Exact (company)

Exact is a Dutch software company. The main services include accounting, ERP, and other software for small and medium enterprises. in 2019 it was serving more than 500,000 companies.

The main office is in Delft and others are in Europe, North America and Asia.

 History 
Exact was founded in 1984 by 6 freelancers Eduard Hagens, Rinus Dekker, Arco van Nieuwland, Paul van Keep, Paul Frijling and Leo Schonk.

In 1995, the company opened offices in the United Kingdom and Russia.

During next few years, Exact expanded in the international level by acquiring several companies:

 Belgian firms Cobul and Cubic (1989), Officient (2020), Unit4 Bedrijfssoftware (2020)
 German firms Pcas, Bavaria Soft, Szymaniak (1997), Soft Research (1999)
 US firms JobBOSS and MAX (2000s), Longview Solutions (2007)
French firm Dièse Finance (2017)
Dutch firms Reeleezee (2017), Parentix, ProQuro and SRXP (2018)

In 2015, a group of investors led by Apax bought the company.

In 2019, it was acquired by investor KKR.

 Product 
Exact has a variety of products which provide the leadership of the company on the market:

MS-DOS-based accounting package

Globe 2000 (modular architecture "One-X")

Exact Online (cloud software)

Exact Synergy, for CRM, HRM, DMS and workflow

Exact Financials, financial software for non-profits and enterprises with a large transaction volume.

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Category:1980s establishments in the Netherlands
Category:1984 establishments in Europe
Category:Software companies
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Category:Technology companies of the Netherlands