Private equity steps in again, creating a merger of service management purveyors Click Commerce and Servigistics.

Private investment firm Marlin Equity Partners buys two units of supply chain management software provider, while another Marlin company, Emptoris, buys a third.

Ending its tenure as a public company, workforce management vendor accepts offer to be acquired by a private equity firm.

Warehouse management and material handling software are among the applications showcased at the supply chain execution show this week by Click Commerce, LXE, FKI Logistex, and Rockwell Automation.

Illinois Tool Works agrees to pay $292 million to buy supply chain management software vendor in bid to provide more value-added offerings to new and existing customers.

Net profits soar 173% to $3.2 million and revenues grow 115% to $13.3 million as acquisitions and software as service strategy pay dividends.

Deal extends Click's warehouse and distribution center management capabilities as well as its radio frequency identification expertise.