London (UK) \u2013 Bain Capi\u00adtal, a global private invest\u00adment firm, announ\u00adced the acqui\u00adsi\u00adtion of Supp\u00adlyOn, a supply chain colla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adtion plat\u00adform for the auto\u00admo\u00adtive, aero\u00adspace, and defense indus\u00adtries, as well as other advan\u00adced manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring sectors across Europe, from its share\u00adhol\u00adders AUMOVIO, Bosch, Schaeff\u00adler, and ZF. Kirk\u00adland & Ellis advi\u00adsed Bain Capi\u00adtal Tech Oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties on this transaction. <\/p>\n
Supp\u00adlyOn opera\u00adtes a tech\u00adno\u00adlogy plat\u00adform that connects more than 200 major manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders and Tier 1 suppli\u00aders with over 140,000 suppli\u00aders world\u00adwide.<\/strong> The plat\u00adform supports manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders and suppli\u00aders in colla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adting across the entire supply chain and the entire procu\u00adre\u00adment lifecycle\u2014from sourcing and purcha\u00adsing through quality manage\u00adment, logi\u00adstics, and invoi\u00adcing to ESG compliance\u2014all on a single, inte\u00adgra\u00adted plat\u00adform. Supp\u00adlyOn was foun\u00added in 2000 and has since evol\u00adved into a market-leading plat\u00adform serving the broa\u00adder Euro\u00adpean manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring ecosystem. <\/p>\n Bain Capi\u00adtal will work closely with SupplyOn\u2019s manage\u00adment team to support the company\u2019s next phase of growth. The invest\u00adment will bols\u00adter product deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment, inclu\u00adding the intro\u00adduc\u00adtion of new AI capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties to the plat\u00adform to drive custo\u00admer outco\u00admes. In addi\u00adtion, there will be an increased focus on sales and marke\u00adting to acce\u00adle\u00adrate custo\u00admer adop\u00adtion among manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders and in the defense sectors, where Supp\u00adlyOn curr\u00adently has a growing presence. <\/p>\n Bain Capi\u00adtal\u2019s Tech Oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties Investment<\/strong><\/p>\n The firm\u2019s busi\u00adness in Europe reflects its exten\u00adsive expe\u00adri\u00adence in inves\u00adt\u00ading in Euro\u00adpean tech\u00adno\u00adlogy and indus\u00adtrial compa\u00adnies,combi\u00adned with its long-stan\u00adding exper\u00adtise in the aero\u00adspace and defense sectors<\/strong>. The digi\u00adtiza\u00adtion of the Euro\u00adpean supply chain remains signi\u00adfi\u00adcantly under\u00adde\u00adve\u00adlo\u00adped, parti\u00adcu\u00adlarly in complex manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring, where supply chain coor\u00addi\u00adna\u00adtion is criti\u00adcal given the growing comple\u00adxity of supply chains for produc\u00adtion proces\u00adses. Bain Capi\u00adtal is commit\u00adted to main\u00adtai\u00adning SupplyOn\u2019s Euro\u00adpean opera\u00adtio\u00adnal presence, data resi\u00addency, and gover\u00adnance struc\u00adture, ther\u00adeby ensu\u00adring conti\u00adnuity for custo\u00admers who rely on the platform\u2019s sove\u00adreig\u00adnty and compli\u00adance stan\u00addards. SupplyOn\u2019s product quality, estab\u00adlished custo\u00admer base, and network reach posi\u00adtion the company to capi\u00adta\u00adlize on this opportunity. <\/p>\n The tran\u00adsac\u00adtion is subject to the usual closing condi\u00adti\u00adons and regu\u00adla\u00adtory appr\u00adovals. The finan\u00adcial terms of the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion were not disclosed. <\/p>\n \u201cSupp\u00adlyOn offers a rare combi\u00adna\u00adtion of product quality, network strength, strong custo\u00admer repre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtion, and market leader\u00adship in supply chain coor\u00addi\u00adna\u00adtion across Europe,\u201d said James Stevens, a part\u00adner on Bain Capital\u2019s Tech Oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties team<\/strong>. \u201cThe company has built a deeply embedded plat\u00adform that custo\u00admers rely on for their day-to-day opera\u00adti\u00adons. We see a real runway to expand into adja\u00adcent sectors and invest in product capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties that are criti\u00adcal to both manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders and suppliers.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cSupp\u00adlyOn builds on our long-stan\u00adding presence in Europe, and in Germany in parti\u00adcu\u00adlar. Through our indus\u00adtrial port\u00adfo\u00adlio, we are custo\u00admers of Supp\u00adlyOn and under\u00adstand the criti\u00adcal role it plays. \u201cWe have long-stan\u00adding rela\u00adti\u00adonships with SupplyOn\u2019s share\u00adhol\u00adders and look forward to conti\u00adnuing to support their busi\u00adness in the future,\u201d said Dr. Michael Siefke, Part\u00adner and Chair\u00adman of Europe Private Equity at Bain Capi\u00adtal.<\/strong> <\/p>\n \u201cWe are plea\u00adsed to part\u00adner with Bain Capi\u00adtal, which shares our long-term vision for Supp\u00adlyOn as a stra\u00adte\u00adgic capi\u00adtal provi\u00adder in the supply chain ecosys\u00adtem across Europe,\u201d said Markus Quicken, CEO of Supp\u00adlyOn. \u201cThis part\u00adner\u00adship will enable us to acce\u00adle\u00adrate our product road\u00admap and expand our market reach.\u201d <\/p>\n Advi\u00adsors to Bain Capi\u00adtal Tech Oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties: Kirk\u00adland & Ellis, Munich<\/strong><\/p>\n Maxi\u00admi\u00adlian Liegl (Lead, Private Equity\/M&A); Asso\u00adcia\u00adtes: Mirjam Meyer, Fabian Walter\u00adh\u00f6l\u00adter, Lisa M\u00fcller, Dr. Eric Scheu, Alice Treu\u00adle\u00adben-von Gans (all Private Equity\/M&A), Dr. Florian Sch\u00fctte (Tax) About Kirk\u00adland About Bain Capital About Supp\u00adly\u00adOn\u00adSup\u00adply <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" London (UK) \u2013 Bain Capi\u00adtal, a global private invest\u00adment firm, announ\u00adced the acqui\u00adsi\u00adtion of Supp\u00adlyOn, a supply chain colla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adtion plat\u00adform for the auto\u00admo\u00adtive, aero\u00adspace, and defense indus\u00adtries, as well as other advan\u00adced manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring sectors across Europe, from its share\u00adhol\u00adders AUMOVIO, Bosch, Schaeff\u00adler, and ZF. Kirk\u00adland & Ellis advi\u00adsed Bain Capi\u00adtal Tech Oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties on this transaction. [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60673,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1366],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"yoast_head":"\n
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\n On is a leading cloud-based supply chain colla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adtion plat\u00adform that connects manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders with their global busi\u00adness part\u00adners. Supp\u00adlyOn was foun\u00added in 2000 and is head\u00adquar\u00adte\u00adred in Hall\u00adberg\u00admoos, near Munich. SupplyOn\u2019s network connects over 140,000 compa\u00adnies world\u00adwide across the auto\u00admo\u00adtive, aero\u00adspace, rail, and other manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring indus\u00adtries. The plat\u00adform enables struc\u00adtu\u00adred digi\u00adtal colla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adtion in the areas of purcha\u00adsing, procu\u00adre\u00adment, quality manage\u00adment, logi\u00adstics, and finance\u2014and helps manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders streng\u00adthen colla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adtion, trans\u00adpa\u00adrency, and execu\u00adtion in complex, multi-tiered supply chains. <\/p>\n