Leaked e-mails link SAP to Gupta kickbacks scandal
The German software group paid Gupta-family-owned CAD House to secure contracts with state-owned enterprises
New York-listed German software group SAP paid Gupta-family-owned CAD House R100m to secure contracts with state-owned enterprises, investigative journalism team amaBhungane reported on Tuesday. This is a new scandal for SAP, which in February paid a $3.9m fine to the US government’s Securities and Exchange Commission for bribing Panama officials to secure government business. An amaBhungane investigation of the leaked Gupa e-mails found SAP not only paid CAD House a suspiciously high sales commission of 10%, but set deadlines so short it seemed unlikely the Gupta subsidiary could be adding much value besides using its influence over state employees to secure contracts. The e-mail trail of Transnet’s purchase of an SAP product called Hana in 2014 showed a familiar pattern between Gupta companies and state-owned enterprises.
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