Manchester’s Forcivity merges with New York firm
Move to combine with Jolt Consulting ‘a logical evolution’
Manchester-based Forcivity, one of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. in 2020, has announced plans to merge with Jolt Consulting Group of Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Forcivity is a Salesforce consultancy and system integrator that was named to the 157th spot on Inc. magazine’s 2020 list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies. Jolt, also a Salesforce partner, is a technology and business consulting company. The deal will result in a firm that’s double in size.
The deal will result in a firm that’s double in size.
Jeff Oskin, founder and CEO of Jolt, has been named CEO of the new firm – which will retain the Forcivity name – and Steve Baines, founder and CEO of Forcivity, will be president and chief growth officer.
The merger is expected to formally close within the next month and the offices in Manchester and Saratoga Springs will be maintained.
The organizations are combining to capitalize on shared strengths, skills and values, said Baines.
“Combining is a logical evolution for our respective firms and allows us to deliver additional value to our customers, employees and partners,” he said.
The combined companies will have 24 certified Salesforce, ServiceMax, IFS and Azure professionals holding more than 95 certifications, including Baines as a Certified Technical Architect, the highest certification achievement at Salesforce.
Oskin said the new firm’s “combined expertise uniquely positions us to support a diverse set of clients who desire to make service a differentiator for their businesses.”
Together, the companies have successfully completed more than 350 technology projects for service-based organizations, including more than 100 in the Salesforce ecosystem.
