Bishopsgate further demonstrates its capabilities in the technology and software sector by successfully advising supply chain EDI software provider Data Interchange on the sale to US based Epicor
For over 30 years Data Interchange has been developing pioneering technology for data communication. The Company now employs over 100 EDI specialists across Europe generating a turnover of £9m with high levels of SaaS revenue. The Company has a blue chip customer base and works with some of the biggest brands in the world.
Data Interchange’s B2B integration software solutions – including the company’s DiNet global EDI Network, Odex B2B communications platform, Darwin order processing solution, and XE EDI mapping tool – will help Epicor customers streamline their supply chain strategies, providing a single-source of truth to more closely manage supplier relationships, automate business processes, and plan for changing business needs. That includes support for European market protocols and standards such as OFTP2, EDIFACT, VDA, TRADACOMS and PEPPOL.
Epicor is a business software company owned by Private Equity House – Clayton, Dubilier & Rice that is based in Austin, Texas. Epicor provides enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain management (SCM) and human capital management (HCM) software to business customers in the manufacturing, distribution, lumber/building materials, retail and automobile verticals globally.
The Data Interchange acquisition expands the reach of Epicor in European markets and adds to the company’s portfolio of B2B integration technologies, empowering customers to connect businesses and trading partners, increase efficiency, and drive value in the supply chain.
