Webhelp

Founded in June 2000 by Frédéric Jousset and Olivier Duha, Webhelp originally offered a real-time online assistance service for newbies. They then launched call center operations, providing hotline (help desk) services, information technology support, email and letter processing solutions.

Webhelp provides business process management and outsourced services to more than 500 clients such as Sky, Vodafone, Shop Direct, Bouygues, Direct Énergie, KPN and AXA.

Headquartered in Paris, Webhelp increased its revenue by 265% between 2011 and 2015 by focusing on transformational outsourcing, omnichannel engagement and data analysis to create optimal customer experiences.[2]

In 2011, London-based private equity firm Charterhouse Capital Partners acquired a major stake in the company although to 2016[3] and in February 2013, the Group announced to purchase Falkirk call centre firm HEROtsc.[4]Also, a private equity firm NEON, was acquired by Webhelp in February 2014.[5][6]

And in 2015, Webhelp also acquired call centers of Walter Services which is based in Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic.[7][8] The company also continued to acquire Callpex, a customer management company based in Turkey.[9]

In the same year, Webhelp announced that it had entered into an agreement with KKR, a leading global investment firm, as a new investor and financial partner. The Webhelp management team became controlling shareholders alongside KKR, while Charterhouse Capital Partners stepped back after over four years of successful collaboration with the company. The transaction was closed in 2016.[10]

In 2016, Webhelp has continued to grow through acquisition. In June 2016, Webhelp acquired GoExcellent, a leading Scandinavian customer experience firm. GoExcellent has nine centers across Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark, and employs 1,700 people. This acquisition allowed for the launch of Webhelp Nordic, and increased Webhelp's projected 2016 turnover to an estimated $1 billion (725 million Euros).[11] In July, Webhelp Xtrasource in the Netherlands announced plans to acquire top Dutch customer experience firm Contact2Value.[12]

In October 2016, Webhelp announced the acquisition of Netino, a Paris-based social content moderation company present in ten countries and an international team of 400 people. The acquisition was completed by the end of 2016.[13][14]

In 2018, Webhelp opened a call centre in Tourcoing that employed more 300 employees and on June 19, 2018, Webhelp announced the acquisition of a German-based BPO giant SELLBYTEL from Omnicom, for an undisclosed amount. SELLBYTEL added €300 million in revenue, consolidating the leadership in Europe.

As of 2019, the Groupe Bruxelles Lambert bought a part of Webhelp from its former Investor Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.[15]