OREANDA-NEWS. SoftwareONE, one of the leading global providers of software portfolio management solutions and KKR, a leading global investment firm, announced today the closing of the transaction, announced on 17 August 2015.

KKR provides growth capital and acquires a 25% stake position in SoftwareONE. The four founding partners and existing shareholders together with the management team and the employees retain a 75% stake in the company.

The investment in SoftwareONE has been made primarily by the KKR European Fund IV.

Privately owned since 1985, SoftwareONE is the leading global provider of Software Portfolio Management (SPM) services. By combining our commercial, technology, compliance and governance expertise covering the full lifecycle of our clients' software needs, we support our customers by ensuring their IT investments are cost-effectively road mapped towards their unique business needs. Our SPM Framework helps IT leaders to define their digitized technology roadmap and cost-efficiently manage their software assets through the lifecycle. Globally headquartered in Stans, Switzerland with sales in 115 countries, our certified consultants help our customers optimize their software spend through our elite sales designations and deep-rooted relationships with top publishers such as Microsoft, Adobe, IBM, VMware, Oracle, Citrix, Symantec, McAfee, and many more.