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Unit4
Dutch business software company

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. 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.

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History

Unit4 was founded in 1980 by Chris Ouwinga and listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange in 1998.3

In 2000, Unit4 merged with the Norwegian ERP software house Agresso Group ASA4 and the company name was changed to Unit4Agresso.

In March 2014, Unit4 was acquired by international venture capital firm Advent International.5

In 2015, Unit4 rebranded its Coda financial management software package as Unit4 Financials.6 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.

Acquisitions

Acquisitions by Unit4
Acquisition numberAcquired companyAcquisition dateSpecialtyCountry of originAcquisition costs
9Scanmarket2022Source to contractDenmark
8Compright2021Compensation planningUS
7Intuo112019Talent managementBelgium
6Assistance122017Professional servicesNetherlands
5Prevero132016CPMGermany
4Three Rivers2015EducationUS
3Prosoft2015Human resource managementAsia
2Teta2010Accounting and servicesPoland
1Unit4 Financials by Coda2008AccountingUK14

References

  1. Melissa Evatt (17 January 2023). "Unit4 launches new Marketplace platform". ERP Today. Retrieved 17 January 2023. https://erp.today/unit4-launches-new-marketplace-platform/ ↩

  2. "Secured five-year agreement worth NOK 10 million". Finansavisen. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023. https://www.finansavisen.no/teknologi/2023/01/30/7981126/arribatec-sikret-femarsavtale-til-10-millioner?zephr_sso_ott=sL0qkF ↩

  3. Claus Jepsen (14 April 223). "How Integration-As-A-Service Could Be The Missing Link For People-Centric Organizations". Forbes. Retrieved 14 February 2023. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2023/02/14/how-integration-as-a-service-could-be-the-missing-link-for-people-centric-organizations/?sh=e2d31498a3fd ↩

  4. Steve Brooks (25 April 2023). "Unit4 opens up App Studio to customers and partners to innovate solutions". Enterprise Times. Retrieved 25 April 2023. https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2023/04/25/unit4-opens-up-app-studio-to-customers-and-partners-to-innovate-solutions/ ↩

  5. Islam Soliman (6 March 2023). "New CRO joins Unit4 to lead global GTM activity". IT Europa. Retrieved 6 March 2023. https://iteuropa.com/news/new-cro-joins-unit4-lead-global-gtm-activity ↩

  6. Jochen Wießler (10 April 2023). "Digital businesses are more flexible post-lockdown than before, but there's still a lot of work to be done". Sysbus. Retrieved 10 April 2023. https://www.sysbus.eu/digitale-unternehmen-sind-nach-dem-lockdown-flexibler-aufgestellt-als-zuvor-es-gibt-jedoch-noch-viel-zu-tun/ ↩

  7. Jochen Wießler (10 April 2023). "Digital businesses are more flexible post-lockdown than before, but there's still a lot of work to be done". Sysbus. Retrieved 10 April 2023. https://www.sysbus.eu/digitale-unternehmen-sind-nach-dem-lockdown-flexibler-aufgestellt-als-zuvor-es-gibt-jedoch-noch-viel-zu-tun/ ↩

  8. "Unit4 Announces General Availability of App Studio". Emerce. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023. https://www.emerce.nl/wire/unit4-kondigt-algemene-beschikbaarheid-app-studio ↩

  9. Phil Wainewright (31 July 2023). "Unit4 CEO Mike Ettling on enterprise resilience, ChatGPT, and the BRICS effect". diginomica. https://diginomica.com/unit4-ceo-mike-ettling-enterprise-resilience-chatgpt-brics-effect ↩

  10. Mike Ettling (28 June 2023). "Intelligent Transformation In A Multipolar World: Why Organizational Resilience Is Critical". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2023/06/28/intelligent-transformation-in-a-multipolar-world-why-organizational-resilience-is-critical/?ref=upstract.com&sh=3d1fc8b0463b&sh=a7d456c463b8 ↩

  11. Sara Portell (20 October 2023). "Full automation: a vision of the future". ERP Today. https://erp.today/full-automation-and-ai-tools-a-vision-of-the-future/ ↩

  12. Claus Jepsen (26 October 2023). "Is It Time To Reconsider Your PaaS Usage?". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2023/10/26/is-it-time-to-reconsider-your-paas-usage/?sh=1b403eb12f5a ↩

  13. Phil Wainewright (10 November 2023). "Unit4 rolls out packaged services to help its on-premise customers go cloud in the next 2-3 years". diginomica. https://diginomica.com/unit4-rolls-out-packaged-services-help-its-premise-customers-go-cloud-next-2-3-years ↩

  14. https://www.unit4.com/products/financial-management-software https://www.unit4.com/products/financial-management-software ↩