Operating Company Software

Klipboard

Hungerford, United Kingdom

Formerly known as KCS, Kerridge Commercial Systems, Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS)

Klipboard (formerly Kerridge Commercial Systems) delivers cloud-based business management software for companies across distribution, automotive, retail, rental, manufacturing, transport management and field service sectors, including integrated ERP and business management modules plus related applications.

Focus Areas
Cloud ERP and business management systems, Distribution & wholesale ERP, Retail management

Tracked deals

6

6 tracked deals across 2019-2023.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

3 buyout · 2 addon · 1 divestiture

Klipboard Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 4 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 4 years for Klipboard. 1 2019 2 2020 1 2021 2 2023

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Kerridge Commercial Systems Ltd
    Target
    Compilator
    Industry
    Software
    Location
    Sweden
    Type
    Buyout

    Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS), a UK-based ERP and business management software provider, has acquired Compilator, a Nordic-focused ERP provider serving the tyre and automotive aftermarket. The deal strengthens KCS’s foothold in the Nordics and UK, adds roughly 1,100 customers (2,000 locations) to the group, and expands its offering into the tyre retail and wholesaler segment across Scandinavia and the UK/Ireland.

  • Buyer
    Kerridge Commercial Systems
    Target
    Palladium Business Solutions
    Industry
    Software
    Location
    Gauteng, South Africa
    Type
    Buyout

    Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS), a UK-based ERP and business management software provider, has acquired South Africa–based Palladium Business Solutions, a long-established ERP and accounting software vendor. The deal strengthens KCS’s presence in Southern Africa, expands its product offering and partner channel, and brings Palladium’s offices in Johannesburg, Stellenbosch and Kenya into the KCS group.

  • Buyer
    Kerridge Commercial Systems Ltd, Accel-KKR
    Target
    RNH Solutions
    Industry
    Software
    Location
    Ireland
    Type
    Addon

    Kerridge Commercial Systems Ltd (a PE-backed ERP provider) has acquired RNH Solutions, a long-standing Irish reseller and provider of Autopart and Merchant software. The acquisition brings RNH's Dublin-based team and ~500 combined Irish customers into the KCS group to expand KCS's presence and capabilities in the Republic of Ireland.

  • Buyer
    Kerridge Commercial Systems
    Target
    Unit4 Wholesale
    Seller
    Unit4
    Industry
    Software
    Location
    Netherlands

    Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) acquired Unit4 Wholesale in the Netherlands to strengthen its ERP offering for the wholesale and distribution market in the Benelux. The deal expands KCS’s presence in Europe and brings Unit4 Wholesale’s customers and local teams into the KCS group; Unit4 is the selling party.

  • Buyer
    Kerridge Commercial Systems
    Target
    Infomat
    Industry
    Software
    Location
    Belgium
    Type
    Addon

    Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS), the Accel‑KKR‑backed provider of ERP software for trade and distribution, has acquired Infomat to strengthen its presence in the Benelux region. Infomat — a Benelux ERP and business‑management software provider with about 46 IT professionals — will continue to support its existing solutions while gaining access to KCS's broader product portfolio and international scale.

  • Buyer
    Kerridge Commercial Systems
    Target
    MAM Software Group, Inc.
    Seller
    Stockholders of MAM Software Group, Inc.
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) agreed to acquire MAM Software Group, Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $154.2 million, with MAM stockholders receiving $12.12 per share. The deal, announced September 3, 2019 and completed October 21, 2019, expands KCS's presence in the U.S. and broadens its ERP and aftermarket software capabilities for the automotive parts, tire and distribution industries.

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