Lascom

In 1989, Jean-Louis Henriot founded Lascom in Paris, starting with an Electronic Document Management solution that quickly attracted major clients. The company soon identified a more specific, pressing need in the market: Product Lifecycle Management, or PLM. This technology helps manufacturers manage a product from idea, to development, to market launch and beyond, a critical function for complex industries. Lascom began to focus its expertise, creating a dedicated business unit for Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), including the food and beverage and cosmetics industries. This specialization became their core strength. The company developed software that streamlined innovation, managed product specifications, and ensured regulatory compliance—all tailored to the unique demands of CPG clients. This strategic pivot involved selling off non-core activities to become a pure-play PLM provider for this niche. A significant chapter in Lascom's story was written in November 2020, when the company was acquired by Aptean, a global provider of enterprise software. This acquisition was a logical step, as the two companies had already been collaborating. Joining Aptean provided Lascom with the scale to accelerate the growth of its cloud-based PLM solutions, integrating them into Aptean's broader suite of products for manufacturers across Europe and North America.