{"id":1056,"date":"2016-06-01T11:31:26","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T15:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/?p=1056"},"modified":"2016-10-18T16:29:30","modified_gmt":"2016-10-18T20:29:30","slug":"salesforce-aquisition-demandware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/salesforce-aquisition-demandware\/","title":{"rendered":"Salesforce to Aquire Top Ranking E-Commerce Service Provider for 2.8 Billion"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Demandware,<\/p>\n

Today Salesforce<\/a>\u00a0announced<\/a> that it would spend $2.8 billion to acquire\u00a0Demandware<\/a>, a cloud-based provider of e-commerce services to businesses. The deal will serve as a catalyst in the launch of a new cloud platform,\u00a0what will be known as the new, Salesforce Commerce Cloud.<\/p>\n

Salesforce projects that the acquisition will have a gaining financial impact for\u00a0the company,\u00a0expecting a $20 million dollar increase in revenue in fiscal year 2017, with a year-over-year projected\u00a0growth now expected to be in the range of 22% to 23%. Go Salesforce, Go!<\/p>\n

Demandware’s Press release<\/a> explains that Salesforce and Demandware have entered into a definitive agreement under the terms that, “Salesforce will commence a tender offer for all outstanding shares of Demandware for $75.00 per share, in cash, and the transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of Salesforce’s fiscal year 2017, ending July 31, 2016.”<\/p>\n

\u201cDemandware is an amazing company\u2014the global cloud leader in the multi-billion dollar digital commerce market,\u201d said Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO, Salesforce, in a statement. \u201cWith Demandware, Salesforce will be well positioned to deliver the future of commerce as part of our Customer Success Platform and create yet another billion dollar cloud.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the past, Demandware has received several honors, including being ranked 9th in the e-commerce platform category of the 2014 Internet Retailer Top Tech Guide<\/a>. Additionally, Demandware was ranked #563 on Inc.<\/a><\/i> magazine’s\u00a05000 list in 2012.<\/p>\n

For more information about what\u00a0this acquisition means for Salesforce and its customers, visit Salesforce’s Investor Relations site<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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Today Salesforce\u00a0announced that it would spend $2.8 billion to acquire\u00a0Demandware, a cloud-based provider of e-commerce services to businesses. The deal will serve as a catalyst in the launch of a new cloud platform,\u00a0what will be known as the new, Salesforce Commerce Cloud. 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