{"id":44725,"date":"2025-01-29T14:58:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T13:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/implema.se\/uncategorized\/implema-strengthens-leadership-position-with-acquisition-of-corechanges-sap-and-bi-operations\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T14:16:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T13:16:52","slug":"implema-strengthens-leadership-position-with-acquisition-of-corechanges-sap-and-bi-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/implema.se\/en\/news\/implema-strengthens-leadership-position-with-acquisition-of-corechanges-sap-and-bi-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Implema Strengthens Leadership Position with Acquisition of CoreChange&#8217;s SAP and BI Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Press release January 29, 2025 <br\/><br\/><strong>ERP specialist Implema accelerates its growth strategy by acquiring CoreChange&#8217;s SAP and Business Intelligence operations. With this acquisition, Implema reaches a new milestone, surpassing SEK 500 million in annual revenue. <\/strong><br\/><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/implema.se\/en\/\">Implema<\/a> and CoreChange&#8217;s SAP and BI operations had a successful 2024, delivering both strong, profitable growth and welcoming several new customers. Implema, Sweden&#8217;s leading specialist in the rapid implementation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sap.com\/sweden\/products\/erp\/s4hana.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SAP<\/a> and Microsoft Dynamics, is further strengthening its market position through this acquisition.  <br\/><br\/>With the deal, Implema gains over 60 highly skilled consultants specializing in SAP S\/4HANA, SAP Fieldglass, SAP Ariba, SAP transformation, and Business Intelligence. The consultants will join Implema&#8217;s offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malm\u00f6. The acquisition significantly boosts Implema&#8217;s presence in Gothenburg, expanding its customer base and more than doubling its regional delivery capacity.   <\/p>\n\n<p><br\/>&#8220;This acquisition brings exceptionally talented consultants with strong expertise in SAP and Business Intelligence, along with an exciting client portfolio. CoreChange&#8217;s products, services, and customers complement Implema&#8217;s offering perfectly. By expanding our expertise, we enhance our ability to meet our customers&#8217; future needs and take on larger, more complex projects for a broader range of companies,&#8221; says J\u00f6rgen Aronsson, CEO and co-founder of Implema.  <br\/><br\/>Erik Glasm\u00e4star, Head of Business Solutions and BI at CoreChange, is excited about joining Implema with his team:<br\/><br\/>&#8220;We see tremendous benefits for both our customers and employees. We&#8217;re becoming part of an organization that shares our values, entrepreneurial spirit, and culture, and has extensive experience in business systems and SAP. Together, we&#8217;ll be better positioned to deliver comprehensive solutions using established methods, tools, and a strong managed services offering. The increased size and financial strength will inspire greater confidence and enable faster growth. All this will benefit our customers, giving them the security needed to entrust us with larger, more strategic projects.&#8221;<br\/><br\/>SAP also welcomes the merger:<br\/><br\/>&#8220;Implema and CoreChange are two strong SAP partners with complementary competencies and target markets. We are pleased to see Implema merging with CoreChange&#8217;s SAP operation, creating a unified SAP competency hub in Sweden with a broad range of SAP solutions,&#8221; comments Karima Gr\u00f6nborg Johansson, Partner Director, SAP Nordic &amp; Baltic. <br\/><br\/>The acquisition is part of Implema&#8217;s long-term strategy, combining organic growth with strategic acquisitions. The focus is primarily on SAP and Microsoft Dynamics but extends to other digital transformation areas. <br\/><br\/>&#8220;Acquiring CoreChange&#8217;s SAP and Business Intelligence operations is an important milestone on our journey to becoming a billion-SEK company and continuing to support our customers&#8217; digital transformation. We continue to pursue additional acquisitions in Sweden and the Nordic region to strengthen our position further,&#8221; concludes J\u00f6rgen Aronsson. <br\/><br\/><strong>About the Acquisition<\/strong><br\/>Implema has acquired CoreChange Business Solutions G\u00f6teborg AB, CoreChange Business Solutions Stockholm AB, and CoreChange BI AB from CoreChange Group. As of February 14, these companies will operate under the Implema brand. <\/p>\n\n<p><br\/><strong>For more information, please contact:<\/strong><br\/>J\u00f6rgen Aronsson, CEO, Implema<br\/>+46 70 644 84 18<br\/><a href=\"mailto:jorgen.aronsson@implema.se\">jorgen.aronsson@implema.se<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>About Implema<\/strong><br\/>We strengthen our customers&#8217; competitiveness through intelligent digitalization. As Sweden&#8217;s leading specialist in SAP and Microsoft Dynamics business systems, we ensure that our customers quickly and securely implement future-ready solutions. In the next step, we explore new ideas and ways of working to help them maximize the value of the latest technology. With a strong track record, Implema has delivered business-critical projects since 1998. As a result of our latest acquisition, we now have over 280 employees across 10 offices, from Malm\u00f6 in the south to Ume\u00e5 in the north, and generate over SEK 500 million in annual revenue.    <\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Implema has acquired CoreChange&#8217;s SAP and Business Intelligence operations, marking a major step in its growth strategy and pushing its annual revenue past SEK 500 million. The acquisition brings over 60 skilled consultants into Implema&#8217;s team, boosting its expertise in SAP S\/4HANA, Fieldglass, Ariba, and BI, while significantly strengthening its presence in Gothenburg. Both companies share a strong cultural and strategic fit, enabling enhanced delivery capacity and broader customer offerings. SAP has welcomed the move, citing the combined strengths of both partners. 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