Company type | Public company |
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Industry | Professional services |
Founded | May 2017 |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 59 (2024) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Stephan Scholl (CEO) |
Services |
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Revenue | US$2.915 billion (FY ended 12/31/2021) |
US$167 million (FY ended 12/31/2021) | |
-US$73 million (FY ended 12/31/2021) | |
Total assets | US$10.988 billion (FY ended 12/31/2021) |
Total equity | US$4.928 billion (FY ended 12/31/2021) |
Number of employees | 16,000 (2024) |
Website | alight |
Alight Solutions is an Information technology and consulting company based in Lincolnshire, Illinois. The company provides cloud-based digital business and human capital service solutions; particularly within the areas of wealth, health and Human Resources.[1] The company went public on July 6, 2021, trading in the New York Stock Exchange under ALIT.[2]
Alight was formed in May 2017 after the acquisition of the benefits outsourcing department of Aon Hewitt by private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone Group L.P.[3][4] It is headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois, with 7 sites located elsewhere within the US.[5][6]
In March 2018, Alight entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Future Knowledge, an HR advisory company in Australia and New Zealand.[7] In July 2018, Alight acquired Compass Professional Health Services, a healthcare technology company based in Dallas, Texas.[8][9] In February 2019, India's third largest software services exporter Wipro sold their Workday and Cornerstone OnDemand business to Alight Solutions for $110 million.[10] On February 22, 2019, Alight announced the acquisition of Carlson Management Consulting, an Adaptive Insights implementation partner.[11] On August 1, 2019, Employee benefits platform Hodges-Mace was acquired by Alight Solutions.[12] On August 22, 2019, Alight Solutions announced the acquisition of NGA Human Resources, a provider of digital human resources and global payroll services.[13]
In September 2018, Wipro announced a $1.5 billion, 10-year engagement with Alight Solutions. According to its contract with Alight, Wipro has been mandated to digitally transform the Illinois-headquartered company's business.[14][15]
Alight was certified as a Great Place to Work in October 2018.[16] The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) named Alight to The Best of the Global Outsourcing 100 in May 2019.[17]