Kinaxis Acquires Mpo To Connect Supply Chain Planning And Real-Time Execution For Perfect Orders
Aug 16, 2022•almost 3 years ago
Acquiring Company
Kinaxis
Acquired Company
MPO
Description
Kinaxis® Inc. (TSX: KXS), the authority in driving agility for fast, confident decision-making in an unpredictable world, announced today that it has acquired MPO, a European headquartered company that offers a unified global cloud-based SaaS platform for multi party orchestration of orders, inventory and transport. In a deal that closed on August 15, 2022, Kinaxis acquired all the shares of MPO for approximately $45 million, consisting of approximately 75 percent cash and 25 percent equity consideration. The exact amount of equity consideration will depend on the level of attainment of certain revenue and execution goals over the near term.
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