Mergers & Acquisitions

SAP AG, Walldorf, Germany, has acquired hybris, Zug, Switzerland, a developer of e-commerce technology. A press release announcing the acquisition says the deal “positions SAP to deliver the next-generation e-commerce platform, with the choice of on-premise or cloud deployment, as enterprises around the world seek to optimize the customer experience for businesses and consumers across an ever-growing number of delivery channels, devices and touch points.”...More

Sonepar SA reported a 10% increase in its global sales to €16.3 billion in 2012 (approximately $21.3 billion). 2012 was yet another busy year of acquisitions for the Paris-based company. Its biggest purchases were Grupo Rosa Leal in Brazil; Codale Electric Supply in the U.S.; DEP Engineering in Thailand; and Corys Electrical in New Zealand, which brought Sonepar an additional €500 million (approximately US $653.96 million). The Corys Electrical acquisition in New Zealand enlarged the group’s geographic footprint to a total of 36 countries....More