MONTREAL, November 7, 2024 — Syntax Systems, a leading global technology solutions and services provider for cloud application implementation and management, announced today that it is proud to be Certified by Great Place To Work®. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Syntax. This year, 90% of employees globally said it’s a Great Place To Work. Syntax is now Great Place To Work® certified in Canada, the United States, Mexico, France, Spain, Germany, Slovakia, Morocco, South Africa, and India. 

Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation. 

“We are honored to receive the Great Place To Work® certification in each of our markets,” said Dessalen Wood, Chief People Officer of Syntax. “We take great pride that this recognition is generated by our own people and the experience they feel they’ve had here. Our success as a company depends on our people, and these results reflect the efforts of every Syntax employee to build a trusting, inclusive, and truly great workplace.” 

“The Great Place To Work Certification is a highly coveted achievement that requires consistent and intentional dedication to the overall employee experience,” says Sarah Lewis-Kulin, the Vice President of Global Recognition at Great Place To Work. She emphasizes that Certification is the sole official recognition earned by the real-time feedback of employees regarding their company culture. “By successfully earning this recognition, it is evident that Syntax stands out as one of the top companies to work for, providing a great workplace environment for its employees.” 

Syntax prides itself on initiatives like its Global Flex program, in which employees can work up to four months at a time at any Syntax location, allowing them the freedom to choose when and where they work which contributed to high survey scores. Another standout was the company’s emphasis on talent development, including complimentary access to LinkedIn Learning for all employees, DEI programs, and its nonhierarchical management style allowing all employee voices to be heard. 

According to Great Place To Work research, job seekers are 4.5 times more likely to find a great boss at a Certified great workplace and Certified workplace employees are 93% more likely to look forward to coming to work, twice as likely to be paid fairly, earn a fair share of the company’s profits and have a fair chance at promotion. Syntax is continually looking for consultants, architects, developers and other talent. Find out more at: https://www.syntax.com/en-eu/careers/

About Syntax

Syntax provides comprehensive technology solutions and trusted professional, advisory, and application management services to power businesses’ mission-critical applications in the cloud. With 50 years of experience and 900+ customers around the world, Syntax has deep expertise in implementing and managing multi-ERP deployments in secure private, public, hybrid, or multi-cloud environments. Syntax partners with SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, AWS, Microsoft, and other global technology leaders to ensure customers’ applications are seamless, secure, and at the forefront of enterprise technology innovation. Learn more about Syntax at www.syntax.com/en-eu/ or follow Syntax on LinkedIn.  

About Great Place to Work Certification

Great Place To Work® Certification is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place To Work-Certified.  

About Great Place To Work®

As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work® brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Their proprietary platform and For All Model helps companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified or receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces List. 

Learn more at greatplacetowork.com and follow Great Place To Work on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. 

Sabine Baumann
Marketing Team Lead Europe
sabine.baumann@syntax.com

Axel Schreiber, Philipp Moritz
Karlstraße 42
80333 München
www.haffapartner.de
syntax@haffapartner.de
Fon: + 49 89-993191-0

MONTRÉAL, October 15, 2024 – Syntax Systems, a leading global technology solutions and services provider for cloud application implementation and management, announced it has acquired Argon Supply Chain Solutions, a firm specializing in warehouse management and supply chain optimization solutions and SAP® Gold Partner. Argon serves a growing range of multi-national customers across the world through its presence in the UK and South Africa.

“The Argon team is renowned for its market leading knowledge and Digital Supply Chain excellence through their partnership with SAP,” said Christian Primeau, Global CEO of Syntax. “By welcoming the Argon team to the growing Syntax family, we are expanding our capabilities and infusing a critical component within our core industry verticals. Together, we are growing our services and reach to better serve our respective customers with full implementation lifecycle support for logistics execution.”

“As part of Syntax, Argon will have additional resources to grow our reach into new markets and industry verticals. Having worked together in the past, I am confident that our culture fit, and growing set of best-in-class capabilities will equally benefit our employees and our respective customers. Together, we are in a better position to further our mission of delivering operational performance improvements to a growing international customer base,” commented Argon co-founders Peter Kerr and David Webb.

“Novacap is proud to support Syntax’s acquisition of Argon. As committed partners, we are dedicated to advancing Syntax’s leadership in the SAP ecosystem, and application management and cloud services sector. The addition of Argon’s team and capabilities will help empower more businesses in the Consumer Products and Goods, Retail, Manufacturing, Wholesale and Distribution, Mining and Life Sciences verticals,” said Ted Mocarski, Senior Partner at Novacap.

Syntax is a portfolio company in the TMT VI Fund of Novacap, one of North America’s established private equity firms. Argon is Syntax’s seventh add-on acquisition since partnering with Novacap.

About Syntax

Syntax provides comprehensive technology solutions and trusted professional, advisory, and application management services to power businesses’ mission-critical applications in the cloud. With 50 years of experience and 800+ customers around the world, Syntax has deep expertise in implementing and managing multi-ERP deployments in secure private, public, hybrid, or multi-cloud environments. Syntax partners with SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, AWS, Microsoft, and other global technology leaders to ensure customers’ applications are seamless, secure, and at the forefront of enterprise technology innovation. Learn more about Syntax at www.syntax.com or follow Syntax on LinkedIn.

About Argon SCS

Argon SCS (Pty) Ltd, a UK and South African based SAP service provider founded in 2011, is focused on providing Warehouse and Stock Management solutions. With over 100 successful warehouse projects implemented, Argon has established itself as a leader in cost effective and efficient supply chain projects. With extensive experience in the Consumer Products and Goods, Manufacturing, Wholesale and Distribution, and Life Sciences industries, Argon has developed a multi-industry experience resulting in adaptive cross industry knowledge within the supply chain execution space. For more information, please visit https://argonscs.com.

About Novacap

Novacap is a leading North American private equity investor and one of Canada’s most experienced private equity firms. Founded in 1981 to partner with visionary entrepreneurs, Novacap focuses on middle market companies in four core sectors, Technologies, Industries, Financial Services and Digital Infrastructure. Novacap combines deep sector specific expertise and strategic and operational excellence to partner with entrepreneurs and management teams. Since its inception, the firm has made primary and add-on investments in more than 250 companies. Novacap has over C$8 billion of assets under management and more than 110 employees, including 65-plus investment professionals, across offices in Montreal, Toronto and New York. For more information on Novacap, please visit: www.novacap.ca.

Sabine Baumann
Marketing Team Lead Europe
sabine.baumann@syntax.com

Axel Schreiber, Philipp Moritz
Karlstraße 42
80333 München
www.haffapartner.de
syntax@haffapartner.de
Fon: + 49 89-993191-0

Strategic AI partnership elevates industrial AI use cases and drives speed, safety and precision in core industries

MONTREAL — April 9, 2024 — Syntax Systems, a leading global technology solutions and services provider for cloud application implementation and management, today announced its partnership with Cogniac Corporation, a global leader in enterprise-grade computer vision, to accelerate the development of industrial AI applications. In joining forces, the two companies will enhance the automation of manufacturing processes through the integration of advanced computer vision capabilities.

This partnership will enable Syntax and Cogniac to bring innovative enterprise planning and vision systems to its core customer base at scale across automotive, electronics, construction, packaged foods and more. Cogniac’s AI computer vision platform, combined with Syntax’s ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), MES (Manufacturing Execution System), PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) and IoT-backed capabilities significantly enhances speed, accuracy and safety for manufacturers while seamlessly integrating with existing SAP digital manufacturing systems. This new offering was first demonstrated in a pilot project with Smart Press Shop, the first shop floor-to-top-floor digital network production between Porsche, Schuler, Syntax and Cogniac.

“This partnership with Syntax is yet another significant milestone for Cogniac as we continue to make rapid strides in implementing computer vision solutions deployed in Smart Factory environments,” said Quinn Curtis, CEO of Cogniac. “Cogniac’s scalable and infinitely adaptable Computer Vision platform is a perfect fit for industrial automation use cases, and we are very excited to be partnering with a very capable technology provider experienced with building automation solutions for the most demanding customer requirements.”

Syntax’s Global CTO, Marcelo Tamassia, added, “Our collaboration with Cogniac is set to upgrade the technological landscape for our clients. Cogniac’s advanced computer vision platform, combined with our integration expertise, ensures a seamless and rapid transformation of our clients’ operational capabilities. Together, Cogniac and Syntax are uniquely positioned to expedite the deployment of customized, automated computer vision solutions, ensuring they are integrated swiftly and effectively to meet the unique needs of each business.”

Computer vision has emerged as an influential force in artificial intelligence, with deployments of the technology doubling since 2018. Computer vision is also the second most implemented AI technology behind RPA (Robotic Process Automation) and has been identified as one of the most disruptive emerging technologies that vendors and product leads will need to prepare for.

To learn more about this collaboration and how to get started with computer AI implementation, visit Syntax’s website.

About Syntax

Syntax provides comprehensive technology solutions and trusted professional, advisory, and application management services to power businesses’ mission-critical applications in the cloud. With 50 years of experience and 800+ customers around the world, Syntax has deep expertise in implementing and managing multi-ERP deployments in secure private, public, hybrid, or multi-cloud environments. Syntax partners with SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, AWS, Microsoft, and other global technology leaders to ensure customers’ applications are seamless, secure, and at the forefront of enterprise technology innovation. Learn more about Syntax at www.syntax.com.

About Cogniac

Founded in 2015 and based in Silicon Valley, California, Cogniac is a leader in AI-driven computer vision technology. Our mission is to harness the power of advanced AI and machine learning, providing a scalable and flexible platform that significantly enhances visual inspection tasks across various industries. Emphasizing rapid deployment, Cogniac enables businesses to quickly realize improved accuracy and efficiency in their operations. Our solutions streamline complex visual data processing, empowering companies to achieve their objectives without the need for extensive data science or development expertise.

Sabine Baumann
Marketing Team Lead Europe
sabine.baumann@syntax.com

Axel Schreiber, Philipp Moritz
Karlstraße 42
80333 München
www.haffapartner.de
syntax@haffapartner.de
Fon: + 49 89-993191-0

Services and technology solutions powered by large language models and multi-cloud platforms, leveraging an open framework architecture

MONTREAL — March 5, 2024 — Syntax Systems, a leading global technology solutions and services provider for cloud application implementation and management, announced today the launch of its expanded Generative AI Portfolio to support midmarket and large enterprise clients. The portfolio, a comprehensive suite of services and technology solutions, draws from both private data and ERP/business applications, putting generative artificial intelligence powerfully to work for businesses.

“Generative AI is a game-changer for companies that want to innovate and transform in the context of their own business challenges,” said Marcelo Tamassia, CTO of Syntax. ”Syntax is committed to helping our customers harness the power of generative AI on their own terms. We are excited to offer our customers a comprehensive and flexible portfolio of GenAI services and technology solutions, in line with their current AI maturity.”

Syntax GenAI Services: Custom-built use cases
Syntax GenAI Services are designed to help businesses explore the art of the possible with generative AI, identify use cases that are unique to their industry and business, and craft GenAI-powered solutions that can enhance products, processes, and customer experiences. Syntax GenAI Services include:

• Syntax Industry AI Exploration Workshop: AI and industry experts provide a two-day workshop that delivers the latest trends and capabilities of generative AI specific to the customer’s industry to identify and prioritize potential GenAI use cases addressing business challenges and opportunities.
• Syntax GenAI Solution Factory: A global team of data scientists, engineers, ERP experts, and developers to architect and deploy GenAI-powered solutions – like custom APIs, mobile applications, chatbots, natural language interfaces, and HyperAutomation flow – using industry best practices and methodologies.

Syntax GenAI Platform: Build enterprise-grade solutions without restrictions
Syntax GenAI technology solutions enable businesses to access and ingest GenAI solutions on preferred cloud platforms, using applicable large language models (LLMs) built on an open Kubernetes-based architecture. The Syntax GenAI Platform includes:

• A fully managed platform: allowing customers to securely build and consume enterprise APIs powered by LLMs on the cloud of choice. Built-in data protection and anonymization components, as well as knowledge vaults for private data, come standard with this solution. This enables customers the flexibility to leverage local, private, and public models. The platform also features connectors to and with SAP and Oracle business applications, enabling seamless integration and data exchange.
• A modern, conversational AI chatbot: easily deployed with Teams or Slack to seamlessly allow employees to interact with multiple LLMs using natural language inputs with customer-defined guardrails to get answers, insights, and increase internal productivity.

Accelerate and Future-Proof Your GenAI Journey
Syntax GenAI offerings help customers accelerate and future-proof their GenAI journey by providing flexibility in choice of hyperscaler and LLM models without lock-in, as well as trusted support from Syntax’s GenAI experts.

To learn more about the Syntax GenAI Portfolio, visit https://www.syntax.com/en-eu/genai/.

Sabine Baumann
Marketing Team Lead Europe
sabine.baumann@syntax.com

Axel Schreiber, Philipp Moritz
Karlstraße 42
80333 München
www.haffapartner.de
syntax@haffapartner.de
Fon: + 49 89-993191-0

Combination creates broad portfolio of industry-focused technology offerings, adds strength to bench of SAP® expertise and professional services talent, expands global reach and regional resources.

MONTREAL, November 2, 2023 – Syntax Systems, a leading global technology solutions and services provider for cloud application implementation and management, and Montreal-based Beyond Technologies today announced the successful completion of the acquisition transaction. The deal, which was announced October 3, 2023, brings Beyond a professional services firm specializing in SAP® (NYSE: SAP) solution integration and business performance optimization into the Syntax family.

The combination of Syntax and Beyond creates a team of more than 2,800 experts serving more than 900 mid-market and large enterprise clients globally with 26 offices across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia.

“Bringing the Syntax and Beyond teams together is directly aligned to our strength in delivering industry-first capabilities. We see a big opportunity in creating even more value for clients with our combined expertise in manufacturing, natural resources, construction, retail, consumer industries, life sciences and the public sector,” said Christian Primeau, Global CEO of Syntax. “Our deep relationships with SAP, our company cultures, and shared values will enable us to move quickly together as a global team to recognize time to value quickly.” Primeau will continue to lead Syntax as Global CEO.

“As a technology business leader, you must continually ask, how can I serve my clients’ best interest now and for what’s to come,” said Luc Dubois, Partner and CEO, of Beyond Technologies. “Becoming part of the Syntax family gives us that path for the future through an expanded geographical reach, consulting practice, and incremental solutions for clients in areas like security, data and IoT. With Syntax as a partner, we have the benefit of keeping our boutique nature but have the support to deliver at scale.”

Syntax + Beyond Technologies Joint Value

• Industry-Focused Solutions: Specialization in the mid-market and large enterprise segments including manufacturing, construction, natural resources, retail, life sciences, consumer industries, and the public sector. This specialization will enable Syntax and Beyond to take on the complexities that these industries face every day.
• Global Practice & Local Engagement: Together, Syntax and Beyond will have a global footprint that serves clients across 26 locations across the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Joining forces means clients will benefit from a globalized and flexible set of resources to serve local markets.
• Business Transformation Consultancy: The combination capitalizes on existing SAP enterprise application ecosystem expertise. In June 2021, Syntax acquired Illumiti, a Syntax Company, an integration and management consultancy firm. This transaction positioned Syntax as a North American market leader in SAP solutions and professional services. Beyond elevates this commitment and creates an even deeper base of SAP expertise.
• Complementary values-driven cultures: Prior to the transaction, both organizations put similar emphasis on building business cultures that foster entrepreneurial spirit and customer centricity through corporate values

“Today’s business environment is one of constant transformation. More than ever, companies of all sizes need a technology partner to unlock transformation strategies and realize business outcomes,” said Pascal Tremblay,

President and CEO, Managing Partner at Novacap. “Syntax’s acquisition of Beyond Technologies represents the continued commitment to client success, ecosystem partnership, good corporate citizenship and being an employer of choice for technology talent. As a joint team, we’re very optimistic about the potential for value creation for a variety of stakeholders.”

Syntax is a portfolio company of Novacap TMT, a Montreal-based private equity firm.

About Syntax
Syntax provides comprehensive technology solutions and trusted professional, advisory, and application management services to power businesses’ mission-critical applications in the cloud. With 50 years of experience and 800+ customers around the world, Syntax has deep expertise in implementing and managing multi-ERP deployments in secure private, public, hybrid, or multi-cloud environments. Syntax partners with SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, AWS, Microsoft, and other global technology leaders to ensure customers’ applications are seamless, secure, and at the forefront of enterprise technology innovation. Learn more about Syntax at www.syntax.com.

About Beyond Technologies
Founded in 2005, Beyond Technologies has grown from 100 to over 400 professionals in the past five years, and today supports more than 150 organizations across its six offices in Canada, the United States, France, Morocco and South Africa. Beyond Technologies specializes in providing organizations with SAP expertise, tools and solutions to digitally transform their businesses. Being recognized as one of the top 20 Best Workplaces in Canada and one of Canada’s Best Managed companies, its service offering spans across the entire transformation cycle, from cross-industry functional and technical business consulting, customer experience, project management, business intelligence, as well as continuous business improvement and performance. For more information, please visit https://www.beyondtechnologies.com

About Novacap
Founded in 1981, Novacap is a leading Canadian private equity firm with $8 billion of assets under management. The firm’s unique investment approach, based on deep operational expertise and an active partnership with entrepreneurs, has helped accelerate growth and create long-term value for its numerous investee companies. With an experienced management team and substantial financial resources, Novacap is well positioned to continue building world-class companies. For more information, please visit www.novacap.ca

Sabine Baumann
Marketing Team Lead Europe
sabine.baumann@syntax.com

Axel Schreiber, Philipp Moritz
Karlstraße 42
80333 München
www.haffapartner.de
syntax@haffapartner.de
Fon: + 49 89-993191-0

Syntax to Acquire Beyond Technologies, Creating a Global Team of 2,800+
Expands Syntax’s Industry-Focused Capabilities, SAP® Expertise and Professional Services

MONTRÉAL, October 3, 2023 – Syntax Systems, a leading global technology solutions and services provider for cloud application implementation and management, today announced its plans to acquire Montréal-based Beyond Technologies, and its subsidiaries. Beyond is a professional services firm specialized in SAP® (NYSE: SAP) solution integration and business performance optimization, with operations in Canada, the United States, France, Morocco and South Africa. The combination of Syntax and Beyond is expected to create a team of more than 2,800 experts serving more than 900 mid-market and large enterprise clients globally, with 26 operations across the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

“Beyond Technologies has a stellar reputation for professional services excellence and SAP ecosystem mastery,” said Christian Primeau, Global CEO of Syntax. “Beyond Technologies is home to an entrepreneurial culture that attracts the best-and-brightest technology experts who are passionate about what they do and driven to deliver outstanding outcomes for clients. A guiding principle for all Syntax acquisitions is prioritizing culture fit. We’re enthusiastic about the people-first, customer-centric mentality shared by Syntax and Beyond and excited to bring the talent and energy of these teams together to better serve our clients,” said Primeau.

Industry specialization in the mid-market is a particular focus for both Syntax and Beyond Technologies. Both companies offer complementary industry-focused solutions for manufacturing, as well as natural resources that further capabilities in this space. The joint portfolio of industry-specialized offerings will also include construction, retail, consumer industries, life sciences and the public sector.

“Syntax has been delivering comprehensive technology solutions and services for a remarkable 50 years. The portfolio of enterprise applications, cloud platforms, technology practices and industry specialization are the ideal complement to Beyond’s expertise in SAP solution integration and business transformation,” said Luc Dubois, Partner and CEO of Beyond Technologies. “We’re excited to join the Syntax family of talented people, and we’re very optimistic about how this enhances the outcomes we’ll achieve for clients and allows us to continue to deliver value, with increased scale.”

As the technology landscape for mid-market and large businesses becomes increasingly complex, more organizations require multi-cloud, multi-ERP, and enterprise application expertise. In addition to SAP, the combined Syntax and Beyond Technologies solution portfolio will include a diversified portfolio of cloud and unique, industry-specific intellectual property.

“Novacap is proud to support Syntax’s acquisition of Beyond Technologies, highlighting our belief in their leadership within the application management and cloud services sector. Syntax’s success in expanding its portfolio underscores the potential for value creation. As committed partners, we’re dedicated to advancing Syntax’s growth on the global technology stage,” said Pascal Tremblay, President and CEO, Managing Partner at Novacap.

“There’s a sense of hometown pride with this announcement,” said Primeau. “It’s a great story about the strength of two Québec-based technology companies joining forces on the global stage with the backing of a leading Canadian private equity firm, all based in the province.”

“This step is a clear reflection of our belief in the strengths and capabilities that both companies bring to the table,” said Ted Mocarski, Chairman of the Syntax Board of Directors. “This strategic move enables us to broaden our global reach while consistently delivering top-tier solutions and services to our clients worldwide.”

The acquisition, which is expected to be completed later this quarter, is subject to the customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. Until the transaction is completed, Syntax and Beyond Technologies will continue to operate separately. Terms of the transaction will not be disclosed.

National Bank Financial Inc. served as the exclusive financial advisor to Beyond Technologies on the transaction.

About Syntax
Syntax provides comprehensive technology solutions and trusted professional, advisory, and application management services to power businesses’ mission-critical applications in the cloud. With 50 years of experience and 800+ customers around the world, Syntax has deep expertise in implementing and managing multi-ERP deployments in secure private, public, hybrid, or multi-cloud environments. Syntax partners with SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, AWS, Microsoft, and other global technology leaders to ensure customers’ applications are seamless, secure, and at the forefront of enterprise technology innovation. Learn more about Syntax at www.syntax.com/en-eu/ or follow Syntax on LinkedIn.

About Beyond Technologies
Founded in 2005, Beyond Technologies has grown from 100 to over 400 professionals in the past five years, and today supports more than 150 organizations across its seven offices in Canada, the United States, France, Morocco and South Africa. Beyond Technologies specializes in providing organizations with SAP expertise, tools and solutions to digitally transform their businesses. Beyond Technologies is recognized as one of the top 20 Best Workplaces in Canada and one of Canada’s Best Managed companies, and its service offering spans across the entire transformation cycle, from cross-industry functional and technical business consulting to customer experience, project management, business intelligence, as well as continuous business improvement and performance. For more information, please visit www.beyondtechnologies.com

About Novacap
Founded in 1981, Novacap is a leading North American private equity firm with over C$8B of AUM that has invested in more than 100 platform companies and completed more than 150 add-on acquisitions. Applying its sector-focused approach since 2007 in Industries, TMT, Financial Services, and Digital Infrastructure, Novacap’s deep domain expertise can accelerate company growth and create long-term value. With experienced, dedicated investment and operations teams as well as substantial capital, Novacap has the resources and knowledge needed to help build world-class businesses. Novacap has offices in Montréal, Toronto, and New York. For more information, please visit www.novacap.ca.

Sabine Baumann
Marketing Team Lead Europe
sabine.baumann@syntax.com

Axel Schreiber, Philipp Moritz
Karlstraße 42
80333 München
www.haffapartner.de
syntax@haffapartner.de
Fon: + 49 89-993191-0

The SAP systems integration and management consultancy will join forces with Syntax to form one of the foremost SAP practices worldwide  

 Weinheim, June 18, 2021 — Syntax, the leading multi-cloud and multi-ERP managed cloud provider for mission-critical applications, today announced its acquisition of Illumiti. Headquartered in Toronto, Illumiti is one of the preeminent SAP systems integration and management consultancies in North America, and an SAP Platinum Partner. By joining forces, Syntax and Illumiti are able to offer companies unparalleled, end-to-end technical and functional SAP solutions and expertise. Syntax is a portfolio company of Novacap, a Montreal-based private equity firm.  

“No matter how much we’ve grown, Syntax has always been a boutique partner at scale with deep entrepreneurial roots,” said Christian Primeau, Global CEO of Syntax. “Our top priority when looking for a company to help us expand our functional SAP capabilities was finding one that was equally as entrepreneurial and customer-centric. Illumiti was the obvious choice, and we are excited to collaborate with them and further their growth in the industry.”  

Through this acquisition, and the addition of more than 250 SAP professionals, Syntax enters a unique market-leading position in North America and beyond, combining the companies’ strengths across all layers of the enterprise application technology stack – from cloud infrastructure and managed services to ERP implementation, application support, enhancement, and related business consulting services.  

Illumiti’s customers will benefit from Syntax’s full-service offerings, including mature infrastructure and application managed services (ITIM and AMS) capabilities, leadership in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and digital manufacturing spaces. Similarly, Syntax customers will have access to Illumiti’s unrivaled offerings, including its leading SAP S/4HANA, SAP SuccessFactors and SAP Business ByDesign capabilities.  

“We are very excited to be joining forces with Syntax and the resulting expansion of our solution offerings, which we are confident will benefit our customers,” said Nir Orbach, CEO of Illumiti. “Our organizations are a perfect match in terms of people, resources and expertise. Together, we will be one of the preeminent SAP services providers globally – able to provide our clients with all of the services and products they need to achieve their objectives and realize their vision.”  

 For decades, Syntax has been regarded as the multi-cloud and multi-ERP provider of choice for organizations across the world, given its deep commitment to its customers. In Asia and Europe, in particular, Syntax is known for its sophisticated functional and technical SAP practice, while in North America, the company has focused primarily on growing its premium technical SAP practice. Illumiti will operate as an autonomous Syntax company and offer all Syntax solutions to its customers.  

“We are proud to continue acquiring entrepreneurial companies that expand Syntax’s comprehensive technology solutions, while enhancing its commitment to its customers,” said Ted Mocarski, Senior Partner, Novacap. “As businesses of all sizes continue adapting to change, it’s mission-critical to retain an IT partner that can help keep up with the pace of demand. Syntax is a trusted partner that will deliver real business value.”  

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. CG Petsky Prunier advised Syntax and Novacap on the Transaction.  

Sophie Westphal
Head of Marketing Europa
sophie.westphal@syntax.com

Axel Schreiber, Philipp Moritz
Karlstraße 42
80333 München
www.haffapartner.de
syntax@haffapartner.de
Fon: + 49 89-993191-0

Among the first worldwide installations of its kind, the winning, integrated solution consists of SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud for Execution and S/4HANA Public Cloud.

Weinheim, May 12, 2021 — Smart Press Shop, a Joint Venture for body parts production between Porsche and Schuler, has won the SAP Innovation Award 2021 with Syntax’s leadership.

Syntax helped Smart Press Shop develop a fully public cloud-based, integrated SAP solution consisting of SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud and SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud for Execution for a new press shop in Halle (Saale) in Germany. This is one of the world’s first installations of its kind in discrete manufacturing, making it a model project for industrial companies looking to move to the public cloud with SAP S/4HANA.

As a pure cloud installation, the award-winning solution requires no computing capacity and no on-site IT team. Syntax has taken over the system’s operations. It has been running productively since March 2021 as an application-based managed service. With Syntax managing the system, Smart Press Shop can now concentrate fully on its core business: producing car body parts.

“We are very pleased and proud that the award committee has recognized and honored us,” said Hendrik Rothe, Managing Director of Smart Press Shop. “And who better to judge the innovation potential of an SAP solution than the software manufacturer itself. My thanks go to the entire team, the Smart Press Shop staff and the experts from Syntax and SAP. Syntax gave us excellent support from solution design to go-live and helped us win the award.”

“If you want to be innovative, you also need a fair amount of courage,” said Björn Bartheidel, Vice President Intelligent Industry Services at Syntax. “The Smart Press Shop team not only had an idea of what they wanted to achieve with their new SAP solution; they also had the courage to embark on an adventure with Syntax that virtually no one had taken before. For that, they have my great respect—and I’m delighted that this courage has been rewarded with the SAP Innovation Award.”

Smart Press Shop is a joint venture between Schuler AG, a subsidiary of the Andritz Group and Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG. Together, they are setting up a company for the production of car body parts in Halle (Saale). Efficient, innovative and flexible, the press shop will soon be a reliable partner for all car manufacturers. The focus will be on producing outer panel parts in aluminum or steel.

About Smart Press Shop
Smart Press Shop GmbH & Co. KG is a joint venture between Schuler AG, a subsidiary of the Andritz Group and Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, and is a company for body parts production jointly set up in Halle (Saale). Efficient, innovative and flexible, the press shop will soon be a reliable partner for all automobile manufacturers as. The focus will be on the production of outer skin parts in aluminum or steel as well as the production of small batches.

Sophie Westphal
Head of Marketing Europa
sophie.westphal@syntax.com

Axel Schreiber, Philipp Moritz
Karlstraße 42
80333 München
www.haffapartner.de
syntax@haffapartner.de
Phone: + 49 89-993191-0

The Montreal-based firm acquires Linke to expand its European presence and strengthen its existing suite of SAP and Amazon Web Services (AWS) offerings.

Weinheim, April 15, 2021 — Syntax, the leading multi-cloud and multi-ERP managed cloud provider for mission-critical applications, expanded its global presence today through the acquisition of Linke, a preeminent provider of SAP on Amazon Web Services (AWS) solutions in the Iberian, French, and Nordic markets. Syntax currently provides cloud solutions and services to customers in a variety of major industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, construction, transportation, utilities and more. With this acquisition, Syntax combines its own renowned capabilities with those of Linke, allowing it to assist even more companies in the broader EMEA market on their journeys to the Cloud. Syntax is a portfolio company of Novacap, a Montreal-based private equity firm.

Founded in 2010, Linke has helped countless companies navigate and implement complex cloud migrations with their unparalleled expertise and innovative SAP and AWS solutions. The company was one of the first AWS Partner Network (APN) companies to achieve Premier Consulting Partner Status and became a SAP Gold Partner, the highest category of SAP’s PartnerEdge Program, in 2020.

“Syntax is known for its commitment to innovation, our people and our customers. As we looked for a company with a similar mindset that could help us expand our presence in Europe, we could not have found a better company than Linke,” said Christian Primeau, Global CEO of Syntax. “Linke’s unmatched expertise in deploying, migrating, operating and automating enterprise applications — specifically SAP workloads — on AWS and dedication to customer success is well-known. This transaction represents an exciting opportunity for Syntax to further Linke’s impressive capabilities and help even more customers reach their cloud goals.”

Syntax will aim at expanding Linke’s AWS Professional Services practice by growing its European Advisory and Migration offering in the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and in the Americas. Additionally, Syntax customers will benefit from the addition of innovative, new solutions and technologies, including AWS Connector for SAP, Emory Cloud Backup for SAP HANA and SAP Automation Platform.

“Over the past 10 years, we have established Linke as a leader in Europe for SAP on AWS environments, developing projects in 17 countries,” said Chabier Sanvicente, Linke co-founder and CEO. “Joining our expertise with Syntax will allow us to grow faster, accelerate our international expansion, improve the development and capacity for our solutions and expand our value proposition so our clients can transform and innovate their business.”

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About Linke

Linke, a Syntax company, is an expert in migrating SAP environments to Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help companies located primarily in Spain, Europe and the Middle East unlock the advantages of cloud computing in real, effective and simple ways. As an AWS Premier Consulting Partner, Linke has achieved several AWS competencies, including the SAP, Migration, DevOps and Nonprofit Consulting Competencies. Linke additionally has more than 70 certifications from AWS and SAP. For more information, visit: https://linkeit.com/

Sophie Westphal
Head of Marketing Europa
sophie.westphal@syntax.com

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