Press release: Elian Solutions acquires Kepler Management Systems

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Elian Solutions, part of Bittnet Group, acquires Kepler Management Systems, and together, they aim for revenues of 30 million lei by 2024

After five years of continuous development, during which it recorded a fourfold increase in revenue and sixfold increase in profit, Elian Solutions announces the signing of a merger and acquisition (M&A) transaction with Kepler Management Systems, a competitor with 16 years of market experience.

Bucharest, November 13, 2023

Elian Solutions, provider of ERP and Business Intelligence solutions and part of the Bittnet Group, announces the acquisition of Kepler Management Systems. Kepler Management Systems, founded in 2007, is a Microsoft partner and offers solutions similar to those of Elian. Mr. Genovel Iovu, the founder of Kepler Management Systems, will ensure a smooth transition until the end of the fiscal year 2023 and the integration of the work teams.

“In recent years, we have streamlined operations to bring the company to a high-performance level. The potential for growth in the coming years relies heavily on team development, and the Kepler team consists of specialists with significant market experience, offering us the opportunity to set the ambitious goal of achieving revenues of 30 million lei in 2024. Additionally, we rely on the growing need for digitization among Romanian entrepreneurs, especially regarding ERP services,” said Iulian Motoi, founder and CEO of Elian Solutions.

“After 16 years of activity in which we built a strong, capable, serious player with internationally recognized competencies, the time has come for Kepler’s story to join that of the Bittnet Group. We aim to maintain the same attention and dedication to our customers and a continuous development environment for colleagues,” said Mr. Genovel Iovu, founder of Kepler Management Systems.

With a solid experience in implementing and supporting Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Navision), Kepler recorded a turnover of 5.8 million lei and a net profit of 460,000 lei in 2022. Currently, Kepler has 80 clients in 11 countries and a team of over 20 colleagues. Among its clients are companies in the automotive, transportation, production, and services sectors.

ELIAN Solutions is part of the Bittnet Group in the Business Platforms & Software pillar. Founded in 2008, the company specializes in providing implementation, programming, and development services, as well as support and maintenance for the ERP solution Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (formerly NAV or Navision), both standard and customized.
ELIAN is the first Romanian company included in the “Top 20 Most Promising Microsoft Dynamics Solution Providers” and ranks in the top 3 Microsoft-recommended partners in Romania. It recently earned the distinction of being a CSP (Cloud Solutions Partner) for Business Applications due to its extensive capacity to deliver solutions using Dynamics 365 and Power Platform technologies. This achievement places ELIAN among the first Microsoft partners in Eastern Europe to receive this designation.
More details about ELIAN Solutions are available at www.elian-solutions.ro and on YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter.

Bittnet Group (BNET) is the most dynamic technology group in the Romanian market, being the first IT group in Romania listed on the main market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), included in the BET-XT, FTSE Russel Micro-Cap, and MSCI Frontier IMI indices. Bittnet operates as an IT&C services integrator and is a leader in professional IT training in Romania. Its structure is organized into four main pillars of activity: education, cloud and infrastructure, cybersecurity, and business applications and software.

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