GXS and Inovis

GXS and Inovis
Announce Plans to Merge. 

On December 8, 2009 GXS and Inovis announced a definitive agreement under which GXS and Inovis will merge. The proposed merger is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Until the deal closes, each company will continue to operate independently. GXS and Inovis are both privately held organizations and therefore the terms of this transaction are not disclosed.

The merger will create the world’s premier service provider exclusively focused on B2B e-commerce and integration. Customers will benefit from increased network scale and efficiency, an expansive international presence, and an extensible services-based architecture unlocking new capabilities.  In addition, it is anticipated that customers’ B2B integration costs will go down while their requirements for service performance, visibility and control increase.


What the Analysts are Saying about the GXS/Inovis Merger:

“In fact, this move could lead to a combined entity that is better able to support higher levels of managed services, SaaS-based solutions, and cloud computing alternatives.”
Ken Vollmer, Forrester Research, Inc. The Impact Of A GXS/Inovis Merger, December 9, 2009.

“Their combined international footprint, greater number of active trading partners and expanded fulfillment capacity extends GXS' leadership position in these areas.”
Benoit Lheureux, Gartner, “GXS/Inovis Merger Will Change the B2B Landscape,” December 15, 2009. (subscriber only content)

“The combination of GXS and Inovis creates a much larger and healthier company that can meet the increasingly global requirements of its customers.”
Dennis Gaughan, AMR Research, “Upheaval in the B2B Market: GXS Merges With Inovis,” December 11, 2009. (subscriber only content)

“Companies should consider the joint company solutions if they need to integrate and collaborate with a large number of diverse suppliers, specifically if a company has not been able to successfully integrate the “long tail”, smaller suppliers in the past. The B2B VAN from Inovis is robust and has been in existence for a long time….”
Nari Viswanathan, Aberdeen Group, “GXS and Inovis Decide to Merge: What Does it Mean to the Supply Chain Executive?” December 15, 2009.

“The move will dramatically strengthen GXS' vertical market position in its core markets.” Maureen Fleming, IDC, “GXS and Inovis to Merge—$750 million private Offering to Restructure Debt,” January 2010.