Wolters Kluwer has acquired Vanguard Software
May 14 2021 - 9:55AM
Wolters Kluwer
has
acquired
Vanguard Software
May
14,
2021
– Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting
announces today that it has signed
and completed an agreement to
acquire Vanguard
Software Corporation
(Vanguard
Software),
a global provider
of cloud-based
integrated business planning
(IBP) solutions
for approximately $110
million in cash.
The acquisition offers
an opportunity
to extend the
award-winning CCH
Tagetik financial
performance management platform
into sales and
operations
planning,
including supply chain
planning and predictive
analytics.
Vanguard Software serves companies of all sizes across every
major industry in more than 60 countries, helping them to improve
forecasting, reduce overstocks, optimize inventory distribution,
and reduce supply chain costs. Vanguard Predictive Planning
solutions use artificial intelligence, algorithmic modeling,
process automation, and a collaboration hub to enable companies to
optimize and automate end-to-end supply chain planning. In 2021,
the Vanguard Predictive Planning™ platform was ranked as a leader
in Supply Chain Planning by Nucleus Research and received an
honorable mention from Gartner.
Vanguard Software revenues derive from subscription-based cloud
software (averaging approximately 55% of total revenues in recent
years) and software-related professional implementation and
consulting services. The company recorded total revenues of $7.2
million in 2020 (un-audited). While the COVID-19 pandemic caused a
contraction in services last year, recurring cloud software
revenues grew 33% organically in 2020. A majority of revenue is
from North America. We expect the acquisition to achieve a return
on invested capital above our after-tax weighted average cost of
capital of 8% within 3 to 5 years. The impact on Wolters Kluwer
adjusted net profit is immaterial. Founded in 1995, Vanguard
Software is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, and has
approximately 40 employees.
“Extending the CCH Tagetik corporate performance management
solutions with Vanguard’s expertise in sales and operations
planning including supply chain management and predictive analytics
is a natural next move for us. The responsibilities of the Office
of the CFO increasingly include sales and operational planning and
the ability to leverage real-time insights for complex decision
making. The combination of Vanguard Software and CCH Tagetik
solutions allows us to support our enterprise customers as they
seek to implement integrated planning environments”, said Karen
Abramson, CEO of Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting.
“We are excited that Vanguard is now a part of Wolters Kluwer,”
said Rob Suggs, CEO of Vanguard who will shift into a consulting
role to support the integration. “Wolters Kluwer and Vanguard share
a customer-focused approach in providing innovative,
cloud-based solutions that enable organizations to be more
accurate, efficient, and productive in how they plan and forecast
across key areas of operations. ”
About Wolters KluwerWolters
Kluwer (WKL) is a global leader in professional information,
software solutions, and services for the healthcare; tax and
accounting; governance, risk and compliance; and legal and
regulatory sectors. We help our customers make critical decisions
every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain
knowledge with specialized technology and services.
Wolters Kluwer reported 2020 annual revenues of €4.6 billion.
The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains
operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 19,200
people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Alphen aan den
Rijn, the Netherlands.
Wolters Kluwer shares are listed on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and
are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. Wolters Kluwer
has a sponsored Level 1 American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program.
The ADRs are traded on the over-the-counter market in the U.S.
(WTKWY).
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