Waterloo, Ontario-based Descartes, a provider of logistics based on-demand, software-as-a-service offerings, announced today it has acquired El Segundo, Calif.-based Extensiv, a provider of warehouse management and fulfillment services for third-party logistics (3PL) providers and the brands they serve.
The acquisition price was roughly $120 million This deal marks Descartes’ 39th acquisition going back to 2014
Descartes explained that bringing Extensiv into the fold strengthens its warehouse and inventory management offerings and expands its presence in both the 3PL and e-commerce fulfillment markets. It also noted that Extensiv provides tools to manage inventory, orders, fulfillment, and billing across multiple sales and shipping channels, coupled with its extensive fulfillment data and AI capabilities helping warehouse operators gain insights, make better decisions, and reduce manual work.
“3PLs are under constant pressure to fulfill faster, scale flexibly, and support the evolving needs of modern brands,” said Mikel Richardson, GM, Ecommerce Operations at Descartes. “Descartes has long been a trusted technology provider for 3PLs. Extensiv strengthens that position by adding more participants, more contextually rich operational data and fulfillment intelligence to the Descartes Global Logistics Network.”
And Scott Sangster, GM, Logistics Services Providers at Descartes said that the combination of Extensiv with Descartes’ transportation, connectivity, visibility, trade intelligence, customs compliance, and last mile delivery solutions, enables logistics service providers to expand their offerings and scale operations with a single technology provider versus a patchwork of vendors.
Descartes paid approximately $100 million in cash for Tai, which helps brokers manage truckload, less-than-truckload, drayage, and cross-border shipments.
Together, the two deals give Descartes a bigger role in both warehousing and transportation. Extensiv helps manage orders inside warehouses, while Tai helps freight brokers move those orders once they are ready to ship.
The acquisitions cost Descartes a combined $220 million.
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