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HighJump acquires supply chain data exchange provider

HighJump, a provider of supply chain management solutions, has acquired Wesupply, a U.K.-based premier business-to-business supply chain solutions supplier.

   HighJump, a provider of supply chain management solutions, has acquired Wesupply, a U.K.-based premier provider of business-to-business solutions supplier to industries including retail, building supplies, consumer packaged goods, energy and manufacturing.
   Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
   Minneapolis-based HighJump said the acquisition of Wesupply’s electronic trading platform increases its TrueCommerce EDI Solutions’ global reach to more than 10,000 trading partners and 130,000 trading connections and significantly expands its European presence.
   Wesupply has recently deployed electronic-data-interchange and e-invoicing solutions to companies, such as U.K. grocer Sainsbury’s and builders merchant Saint-Gobain.
   “The combination of Wesupply and HighJump will allow us to further expand our customer offerings while we continue to bring a unique approach to electronic trading and supplier onboarding,” said David Grosvenor, chief executive officer of Wesupply, in a statement.

Chris Gillis

Located in the Washington, D.C. area, Chris Gillis primarily reports on regulatory and legislative topics that impact cross-border trade. He joined American Shipper in 1994, shortly after graduating from Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md., with a degree in international business and economics.