Epicor buys Solarsoft Business Systems

Epicor Software Corp., Dublin, Calif., has agreed to acquire privately held Solarsoft Business Systems from Marlin Equity Partners. Solarsoft is a specialist in midmarket enterprise resource planning (ERP) and management systems for manufacturing and distribution. Solarsoft sells enterprise software and IT services to manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers in North America, Europe and Asia, and has over 400 employees, almost 2,000 customers, and annual revenues of approximately $90 million. Its customers include companies in the automotive parts, packaging, life sciences, fresh food, electrical, lumber and building materials industries. Details