Gartner to buy AMR Research for £38.9m

Gartner to expand its services and benefit from synergies following acquisition of supply chain specialist

Gartner to buy AMR specialists

Technology research and analysis firm Gartner has said it will acquire supply chain specialist AMR Research for $64m (£38.9m).

The acquisition will expand Gartner’s research suite, complement its consulting and events businesses, and enable opportunities for syndicated research. AMR projects full-year revenue for 2010 of $40m.

The AMR Research team comprises about 40 research analysts and 45 sales executives.

Gene Hall, Gartner's chief executive officer, said: "AMR Research is the market leader for research related to supply chain management, which is inextricably linked to IT and has become a central issue for many organisations. "

He added: "The acquisition should give us a presence in this market and allow us to generate synergies by selling AMR Research products to Gartner clients and vice versa."