It is a busy time for the manufacturing software company which is being taken private by Thoma Bravo will in a $2-billion deal. Also included in the expansion effort are Consulting and System Integration partners thatprovide professional services; Solution partners, developers that provided complementary applications; and Technology partners that market hard and software marketed along with QAD applications. “We are looking for channel and services partners, specifically sales-driven organizations with a proven track record in ERP and Manufacturing Operations sales and the proven ability to deliver high-quality project implementation services,” Mohan Ponnudurai, VP of global partner strategy and management, said in a prepared statement. Ponnudurai joined the company in July 2020.