M&A Deal Summary

Aptean Acquires Objective

On November 3, 2021, Aptean acquired information technology company Objective from Alpina Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Aptean’s 6th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Aptean’s 1st transaction in Belgium.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-11-03
Target Objective
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Aptean
Sellers(s) Alpina Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Objective

Wichelen, Belgium
Objective is a provider of shop floor and warehouse floor IT solutions. Objective International offers an innovative combined MES and WMS solution for the process and discrete manufacturing industry. Objective was founded in 1996 and is based in Wichelen, Belgium.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Aptean

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Founded 2012
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION
Aptean's headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
Aptean's headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

Aptean provides industry-specific software solutions that help businesses manage their resources, supply chains, employees, and customer relationships. The company offers clients ERP, supply chain management, and customer experience solutions. Aptean was founded in 2012 and is based in Alpharetta, Georgia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 36 of 55
Sector: Information Technology M&A 6 of 9
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 26 of 43
Country: Belgium M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2021 M&A 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-05 Exenta

New York, New York, United States

Exenta provides cutting-edge, transformative ERP, PLM REVO™, Innovation Hub™ and Shop Floor Control™ solutions designed specifically for the fashion, apparel, footwear, accessory and home goods industries. Exenta delivers high touch, 24/7 service to over 41,000 happy users of our solutions in 15 countries around the globe. Exenta was founded in 2007 and is based in New York City.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-12 JET ERP

Vienna, Austria

JET ERP is a provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software in Austria, operating under the brand "Data Systems - Solutions made in Austria". JET ERP was founded in 1946 and is based in Vienna, Austria.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Alpina Partners

Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 300M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Alpina Partners is an independent investment group focused on sustainable company investments. The Firm looks to support companies that seek solutions to sustainability challenges. Alpina Partners is based in Munich, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 9
Sector: Information Technology M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 7
Country: Belgium M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-01 Modula Gesellschaft fur digitale Transformation mbH

Ettlingen, Germany

Modula Society offers tailored ERP and MES solutions that deliver the advantages of digital transformation to mid-market companies. Modula’s impressive solutions include its flagship ERP and MES products, oxaion and SYNCOS, respectively, which serve customers across sectors including medical technology, automotive, electronics, plastics, metals, and logistics. Modula also offers two more targeted ERP products: cimERP, a discrete manufacturing ERP, and TopLog, an equipment and rental management ERP. Modula has more than 500 customers across 35 countries and nearly 300 employees throughout its German and Austrian offices

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-12-21 TPG The Project Group

Lake Mary, Florida, United States

TPG The Project Group offers software solutions as well as consulting services in the field of project portfolio management (“PPM“). TPG The Project Group was founded in 1998 and is based in Lake Mary, Florida.

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