Strategic partnership for AI services and European growth
The AXAITRA Groupa fast-growing pan-European IT services group focussing on cloud and AI services for enterprise customers, welcomes LM IT Services AG as a new member of its corporate family. The partnership opens up new strategic opportunities for both sides: AXAITRA strengthens its cloud & AI service portfolio and partner network, while LM IT can further develop its long-standing expertise in providing its extensive IT services in a wider European context. The existing management team of LM IT will remain on board and contribute to shaping the Axaitra Group also in the future.
The LM IT Services AG was founded in 1994 by Marc Liepe and Manuel Mummert in Osnabrück. In over 30 years, the company has developed from a pure IT training provider into a Trusted Advisor and Managed Services Provider developed. With around 125 employees, LM IT now offers a broad spectrum of IT services, ranging from technology consulting, software development, process digitalisation and automation to modern IT solutions. AI solutions and Modern workplace consulting is enough.
At the same time, empowerment and change management remain core competences: As an official partner of Microsoft - one of LM IT Services AG's most important customers - the company trained tens of thousands of IT specialists and carried out consultancy projects at an early stage. These established Training and readiness programmes will be realised within the AXAITRA Group in future as a central Learning hub and raise the expertise of all partner companies to a new level.
LM IT's AI and automation expertise significantly expands AXAITRA's portfolio. Customers benefit from even more innovative solutions and comprehensive end-to-end support in their digital transformation. LM IT's proven training and readiness offering will be rolled out across the Group. All AXAITRA partner companies can thus enable their employees and customers to use AI technologies more quickly - Microsoft, the largest customer of this programme, is already on board.
"We are incredibly excited to become part of the AXAITRA Group. This partnership allows us to combine our know-how in digitalisation and training, built up over decades, with AXAITRA's pan-European cloud and AI expertise. Together, we can offer our customers and partners even more comprehensive support on their journey into the future of AI. My team and I are convinced that we will further strengthen our market presence in the AXAITRA network and open up new opportunities for our customers and our team. "
Marc Liepe, Chairman of the Management Board of LM IT Services AG
About LM IT Services AG:
LM IT Services AG from Osnabrück is an established IT service provider for digital transformation, managed services and IT training. Founded in 1994, LM IT today provides direct support to medium-sized companies and international corporations. At the same time, LM IT maintains long-standing, trusting partnerships with numerous, System houses, training institutes & consulting companies. As an award-winning Microsoft partner with five designations LMIT demonstrates its broad technological expertise in the Microsoft technology stack. The company generated revenue of around €12.6 million in the 2024 financial year and has locations in Germany and the USA.
About AXAITRA:
AXAITRA is a leading cloud and AI service provider in Europe, specialising in services for Microsoft cloud, data and AI solutions as well as software modernisation. Together with Greenpeak Partners AXAITRA the AI service partner of the future for Microsoft. The company continues on its growth path and will integrate further partner companiesthat fit in well with the group.
AXAITRA and LM IT look forward to an exciting future together.
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to be finalised in November of this year. By combining their strengths, the two companies aim to achieve a inspiring, forward-looking impulse in the IT industry and to provide customers and partners open up new possibilities in the era of artificial intelligence.
