the proposed transaction is expected to strengthen its enterprise platform, AI and SAP capabilities in the region. It should also deepen its domain expertise in mining and resources, energy and utilities, manufacturing, logistics, the public sector and the mid-market sector. Financial details were not disclosed.

The deal is presented as a step in Cognizant's AI Builder strategy, which aims to help clients turn AI investment into enterprise value across their SAP landscapes.

Who DyFlex is

DyFlex was founded in 2011 and has grown to over 300 people. Cognizant says this makes it one of the leading employers of SAP talent across Australia and New Zealand. The firm has multiple offices in the region and a delivery presence in the Philippines.

Its work covers SAP transformation, including AI-led process advisory, across several areas:

• finance
• digital supply chain
• asset maintenance
• human capital management
• data and analytics

DyFlex spans the full SAP portfolio, with award-winning capability across SAP Public and Private Cloud. Its work relies on proprietary delivery methods, accelerators and reusable assets, which the company is increasingly enhancing with AI. DyFlex describes itself as a leading independent pure-play SAP partner in the region.

How Cognizant plans to combine the businesses

After closing, Cognizant expects to merge DyFlex's regional SAP expertise and proprietary accelerators with its global industry experience and AI platforms. These include Neuro AI Enterprise Core, the Cognizant SAP Agentic AI Platform and Frontier offerings.

The stated aim is to help clients in Australia and New Zealand move beyond isolated AI experiments to production-ready AI and agentic systems across their SAP environments, driving towards what Cognizant calls the Autonomous Enterprise.

Roshan Subudhi, SVP and Head of Intelligent Enterprise Platforms at Cognizant, said DyFlex "brings deep SAP consulting capabilities that are key to reimagining SaaS, modernising clients' business landscapes and driving operational performance." Carla Ramchand, Managing Director ANZ at Cognizant, said clients in the region are seeking practical pathways to modernise core platforms while adopting cloud, data and AI capabilities. She said DyFlex's clients would keep "the trusted people they know today."

DyFlex CEO Evan Mantis said clients would continue to work with the people and expertise they trust, backed by Cognizant's global reach, industry experience and AI capabilities.

Timing and what it means for clients

The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027, subject to required regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. Until closing, Cognizant and DyFlex will continue to operate as separate businesses.

For SAP customers in Australia and New Zealand, particularly in mining, energy, utilities, manufacturing, logistics and the public sector, the companies say the main effect would be continuity of local teams combined with access to Cognizant's AI platforms and global delivery scale. Cognizant's release also cautions that expected benefits may not be fully realised, that regulatory approvals could bring conditions, and that integrating DyFlex could prove more costly or difficult than expected.