CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
11 December 2008
Acquisitions
BlueCielo Acquires 49 Percent Stake in Brazilian Reseller PONTODOC
BlueCielo ECM Solutions announced that it has acquired 49 percent of PONTODOC Soluções de Gerenciamento Ltda, a company specializing in the implementation of ECM solutions based in Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil. PONTODOC will be renamed BlueCielo do Brasil Soluçöes de Gerenciamento Ltda.
The partial acquisition of PONTODOC is BlueCielo’s first step to forming a strong, operational infrastructure in Brazil and the rest of Latin America. PONTODOC has had a total focus on the sale and support of BlueCielo’s product portfolio since 1997 and holds Brazil’s second-largest market share for the resale of the InnoCielo software suite. PONTODOC’s clients include companies such as major Brazilian oil producer Petrobras, Brazil’s largest mining company Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, key player in Brazilian agribusiness Fosfertil/Ultrafertil, and well-known tyre manufacturer Pirelli.
BlueCielo has the option to further increase its shareholding in PONTODOC as of January 2009.
“Latin America is strategic for the further growth of our organization,” states Martijn Janmaat, BlueCielo’s CEO. “BlueCielo already has a strong base of customers and our aim is to further increase our presence in the region, enabling customers to benefit from direct access to BlueCielo expertise. PONTODOC’s solid success and established presence in Brazil provide us with the perfect springboard for our expansion strategy for Latin America.”
“BlueCielo has often counted on us in Brazil because our company has a dedicated focus on InnoCielo products. We’re very happy to become part of BlueCielo’s efforts to form a strong organizational infrastructure in Latin America,” says PONTODOC’s managing director Julio Cesar Paulino. “Our customers will notice that our level of support will increase with direct access to BlueCielo and its expert global resources, enriching the good experience they’re already having with us.”
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