Bechtle AG (XTRA:BC8) agreed to acquire DPS Software GmbH on February 28, 2020. DPS Software will continue to operate as a SOLIDWORKS systems integrator in the future under its established name. Further subsidiaries of DPS Software in Poland and the Czech Republic and the ERP business with the vendor Sage, part of DPS Business Solutions GmbH and Datatronic AG, will remain under the control of the Chief Executive Officer Thomas Rubbe as part of the NTR holding company. The other Chief Executive Officers, Detlef Jessulat and Marcus Knieps, will remain in their roles and act for DPS Software under the Bechtle umbrella. Manfred Gravius, Founder and former Executive Partner will leave due to his planned retirement. DPS Software achieved revenues of just under €50 million in 2019. The transaction is subject to approval by the relevant competition authorities. Dr. Tobias Schneider, Dr. Tobias Schneider, Martina Meier-Grom, Dr. Martin Mohr, Dr. Harald Kahlenberg of CMS von Erlach Poncet acted as legal advisor to Bechtle AG (XTRA:BC8). Bechtle AG (XTRA:BC8) completed the acquisition of DPS Software GmbH on March 2, 2020.