Q3 2008 Supply Chain Management (SCM) Transactions

Boeing acquires Tapestry Solutions

Tapestry Solutions, a provider of services and software for tracking equipment and spare parts for the U.S. Department of Defense, has been acquired by The Boeing Company. Boeing said that the acquisition will accelerate the growth of the company's service and support business. Tapestry Solutions provides tools for logistics planning, used by the U.S. Army, other parts of the U.S. Department of Defense, and government and non-government agencies. Tapestry Solutions has 350 employees, with the majority located in San Diego, and approximately 150 deployed worldwide, including in Iraq.

Announcement Date: September 29, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed

Park City Group merges with Prescient Applied Intelligence

Prescient will merge with a newly formed subsidiary of Park City Group, becoming a wholly-owned operating subsidiary. Park City Group is a developer and marketer of patented computer software and consulting services which enable its retail customers to increase sales while reducing inventory and labor costs. Prescient Applied Intelligence is a leading provider of supply chain and advanced commerce solutions for retailers and suppliers.  Together, Park City Group and Prescient will provide a complementary, comprehensive and integrated range of offerings for inventory management, labor utilization, vendor managed inventory, and scan-based trading solutions to grocery, convenience store and specialty retailers, and consumer product manufacturers worldwide.

Announcement Date: September 3, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed

iTradeNetwork and Amphire to merge

iTradeNetwork Inc., a privately held technology provider in supply chain solutions for the food industry, and Amphire Solutions Inc., a privately-held, global provider of supply chain and purchasing solutions to the foodservice, beverage, hospitality and healthcare industries, are merging the two companies. As the food industry finds itself increasingly under pressure from soaring fuel prices and food inflation, more customers will rely on technology to help improve their operations and reduce costs. The combined company, iTradeNetwork, will be the leading global foodservice, retail grocery, hospitality and healthcare industry supply chain network. Leveraging both companies' SaaS procurement and supply chain management solutions, as well as ITN's Spend Intelligence solutions (through ITN's recent acquisition of Instill), ITN will be uniquely capable of delivering one of the most comprehensive set of software applications to the food, hospitality and healthcare industries.

Announcement Date: September 2, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed

DPE Deutsche Private Equity acquires Iloxx Intelligence

DPE Deutsche Private Equity GmbH has acquired a majority stake in Iloxx Intelligence Logistics GmbH. Based in Nurnberg, Germany, Iloxx provides online logistic services and solutions.

Announcement Date: August 20, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed

PSI AG acquires 4Production AG

The PSI AG has acquired 100 percent of the shares of 4Production AG, headquartered in Germany. 4Production is a specialized provider of metals supply chain consulting and, with its production management solutions, leading in the aluminum and copper industry. The company has 40 employees and counts many international groups in the steel, aluminum and copper industry amongst its customers. PSI AG develops and integrates individual solutions, on the basis of its own software, for the management of energy networks (electricity, gas, oil, heat, water), cross-company production management (steel, mechanical engineering, automotive, logistics) and infrastructure management for telecommunications, transport and safety. PSI was founded in 1969 and currently employs 1,100 people.

Announcement Date: August 12, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed

JDA Software Group to acquire i2 Technologies

JDA Software Group Inc. is acquiring i2 Technologies, Inc., a global provider of supply chain solutions. The combination of the two companies creates a global leader in the supply chain planning and optimization market. On a pro-forma trailing 12-month basis, the combined company has annual revenues of $635 million, including nearly $300 million of annual maintenance and recurring subscription fees. JDA says the i2 acquisition completes the picture for JDA in the supply chain planning and optimization market. By acquiring i2, JDA doubles its addressable market in manufacturing to include discrete manufacturing, complementing its current market leadership in process manufacturing and strengthening its retail and transportation management presence. After the successful acquisition of Manugistics in 2006, the addition of i2 is comparatively an incremental and logical step for JDA.

Announcement Date: August 11, 2008
Deal Value: $346 Million (Cash)
Seller Revenue: $257.3 Million ttm

Marlin Equity acquires Chelford Group

Marlin Equity Partners, LLC, through its portfolio company Solarsoft Business Systems, announced the take-private acquisition of Chelford Group plc (UK), a leading provider of enterprise and supply chain software solutions to customers throughout the UK and Europe. The acquisition of Chelford Group further expands Solarsoft’s commitment to acquiring leading vertical solutions within the supply chain and ERP markets. The combined business has revenue in excess of $100 million and employs over 450 professionals. Marlin has completed nine software acquisitions since 2005 and continues to actively seek platform and add-on acquisitions.

Announcement Date: August 6, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed

Fluensee acquired TrenStar Tracking Solutions

RFID-enabled asset management solution provider Fluensee acquired TrenStar Tracking Solutions and its North American operations, assets, customers and intellectual property. The combination of Fluensee and TrenStar Tracking Solutions brings together two leading RFID-enabled asset tracking solutions. The move extends Fluensee's capabilities in the beverage, brewery and synthetic rubber industries and brings with it the opportunity to immediately provide a feature-rich and highly scalable asset management solution as a SaaS offering.

Announcement Date: July 29, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed

Axon acquires SCM Solutions

Axon Americas, a division of Axon Group plc, a leading SAP Business Transformation consultancy, has acquired the business of SCM Solutions, a privately-held provider of Supply Chain Management Services. SCM Solutions is one of the premier supply chain consultancy firms that leverage SAP's Supply Chain Management (SCM) Solution. The acquisition is designed to accelerate Axon's expansion into SCM for SAP's Services Industry. SCM Solutions currently supports close to 50 service industries in all areas of SCM. SCM Solutions' capabilities will help Axon provide enhanced transformational value and a strategic differentiator for all companies using SAP.

Announcement Date: July 1, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed