Bechtle acquires ERP specialist Acommit AG
The German IT company Bechtle expands its presence in Switzerland and acquires Acommit AG. The ERP specialist from Horgen thus strengthens its application solutions division.
Bechtle AG, headquartered in Neckarsulm, Germany, acquires Acommit AG, Horgen, one of the leading Swiss service providers for software and IT infrastructure solutions. Founded in 1983, the company is a recognized specialist for ERP software solutions based on Microsoft Dynamics/NAV and its own development DIAS. Acommit focuses on creating industry-specific ERP solutions, especially for customers in the trade/retail sectors, and concentrates primarily on the digitalization of business processes. The company employs 60 people at its sites in Horgen, Wallisellen, Lyss and Lucerne and generated sales of around 14 million Swiss francs in the past financial year. The IT service provider has a broad customer base of more than 200 medium-sized Swiss companies. The current owners Martin Küng, Christoph Kleiner, Erich Wieser and Robert Zanzerl will remain with the company in unchanged management positions. The company name will also be retained.
"With Acommit, we have been able to win a very well-positioned company for Bechtle. We are pleased that an excellent team of specialists is strengthening us in the future-oriented area of Microsoft Dynamics software solutions," says Andreas Staudigel, Divisional Board Member for Application Solutions at Bechtle AG. This company is active in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with around 70 IT system houses and, according to its own information, is one of the leading IT trading companies in Europe with e-commerce companies in 14 countries. Founded in 1983, the group currently employs over 8,300 people.
Acommit's customers will benefit from the Bechtle Group's even broader range of IT solutions, cloud portfolio and multi-vendor infrastructure offering, according to a statement from the two companies. "Our competencies fit perfectly into Bechtle's range of services. At the same time, the merger strengthens our own market position and enables us to provide our customers with even more comprehensive support in the areas of user solutions, software engineering and IT infrastructure. We are convinced that the two companies are an excellent fit for each other, and that they can enrich and benefit from each other," says Robert Zanzerl, CEO of Acommit AG. Both partners have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
