Swedish Business System Consultant IMPLEMA Buys CoreChange’s SAP and BI Pieces

WELL-KNOWN for its RAPID SAP and MICROSOFT DYNAMICS IMPLEMENTATIONS. Swedish business systems consultant Implema today announced that it is taking a big step forward in its growth strategy. With the purchase of CoreChange's SAP and Business Intelligence operations, the prominent Swedish Microsoft Dynamics and SAP consultant reaches a revenue milestone, with half a billion SEK, corresponding to around $46 million in terms of consolidated turnover.
In the press release, Implema's CEO and co-founder, Jörgen Aronsson, notes that both Implema and CoreChange's SAP and BI operations have had a successful 2024 with strong and profitable growth and several new customers. Moreover, he claims that Implema as Sweden's leading specialist in rapid implementation of SAP and Microsoft Dynamics, has strengthen its position with this acquisition.
Through the deal, Implema can welcome just over sixty highly competent consultants with expertise in SAP S/4HANA, SAP Fieldglass, SAP Ariba, SAP transformation and Business Intelligence. The new consultants will join Implema's offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö, respectively. This means, among other things, that Implema will have a significantly increased presence in Gothenburg, with a significantly larger customer base and more than doubled delivery capacity.
"With the acquisition, we are getting really talented consultants with strong expertise in SAP and Business Intelligence and an interesting customer portfolio. Their products, services and customers complement Implema in an excellent way. This broadening of our expertise sharpens our ability to meet our customers' future needs and to take on larger and more complex projects at even more companies,” comments Aronsson.
Erik Glasmästar, Head of Business Solutions and BI at CoreChange, points out that the companies share values and have similar business cultures.
“We see great benefits for both our customers and employees. We become part of an organization with extensive experience in business systems and SAP, where we share values, entrepreneurial spirit and culture. Together, we will be better positioned to deliver comprehensive solutions with established methods, tools and a strong management offering. The increased financial strength and larger company size create increased trust and allow us to grow faster. All of this will benefit our customers and give them the security to entrust us with larger and more strategic projects,” he says.