Unit4
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Cloud computing software, software |
| Founded | 1980 |
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| Revenue | €372.2 million (2019)[1] |
Number of employees | 2,400 |
| Website | www |
Unit4 is an Enterprise Resource Software company that designs and delivers enterprise software and ERP applications and related professional services for people in services organizations, with a special focus on the professional services, education, public services, and nonprofit sectors. It has subsidiaries and offices in 23 countries across Europe, North America, the Asia-Pacific region and Africa.
The company is best known for its People Experience Suite including Unit4 ERP, Unit4 Financials, Unit4 FP&A, and Unit4 Talent Management.[2] In 2015, Unit4 announced a partnership with Microsoft to build self-driving business applications on the Microsoft Azure cloud. Unit4's software is available in either cloud or on-premises setups, with support for on-premise ending in December 2024. In 2020, the company launched a Global Channel Partner Programme to aid partners in implementing Unit4 software.[3]
History
[edit | edit source]Unit4 was founded in 1980 by Chris Ouwinga and listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange in 1998.[4]
In 2000, Unit4 merged with the Norwegian ERP software house Agresso Group ASA[5] and the company name was changed to Unit4Agresso.
In March 2014, Unit4 was acquired by international venture capital firm Advent International.[6]
In 2015, Unit4 rebranded its Coda financial management software package as Unit4 Financials.[7] The Unit4 People Platform was also launched in 2015 as the foundation for Unit4 business applications using Microsoft Azure technology.[7]
In April 2019, Mike Ettling, former president of SAP SuccessFactors and CEO of NGA Human Resources, became Unit4's CEO.[8]
Global growth private equity firm TA Associates announced the strategic growth buy out of Unit4 for more than $2bn in March 2021. Global private markets firm, Partners Group, will invest alongside TA.[9] In April 2021, Unit4 released ERPx, its next-generation intelligent Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution[buzzword] built for mid-market, people-centric[buzzword] organizations.[10]
In January 2025, Unit4 announced that Simon Paris had been appointed as CEO, succeeding Mike Ettling, who had led Unit4 for almost six years.[citation needed]
Acquisitions
[edit | edit source]| Acquisition number | Acquired company | Acquisition date | Specialty | Country of origin | Acquisition costs |
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| 9 | Scanmarket | 2022 | Source to contract | Denmark | |
| 8 | Compright | 2021 | Compensation planning | US | |
| 7 | Intuo[11] | 2019 | Talent management | Belgium | |
| 6 | Assistance[12] | 2017 | Professional services | Netherlands | |
| 5 | Prevero[13] | 2016 | CPM | Germany | |
| 4 | Three Rivers[citation needed] | 2015 | Education | US | |
| 3 | Prosoft[citation needed] | 2015 | Human resource management | Asia | |
| 2 | Teta[citation needed] | 2010 | Accounting and services | Poland | |
| 1 | Unit4 Financials by Coda | 2008 | Accounting | UK | [14] |
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External links
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