Antwerp \u2014 Main Capi\u00adtal Part\u00adners (\u201cMain\u201d) and Ferranti, a renow\u00adned provi\u00adder of mission-criti\u00adcal soft\u00adware for the utili\u00adties indus\u00adtry head\u00adquar\u00adte\u00adred in Belgium, announce that Main has acqui\u00adred a majo\u00adrity stake in Ferranti. This marks the begin\u00adning of a new phase of growth for Ferranti, with a focus on contin\u00adued product inno\u00adva\u00adtion, inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal expan\u00adsion and targe\u00adted acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adons. The exis\u00adting manage\u00adment team will conti\u00adnue to lead Ferranti, with Tom Van Haute assum\u00ading the role of CEO. <\/p>\n
Ferranti, head\u00adquar\u00adte\u00adred in Antwerp, Belgium, is an estab\u00adlished inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal soft\u00adware provi\u00adder for utili\u00adties. With a team of around 285 profes\u00adsio\u00adnals, Ferranti deve\u00adlops soft\u00adware that supports well-known energy suppli\u00aders, distri\u00adbu\u00adtion network opera\u00adtors, water suppli\u00aders and inte\u00adgra\u00adted utili\u00adties in hand\u00adling central meter-to-cash and distri\u00adbu\u00adtion network opera\u00adtor (DGO) proces\u00adses in the elec\u00adtri\u00adcity, gas, heat and water sectors. The company serves a broad custo\u00admer base in more than 12 count\u00adries and has a strong presence in Belgium, the Nether\u00adlands and the UK, as well as a growing presence in Europe and Asia Pacific. <\/p>\n
The utility soft\u00adware market is supported by attrac\u00adtive long-term trends, inclu\u00adding the incre\u00adasing comple\u00adxity of regu\u00adla\u00adtory frame\u00adworks, the intro\u00adduc\u00adtion of smart meters and the growth of decen\u00adtra\u00adli\u00adzed energy sources. These deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adments are driving demand for modern, inte\u00adgra\u00adted plat\u00adforms to manage incre\u00adasingly complex ecosys\u00adtems and workflows.
\nFerranti is well posi\u00adtio\u00adned to capi\u00adta\u00adlize on these trends thanks to its cloud-based MECOMS 365 plat\u00adform and deca\u00addes of enter\u00adprise-wide indus\u00adtry exper\u00adtise. MECOMS 365 is based on Micro\u00adsoft Dyna\u00admics 365 and plays a central role in the day-to-day busi\u00adness of utility compa\u00adnies. The plat\u00adform inte\u00adgra\u00adtes core modu\u00adles such as custo\u00admer infor\u00adma\u00adtion systems (CIS), custo\u00admer service and reten\u00adtion, market commu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtion and coor\u00addi\u00adna\u00adtion, meter data manage\u00adment (MDM), pricing, quoting and billing in a single environment. <\/p>\n
Main and Ferranti are jointly pursuing the goal of further streng\u00adthening Ferran\u00adti\u2019s posi\u00adtion as a relia\u00adble soft\u00adware provi\u00adder for the utili\u00adties indus\u00adtry. In the next phase of growth, the focus will be on further enhan\u00adcing the MECOMS 365 offe\u00adring, acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adting inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal expan\u00adsion and targe\u00adting stra\u00adte\u00adgic acqui\u00adsi\u00adtion oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties to expand the product range and market presence. <\/p>\n
Sjoerd Aarts, Mana\u00adging Part\u00adner and Head of Bene\u00adlux at Main<\/strong>, said: \u201cFerranti has built an impres\u00adsive posi\u00adtion as a provi\u00adder of mission-criti\u00adcal soft\u00adware for the utili\u00adties sector, a market charac\u00adte\u00adri\u00adzed by attrac\u00adtive, struc\u00adtu\u00adral long-term trends. By combi\u00adning in-depth exper\u00adtise with its scalable MECOMS 365 plat\u00adform, the company has built strong, long-term custo\u00admer rela\u00adti\u00adonships in various markets.\u201d<\/p>\n Tom Van Haute, CEO desi\u00adgnate of Ferranti, added: \u201cWe are deligh\u00adted to welcome Main as our new majo\u00adrity share\u00adhol\u00adder. Over the years, we have had the privi\u00adlege of beco\u00adming a trus\u00adted part\u00adner for utili\u00adties opera\u00adting in incre\u00adasingly complex and regu\u00adla\u00adted markets. With Main\u2019s soft\u00adware exper\u00adtise and inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal network, we are well posi\u00adtio\u00adned to advance our product road\u00admap, deepen support for our custo\u00admers and expand internationally.\u201d<\/p>\n Ernst Nijkerk, outgo\u00ading CEO and repre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive of the Nijkerk owner family, added: \u201cIt was very important for us to find the right part\u00adner to support Ferranti in its next phase of growth.\u201d About Ferranti
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