SOUTH HARWICH, MA and LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwired - Apr 20, 2016) - BackOffice Associates, a worldwide leader of information governance and data modernization solutions, today announced its acquisition of CompriseIT, a U.K. consulting firm specializing in helping enterprises adopt SAP®'s Business Suite 4 SAP HANA® (SAP S/4HANA). BackOffice Associates' acquisition of CompriseIT is the latest initiative in strengthening the information governance leader's expertise in helping customers globally as they embark on their journey to implement SAP S/4HANA.
"Our relationship has evolved over the past 18 months and after a series of highly successful customer engagements, we recognized that a union between the two organizations was a natural fit for helping customers accelerate adoption and realize the most value out of SAP S/4HANA," said David Booth, chairman and CEO, BackOffice Associates. "The acquisition of CompriseIT extends BackOffice's value proposition and competitive positioning as global organizations are increasingly readying themselves for SAP S/4HANA and is a critical building block in our continued commitment to excellence in this market."
CompriseIT's expertise in SAP application-based architecture, platform, user experience and business process automation, combined with BackOffice's deep data and accelerated adoption capabilities, will enable customers adopting SAP S/4HANA to take full advantage of the product suite.
"This acquisition further solidifies our position as thought leaders in the SAP S/4HANA space," said Clive Bellmore, CEO - Europe and Africa, BackOffice Associates. "In addition to complementing our ongoing investment in our Barcelona SAP S/4HANA Delivery Center, we are now uniquely positioned to offer customers the breadth and depth of solutions they need to plan and execute their journey to SAP S/4HANA."
Through the acquisition, the combined organization will offer customers a one-stop shopping experience supporting their initiatives for adopting SAP S/4HANA, including a thorough data and system readiness assessment, deployment of the new SAP Fiori user experience, automation of processes, execution of successful SAP S/4HANA projects and preparation of their existing environments for the move to SAP S/4HANA.
With the integration of both companies nearly complete, CompriseIT's Co-CEO and SAP Mentor, Owen Pettiford, will serve as Senior Vice President for SAP Digital Transformation. Dean Wood, Co-CEO, will take on the role of Senior Vice President for SAP Innovation Delivery for BackOffice Associates Limited in Europe and both executives will oversee strategic SAP S/4HANA customer implementations.