The ERP market was turned upside down this week with big news from Acumatica, announcing it signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners. In other news, Sage introduced Sage Supply Chain Intelligence, helping operating teams reduce delays by 35%, protect margins, and scale faster without overhauling their existing systems. Finally, to round out the week with more acquisition news, UKG and Aptean announced movement to expand their own ecosystems.
The ERP market was turned upside down this week with big news from Acumatica, announcing it signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners. In other news, Sage introduced Sage Supply Chain Intelligence, helping operating teams reduce delays by 35%, protect margins, and scale faster without overhauling their existing systems. Finally, to round out the week with more acquisition news, UKG and Aptean announced movement to expand their own ecosystems.
Hi and welcome to episode 189 of The ERP Minute. I’m your host, Rebekah McCabe.
The ERP market was turned upside down this week with big news from Acumatica. On Thursday, May 29th, Acumatica announced it signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners, a global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data, and technology-enables businesses. This marks a major milestone not only for Acumatica, but the ERP market. We can expect a whole new area of product development in the mid-market and every vendor is going to want a piece. For more coverage of this breaking story, be on the lookout for ERP Advisors Group’s perspective on the acquisition and market impact.
In other news, Sage introduced Sage Supply Chain Intelligence, helping operating teams reduce delays by 35%, protect margins, and scale faster without overhauling their existing systems. Transforming how SMBs manage supply chain execution, the cloud-native platform brings real-time visibility and control to the first mile of the supply chain. By relying on data and overall connectivity across the system, customers can make more informed decisions through “vertical alignment” and ultimately weed out traditional siloed operations that can hold up efficiency.
Finally, to round out the week with more acquisition news, UKG and Aptean announced movement to expand their own ecosystems.
First, UKG announced the acquisition of Shiftboard, an employee scheduling software platform for mission critical operations in the oil and gas, energy, and manufacturing industries. Shiftboard helps organizations solve their complex workforce scheduling challenges, such as aligning their labor strategy with production demand, supporting compliance with union regulations, and ensuring 24/7 operational continuity, while also enhancing frontline employee engagement and job satisfaction. UKG is expanding its offerings in Workforce Management to deliver the next level of value to customers.
Then, Aptean announced the acquisition of Vlexgroup AG (VLEX), a provider of variant-manufacturing focused ERP solutions for SME customers in the DACH region, headquarters in Germany. VLEX provides mission-critical variant-manufacturing solutions designed to manage complex, diverse, and fast-moving challenges across the SME manufacturing sector. Aptean continues to expand its footprint in the DACH region and in micro vertical manufacturing spaces. We expect 2025 to be another big year of acquisitions and strategy refining for Aptean.
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