Unite Procurement

Unite Procurement Deutschland AG, formerly known as Mercateo Deutschland AG, is a German company operating an open B2B online trading platform. It allows commercial customers to simultaneously search the catalogs of many suppliers for products. According to its own information, over 23 million articles are offered in its range, covering office supplies to laboratory and IT needs, warehouse and operating equipment. The platform serves business customers, tradespeople, and other commercial entities, offering a wide assortment that includes office supplies, hardware, software, telecommunications, tools, electronics, industrial equipment, occupational safety, medical supplies, building technology, packaging, hotel and catering supplies, and cleaning products. The company is headquartered in Leipzig, Germany, and operates in several European markets including Germany, the Netherlands, France, Italy, and Spain. It is a subsidiary of Unite Network SE, which was formed from the original Mercateo AG. The brand is positioned as a comprehensive procurement solution that combines a marketplace with procurement services, aiming to provide compliance, transparency, cost efficiency, and flexibility for indirect procurement. The website mercateo.com serves as the main portal for the marketplace, while unite.eu provides information about procurement solutions. The company targets business customers exclusively, as indicated by its terms and conditions.

Unite Procurement Deutschland AG, formerly Mercateo Deutschland AG, traces its origins to the founding of Mercateo AG in 1999 in Munich by three former McKinsey consultants: Dirk Markus, Harald Fett, and Sebastian Wieser. In 2000, E.ON Energie AG invested in Mercateo and appointed Peter Ledermann as a board member. The company's business areas extended beyond the online trading platform to IT project business and e-solutions. Following E.ON's exit in 2003, a management buy-out was carried out by Sebastian Wieser and Peter Ledermann. From then on, Mercateo focused exclusively on the trading model. In 2004, Mercateo Services GmbH was founded in Köthen (Anhalt) as a wholly owned subsidiary of Mercateo Beteiligungsholding AG, taking over the operational business of the online retailer. In 2011, websites were established in the Netherlands, France, Italy, and Spain. At the end of September 2018, the trading business of Mercateo AG was spun off into the new Mercateo Deutschland AG, and the original AG was renamed Unite Network SE, under which only the networking platform Mercateo Unite is operated. At the beginning of 2020, Mercateo Beteiligungsholding AG moved its headquarters from Munich to Leipzig. In 2024, the former Mercateo Deutschland AG was renamed Unite Procurement Deutschland AG. The company operates an open B2B trading platform on the internet, allowing commercial customers to simultaneously search the catalogs of many suppliers for products. According to its own information, over 23 million articles are offered in its range, covering office supplies to laboratory and IT needs, warehouse and operating equipment. The platform serves business customers exclusively, as stated in its terms and conditions.

• 2024

  Mercateo Deutschland AG renamed Unite Procurement Deutschland AG.

• 2020

  Mercateo Beteiligungsholding AG moves headquarters from Munich to Leipzig.

• 2018

  Trading business spun off into new Mercateo Deutschland AG; original AG renamed Unite Network SE.

• 2011

  Websites established in the Netherlands, France, Italy, and Spain.

• 2004

  Mercateo Services GmbH founded in Köthen (Anhalt) as wholly owned subsidiary to handle operational business.

• 2003

  Management buy-out by Sebastian Wieser and Peter Ledermann after E.ON's exit; focus shifts exclusively to trading model.

• 2000

  E.ON Energie AG invests in Mercateo and appoints Peter Ledermann as board member.

• 1999

  Mercateo AG founded in Munich by Dirk Markus, Harald Fett, and Sebastian Wieser.

Open B2B marketplace and procurement service provider for business customers, focusing on compliance, transparency, cost efficiency, and flexibility in indirect procurement.

• B2B marketplace

  Open online platform allowing simultaneous search across many supplier catalogs, with over 23 million articles.

• Procurement solutions

  Services for indirect procurement including compliance, transparency, cost efficiency, and flexibility.

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2. 2Anmeldung bei Unitesso.unite.eu
3. 3Indirekte Beschaffung einfach meistern | Uniteunite.eu
4. 4Unite Procurementwikidata.org
5. 5Unite Procurementde.wikipedia.org