Company:BackOffice Associates

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BackOffice Associates, LLC
TypePrivate
IndustrySoftware Industry
Founded1996
Headquarters
Hyannis, MA
,
US
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
David Booth, CEO
Krish Datta, CEO APJ-ME
Clive Bellmore, CEO EUAF
Rex Ahlstrom, CSO
Steve Webber, CFO
Dave Spencer, President of North America
Kevin Campbell, President, Global Consulting and Services Delivery
ProductsData management
Number of employees
650+
Websitewww.boaweb.com

BackOffice Associates, LLC is a Massachusetts-based software and services company focused on data migration, data quality management, master data management (MDM), metadata management, and information governance initiatives. BackOffice Associates partners with software companies like SAP[1], IBM, and Infor.

History

BackOffice Associates, LLC was founded in 1996[2]. Over the years, the company has released several software solutions, including the Data Stewardship Platform (DSP)[3] and information governance products.[4] Backed by Goldman Sachs, the company bought out its founders, Tom Kennedy and Trish Kennedy,[5] in 2012.[6] In 2017, Bridge Growth Partners joined the ownership team when they made a majority investment in BackOffice Associates.[7]

Acquisitions

  • In April 2016, BackOffice Associates acquired CompriseIT, a UK-based consulting firm specializing in helping enterprises adopt SAP's Business Suite 4 SAP HANA.[8]
  • In December 2013, BackOffice Associates acquired ENTOTA, UK-based SAP data services consultancy.[9]
  • In July 2012, BackOffice Associates acquired Headwall Software Inc., a Canada-based custom mobile solutions company.[10]
  • In April 2010, BackOffice Associates acquired HiT Software, a California-based company specializing in data integration, change data capture, data replication, XML transformation and IBM DB2 connectivity software.[11]
  • In March 2010, BackOffice Associates acquired CPM Consulting, a SAP partner with business consulting and technology projects in Enterprise Project Management.
  • In February 2010, BackOffice Associates acquired Quadrate, a software development company for their ERP2 and Qubed products.

External links

References

  1. Alspach, Kyle (December 2012). "BackOffice Associates steps up partnership with SAP". Boston Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2012/12/backoffice-associates-sap-partnership.html. 
  2. "BackOffice Associates, LLC: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=24805384. 
  3. Sarrel, Matt (October 2013). "Review: Data Stewardship Platform Eases ERP Migration". Enterprise Apps Today. http://www.enterpriseappstoday.com/data-management/review-data-stewardship-platform-eases-erp-migration.html. 
  4. "5 Data Quality Tools Vendors to Watch in 2018" (in en-US). Best Data Management Software, Vendors and Data Science Platforms. 2017-10-19. https://solutionsreview.com/data-management/5-data-quality-tools-vendors-to-watch-in-2018/. 
  5. “BackOffice Associates' Kennedy's are a Cape coding couple,” By: Jay Rizoli, Boston Business Journal, March 7, 2008
  6. Kharif, Olga (May 2012). "BackOffice Associates in Talks With Goldman Sachs for an IPO". Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-14/backoffice-associates-in-talks-with-goldman-sachs-for-an-ipo.html. 
  7. "Bridge Growth Partners Makes Majority Investment in BackOffice Associates" (in en-US). Database Trends and Applications. 2017-08-03. http://www.dbta.com/Editorial/News-Flashes/Bridge-Growth-Partners-Makes-Majority-Investment-in-BackOffice-Associates-119731.aspx. 
  8. "BackOffice Associates Acquires UK-Based CompriseIT" (in en-US). https://finance.yahoo.com/news/backoffice-associates-acquires-uk-based-070000726.html. 
  9. Savvas, Antony (December 2013). "BackOffice buys UK-based SAP specialist to grow big data business". Computerworld UK. http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/it-business/3494135/backoffice-buys-uk-based-sap-specialist-to-grow-big-data-business/. 
  10. Gold, Robert (July 2012). "BackOffice buys Canadian business". Cape Cod Times. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20140306220036/http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20120712%2FBIZ%2F207120306. 
  11. Woodie, Alex (May 2010). "HiT Software Acquired by BackOffice Associates". IT Jungle. Archived from the original on 2013-03-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20130309004343/http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs051110-story09.html.