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Analysts’ Corner: 3 lessons from M&A deals that can benefit procurement pros
May 17, 2021 | Jason Busch
Spend Matters Founder Jason Busch shares three tips in his recent post for Analysts' Corner, a feature in our weekly email update: What I find most curious about M&A and due diligence is its relevance and lessons for procurement organizations — particularly as they evaluate technology options and make vendor selection decisions. A day does…
Afternoon Coffee: Avetta acquires Pegasus; Per Angusta has integration with SAP Ariba; Procurant partners with Merchants Distributors
May 6, 2021 | Sally Ehrmann
In today's headlines, Avetta announced that it acquired Pegasus, a worker-competency management software and service system. In other news, France-based procurement performance technology provider Per Angusta announced an integration with SAP Ariba. Also, Procurant partnered with Merchants Distributors for the perishable goods supply chain. Afternoon Coffee brings you the latest in procurement and supply chain…
Beeline acquires UK-based JoinedUp to go after the global market for a shift-based contingent workforce solution
May 6, 2021 | Andrew Karpie
Beeline, a leading technology solution provider in the vendor management systems (VMS)/extended workforce solution space, announced the acquisition of UK-based JoinedUp, described as “a high-volume workforce solution catering to the challenges and complexities experienced in the field with shift-based temporary labor.” JoinedUp will operate as a Beeline operating unit with its own brand, and JoinedUp’s…
Proactis to be acquired by Pollen Street Capital
May 5, 2021 | Nancy Clinton
Pollen Street Capital — a London-based, independent and alternative investment management firm — has reached an agreement to buy Proactis Holdings for nearly $98 million. Proactis is a specialist source-to-pay software provider based in Northern England with an international presence, including in the UK, US, France, Germany and the Netherlands, and about 1,100 customers. Alan…
The 3 biggest ‘no-nos’ in post-merger technology integration — and what to do instead - [PRO Content]
May 4, 2021 | Michael Lamoureux
In technology M&A, integration projects come down to decisions. Sure, the technical elements guide the work, but the key to long-term success is to make the right decisions up front about platform, workflow and potential consolidation strategy that all tie to business objectives. In a shocking number of cases, however, vendors rush such integration decisions,…
The 3 most common ‘surprises’ in post-merger technology integration — and how to avoid them - [PRO Content]
April 19, 2021 | Michael Lamoureux
In the enterprise technology space, no acquisition comes without challenges. The key question for technology and product leaders is whether they know about those challenges before closing a deal. In a shocking number of cases, however, vendors elect not to engage outside experts to conduct deep technology diligence. Or even if they do, the diligence…
Coupa acquires Pana, another travel solution, in the suite provider’s 6th M&A deal in recent months
March 22, 2021 | JP Morris
Coupa announced it has acquired Pana, a provider of travel booking technology and the second T&E provider that Coupa has landed in its last 14 months of heavy M&A activity. The suite provider of solutions for business spend management (BSM) said in its earnings call last week that Pana gives Coupa more capabilities with typical…
A post-merger technology integration handbook: To maintain or not to maintain? - [PRO Content]
March 10, 2021 | Michael Lamoureux
After an M&A event, technology integration provides a significant opportunity to create the proverbial 1+1=3 product and solution synergies that the transactions are often founded on. Yet all too often, integration planning (and execution) comes up short. Part of the problem is that while vendors may sometimes say solutions are truly integrated to customers and…
E-procurement as a strategic weapon — With BuyerQuest acquisition, ODP preps for war in omnichannel B2B - [PRO Content]
February 19, 2021 | Pierre Mitchell
This Spend Matters PRO analysis looks at the deeper implications of Thursday’s news that the e-procurement specialist BuyerQuest was acquired by The ODP Corporation. When many people think about e-procurement, especially for indirect procurement that is nonstrategic, it doesn’t seem very exciting. However, procurement can actually be a secret weapon — not just for improving…
P2P specialist BuyerQuest is acquired by ODP, a provider of business services and technology
February 18, 2021 | Sally Ehrmann
The ODP Corporation, a B2B business services and products provider, today announced the acquisition of BuyerQuest Holdings Inc., a software provider known for its e-procurement and procure-to-pay (P2P) offerings. In a press release announcing the acquisition, ODP said the deal will accelerate the company’s technology development while aiming to provide a cohesive platform integrating e-commerce,…
Corcentric acquires payments specialist Vendorin for $100 million
February 16, 2021 | JP Morris
Source-to-pay provider Corcentric today announced a $100 million acquisition of the payments technology specialist Vendorin to add to Corcentric's spend and revenue management solutions and services that help businesses shed paper checks and adopt digital B2B payment methods. “Corcentric is following the money in B2B,” said Spend Matters Founder Jason Busch, who just wrote an…
Afternoon Coffee: Winter weather disrupts US; extended workforce specialist Beeline reports banner year; PRO Unlimited acquires Brainnet Group, a European MSP
February 15, 2021 | JP Morris
Winter weather grips states across the US, disrupting activity for millions of people. In other news, the specialists at managing the extended workforce at Beeline report that 2020 was a challenging year that saw growth. And in more contingent workforce/services news, PRO Unlimited acquires the managed services provider Brainnet Group. Afternoon Coffee: A warm bit…

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