{"id":23008,"date":"2019-10-08T12:11:25","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T18:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/?p=23008"},"modified":"2019-10-09T12:54:19","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T18:54:19","slug":"barcodes-group-announces-acquisition-emkat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/barcodes-group-announces-acquisition-emkat\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcodes Group Announces Acquisition of Emkat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/emkat-1024x536.png\" alt=\"Emkat, a Barcodes Group Company \" class=\"wp-image-23009\" width=\"247\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/emkat-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/emkat-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/emkat-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/emkat.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Emkat Acquired by Barcodes Group<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Press Release<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barcodes Group is pleased to\nannounce the acquisition of Minneapolis based company, Emkat, a hardware\nintegration company focused on delivering innovative solutions for mobile\ncomputing and barcode devices. This is the fifth acquisition made by Barcodes\nGroup following its partnership with Odyssey Investment Partners. Terms of the\nacquisition were not disclosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We are excited\nto grow the Barcodes team with the talented individuals of Emkat,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Barcodes\nGroup President &amp; CEO Dan&nbsp;Nettesheim. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Together, we will leverage our\nexpanding capabilities and comprehensive solutions for an enhanced customer\nexperience.&nbsp;We look forward to supporting the Emkat team\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s growth\nwith&nbsp;our&nbsp;robust&nbsp;infrastructure.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris Kane, owner\nof Emkat, said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153With the growth in the healthcare vertical, aligning with\nBarcodes Inc will allow for increased capabilities and offerings to our diverse\nhealthcare clients. We are proud of the reputation we have built over 20 years\nsince inception and look forward to building upon this success with Barcode\nInc.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brad Kieley,\nEmkat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Chief Executive Officer, stated of the acquisition, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We are excited to\npartner with the leader in our industry. We view this as incredibly positive\nfor our customers, staff, vendors, and strategic software partnerships. We are\nso thankful to all who have helped us to grow along the way and are confident\nthis new strategy will enhance our solutions, and give our customers added\nresources, systems, and capabilities.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About Barcodes Group: Barcodes Group, headquartered in Chicago, IL and with corporate over across the U.S., Canada, and Europe, is a leading information technology solution provider with more than a 25-year history of providing products and services to automate businesses. The Company&#8217;s data capture products, which include barcoding, RFID, mobile, people identification, and wireless networking devices, and integration and managed services enable customers to improve productivity and profitability in their businesses. Barcodes has partnered with Odyssey Investment Partners to leverage their private equity capital and experience to drive strategic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For more information contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>USA:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lorna Malja, Marketing Manager<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:lmalja@barcodesinc.com\">lmalja@barcodesinc.com<\/a> Phone:\n1-312-582-4893<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emkat Acquired by Barcodes Group Press Release Barcodes Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of Minneapolis based company, Emkat, a hardware integration company focused on delivering innovative solutions for mobile computing and barcode devices. This is the fifth acquisition made by Barcodes Group following its partnership with Odyssey Investment Partners. 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