Crayon, a publicly owned IT services and IT consulting company, was founded in Norway in 2002. Headquartered in Oslo, the company employs approximately 3250 people and focuses on providing IT-related services and consulting.
SoftwareOne Holding AG announced on December 13, 2024, that it was in talks to acquire Crayon Group. On December 19, 2024, SoftwareOne Holding AG and Crayon Group confirmed a merger agreement valued at $1.4 billion. This deal, which SoftwareOne Holding AG initially proposed with a bid exceeding 1 billion Swiss francs, aims to create a major reseller of software and cloud products in Europe. SoftwareOne's shares increased by 7% following the announcement on December 19, 2024.