About E2open Parent Holdings

E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. provides cloud-based, end-to-end SCM (omni-channel and supply chain management) and orchestration software. The company’s connected supply chain platform enables the world's largest companies to transform the way they make, move and sell goods and services. With the broadest cloud-native global SaaS (software-as-a-service or a software distribution model in which a company hosts applications for clients and makes these applications available to clients via the internet/cloud technology) platform purpose-built for modern supply chains, the company connects more than 420,000 manufacturing, logistics, channel and distribution partners as one multi-enterprise network tracking over 13 billion transactions annually. The company’s SaaS platform spans many key strategic and operational areas, including omni-channel, demand sensing, supply planning, global trade management, transportation and logistics, and manufacturing and supply management. The company primarily generates revenue from the sale of software subscriptions and professional services. The company’s software combines networks, data and applications to provide a deeply embedded, mission-critical platform that allows clients to optimize their channel and supply chains by accelerating growth, reducing costs, increasing visibility and driving improved resiliency. Given the mission-critical nature of the company’s solutions, the company maintains long-term relationships with its clients, which is reflected by the company’s high gross retention and long client tenure. In aggregate, the company serves approximately 6,000 clients in all major countries in the world across a wide range of end-markets, including consumer goods, food and beverage, manufacturing, retail, technology and transportation, among others. The company has approximately 650 large enterprise clients who, when aggregated to their parent company, report greater than $1 billion in annual revenue and generate $15,000 or more of the company’s annual subscriptions revenue. The definition of large enterprise clients was updated to align with the company’s new go to market strategy and change in sales organization, which is focused on client size, geography and industry. Platform The company’s harmonized SaaS platform brings together networks, data, applications and a collaborative user experience to facilitate end-to-end supply chain visibility across omni-channels, planning, execution and procurement and delivers a strong value proposition. Network The company’s network combines four distinct, but connected, ecosystems: Demand, Supply, Logistics and Global Trade, which the company estimates supports more than 420,000 enterprises and captures 13.5 billion transaction data points each year. The company’s Demand ecosystem represents the global footprint established by retailers, distributors, re-sellers and those who sell goods primarily through online channels. The company estimates that it manages $8 billion in incentives annually and more than 900 million annual channel sales transactions. The company’s Supply ecosystem is consisted of companies and other participants for which the company sources components and materials and/or provides manufacturing capacity for the production of goods. The company estimate that the company oversee an annual average of 57 million shipments, as well as process an average of over 150 million orders and over 25 million invoices for the company’s clients supply and manufacturing network. The company’s Logistics ecosystem includes global logistics services that transport components, raw materials and finished goods across all modes. The company’s Global Trade ecosystem allows participants to automate the global movement of goods and facilitate cross-border transactions for businesses, which is increasingly important given the velocity with which import and export laws change on a global scale. This ecosystem provides the company’s network with data on trade regulations across all major countries, territories and jurisdictions that the company estimates supports annual processing of 28 million export pre-customs entry lines and 58 billion restricted party-list screenings, annually. The company’s network connects participants across all of these ecosystems, enabling clients to analyze data, identify problems proactively and optimize asset efficiency. The company is a leading provider with a unique network of ecosystems, and do not rely on third party providers for network information. Data The company’s proprietary algorithms capture, cleanse, normalize and harmonize the data within the company’s network ecosystems that feed the company’s solutions to deliver compelling value to the company’s clients. Additionally, the company’s clients can combine internal and external vendor data with the company’s network to drive informed decision-making based on real-time information. The company’s ability to capture and harmonize data from the company’s clients and their trading partners in any native format demonstrates the strong capabilities of the company’s software architecture and integrated data model. The company’s combination of network ecosystems, data and applications providing end-to-end supply chain visibility and connecting more than 420,000 enterprises is unique. Applications The company’s end-to-end applications provide advanced algorithms, including artificial intelligence and machine learning-based advanced analytics to help clients gain insights for enhanced decision-making across channel, supply chain planning, execution and procurement functions. The company’s applications are organized into seven product families: Channel Shaping, Demand Sensing, Business Planning, Global Trade Management, Transportation and Logistics, Collaborative Manufacturing and Supply Management. Channel Shaping allows clients to optimize activity across retail, distributor and online channels, which includes capabilities for partner selection, aligning market incentives, managing on-shelf availability, tracking sell-through and inventory, as well as managing performance incentives. Demand Sensing utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to forecast demand based on historical trends, current sell-through dynamics, weather and other relevant factors. Business Planning helps ensure optimized global performance through scenario-based planning and execution algorithms balancing supply, demand, inventory and financial targets. Global Trade Management automates import and export processes to enable efficient and compliant cross-border trade while optimizing customs duties and reducing broker fees. Transportation and Logistics orchestrates the movement of goods by allowing clients to connect with key stakeholders to optimize carriers, simplify tendering, track shipments and streamline payments. Collaborative Manufacturing provides comprehensive visibility into internal and external manufacturing activities by monitoring yields, quality, cycle-times/utilization and other key indicators to track performance, identify deficiencies and facilitate corrective actions. Supply Management ensures the continuity of supply by orchestrating procurement, capacity, inventory management and drop-ship fulfilment across multiple-tiers of the manufacturing process. Growth Strategies The company’s strategic initiatives include expanding within existing clients; winning new clients; strategic acquisitions; and additional organic growth building blocks. Intellectual Property The company owns a number of trademarks, patents, copyrights and domain names registered in the United States and abroad that, together, are meaningful to the company’s business, including the e2open, BluJay, Logistyx, Amber Road and INTTRA marks (among others). Government Regulation and Compliance The company is subject to various laws and regulations of the United States and other jurisdictions, including the European Union, by supranational, national and local government authorities, including with respect to sanctions compliance, privacy laws, labor and employment laws and other laws. In the United States, the company’s global sanctions compliance is monitored by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (OFAC), and certain of the company’s subsidiaries have received a license from OFAC permitting certain business, transactions or other activities involving sanctioned countries. The company monitors these regulatory requirements, including the requirements for retaining the company’s OFAC license and the company’s compliance on a regular basis. Research and Development The company’s research and development expenses were $98.0 million in the year ended February 28, 2023. Competition The company competes with SAP and Oracle. History E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2020. The company was incorporated in Delaware in 2020.