Eight Lakes Announces Strategic Sale of 8L Software Solutions BV

We are proud to announce that Eight Lakes has reached an agreement on the strategic sale of our software activities, grouped under 8L Software Solutions, to Factory Systemes Groupe, part of Sonepar.

Over the past 30 years, we have built Aveva Select Benelux and Aveva Select Scandinavia into strong and profitable software companies with great teams, loyal customers, and innovative solutions. It has been an incredible journey and a great achievement for everyone involved.

As Yannic De Coninck, CEO of Eight Lakes group, said: “This transaction allows Eight Lakes to fully focus on its core industrial activities and long-term development, while combining the strengths of both software organisations creates the scale and focus to become the undisputed European market leader.”

We would like to sincerely thank the management teams and all employees of Aveva Select Benelux and Aveva Select Scandinavia for their entrepreneurial spirit, hard work, and contribution to the success and growth of the company. We look forward to following their continued growth and future success