ZEDAS GmbH Elevates Rail Software Excellence Through Strategic Union With Arcadea Group
May 14 2024 - 9:04AM
Business Wire
ZEDAS GmbH, a long-time leader in rail logistics and asset
management software, announces its strategic investment from
Arcadea Group, a preeminent, permanent-hold investor in global
software businesses. This alliance will fuel ZEDAS’ continued
growth in international markets, while ensuring a long-term,
sustainable and innovative home in support of the company’s
customers.
Following the transaction, Wolfgang Jahn, ZEDAS’ Founder and
CEO, will maintain his position leading the business, and join the
Management Board to help guide the business strategically for the
long-term. In addition, the entire leadership team at ZEDAS will
stay on board and continue to advance the business’ customer base,
products, and service quality.
Paul Yancich, Managing Director and Co-founder of Arcadea Group,
said, “ZEDAS stands out in the European rail market with its
unrivaled customer roster and depth of product offerings,
underscoring its preeminent solutions and reliability as compared
to its competitors. In our comprehensive, global market analysis,
ZEDAS emerged as the only enterprise-grade solution in Europe
that's dependable for the long term. Many competitors are owned by
private equity companies with only a short-term perspective, so
they lack the stability and commitment that ZEDAS offers its
existing and future customers. This partnership cements our
position as a leader in the rail software industry globally and
demonstrates our commitment to only partnering with the absolute
best businesses within their markets.”
Wolfgang Jahn, Founder and CEO of ZEDAS, stated, “Aligning with
Arcadea Group is a game-changer for us, propelling ZEDAS into a new
era of efficiency, growth, and technological advancement – all
attributes needed to ensure we continue providing enormous value to
our incredible customers. Joining forces with a leading player like
Arcadea, especially given their existing international presence in
the rail market, will help us meet the growing demand we have seen
in recent years.”
Daniel Eisen, Managing Director and Co-founder of Arcadea Group,
added, “The Rail industry does not work in private equity time
horizons, but instead is a market that should best be cared for
over decades. Arcadea provides this long-term home, and we couldn’t
be more excited to support the team and customers for decades to
come.”
About ZEDAS GmbH ZEDAS GmbH is a leading provider of
software solutions for the logistics management of rail freight
transportation and for the asset management of rolling stock and
rail infrastructure. Since its foundation in 1990, the company has
specialized in offering innovative IT solutions for railroad
companies, infrastructure operators and rail logistics
companies.
About Arcadea Group Arcadea Group invests in
high-quality, strongly growing software companies over extremely
long durations. Based in Toronto and investing globally, Arcadea
leverages its significant permanent capital base to focus
exclusively on businesses with long-term potential and
ambitions.
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Paul Yancich Managing Director yancich@arcadeagroup.com
Ulrike Gollasch Head of Marketing ugollasch@zedas.com