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Atlanta-based telecommunications integration company Convergion, Inc., has acquired Unicorp, a Memphis-based information technology services company.
The company's corporate headquarters will be in Atlanta, but its employee operational headquarters will be in Memphis.
"We have over a 30,000-square-foot facility there," says Convergion COO Jerry Bailey. "That employee base will continue to grow."
The acquisition was completed May 10. Terms were not disclosed.
Founded in 1999, Unicorp provides custom-designed information technology services, specializing in customer relationship management and call centers. The company has set up 140 call centers worldwide, installing and integrating telephone and CRM systems as far away as Singapore, Australia and Tokyo.
Unicorp, a 2002 Memphis Business Journal Small Business Awards finalist, grew in three years from 20 to 82 employees, 40 of whom are based in Memphis. The rapid growth and a desire to continue led founder and CEO Denise DeSimone to seek outside partners.
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