Schneider Electric SE Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Electrical Equipment Company

Schneider Electric SE has acquired 41 companies, including 6 in the last 5 years. A total of 14 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 11 assets.

Schneider Electric SE’s largest acquisition to date was in 2013, when it acquired Invensys for $5.2B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2014, when it sold Custom Sensors & Technologies to The Carlyle Group for $900M. Schneider Electric SE has acquired in 11 different US states, and 14 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include electrical equipment (37%) and software (20%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity47
    • M&A Buy Activity36
    • M&A Sell Activity11
  • Total Sectors Invested 12
  • Total Countries Invested 14
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 24
  • M&A Advisors 1

Schneider Electric SE

35 rue Joseph Monier,
Rueil Malmaison, 92500
France,
www.se.com/ww/en

Schneider Electric SE is a provider of electricity distribution, automation management and produces installation components for energy management. Schneider Electric develops connected technologies and solutions to manage energy and process in ways that are safe, reliable, efficient and sustainable. Schneider Electric was established in 1836 and is based in Rueil-Malmaison, France.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 31 4 - 1 - - 36
vol $11.1B $1.3B $12.4B
Sell (0.6/yr) # 8 - 1 2 - - 11
vol $2.0B $2.0B
  47

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Converse Energy Projects GmbH 2019-12-05 - Divestiture
Berlin, Germany
Pelco, Inc. 2019-05-29 - Divestiture
Clovis, California · www.pelco.com
AutoGrid Systems, Inc. 2019-05-28 - Stake Purchase
Redwood City, California · www.auto-grid.com
Xantrex Technology, Inc. 2018-11-30 - Divestiture
Burnaby, British Columbia · www.xantrex.com
Asco Power Technologies 2017-07-27 1.3B USD Add-on Acquisition
Baltimore, Maryland
nxtControl GmbH 2017-07-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Baden, Austria · www.nxtcontrol.com
MWPowerlab s.r.l. 2017-02-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Milano, Italy · www.mwpowerlab.com
Renewable Choice Energy, Inc. 2017-01-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Boulder, Colorado · www.renewablechoice.com
MaxEAM, Inc. 2016-10-31 - Add-on Acquisition
Burlington, Ontario · www.maxeam.com
Telvent Trafico Y Transporte, S.A. 2015-12-14 39M EUR Divestiture
Alcobendas, Spain
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
DTN, Inc. 2008-10-28 ClearAg, Inc. 2020-05-04 10
Omaha, Nebraska · www.dtn.com , California
DTN, Inc. 2008-10-28 ClearPath Weather 2020-05-04 9
Omaha, Nebraska · www.dtn.com , California · www.clearpathweather.com
DTN, Inc. 2008-10-28 MeteoGroup Ltd. 2018-09-24 8
Omaha, Nebraska · www.dtn.com London, United Kingdom · www.meteogroup.com
DTN, Inc. 2008-10-28 Wilkens Weather Technologies LP 2017-09-29 7
Omaha, Nebraska · www.dtn.com Houston, Texas · www.wilkensweather.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Electrical Equipment 13 (36%) 3.2B (26%) 4 (36%) 864M (42%)
Software 7 (19%) - - -
Electronics 6 (17%) 1.5B (12%) 1 (9%) -
Energy Services and Equipment 2 (6%) 410M (3%) 1 (9%) -
Information Technology 1 (3%) - 1 (9%) 39M (2%)
Business Services 1 (3%) - - -
Communications 1 (3%) 76M (1%) - -
Diversified 1 (3%) 5.2B (42%) - -
Environmental 1 (3%) - - -
Information Services 1 (3%) 2.0B (16%) - -
Renewable Energy 1 (3%) - - -
Technology Hardware 1 (3%) - - -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (9%) -
Manufacturing - - 1 (9%) 231M (11%)
Semiconductors - - 1 (9%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment - - 1 (9%) 900M (44%)
Total 36 $12.4B 11 $2.0B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 18 3.6B 5 1.5B
  Illinois 4 610M 2 616M
  California 4 1.5B 2 900M
  Massachusetts 2 - - -
  Pennsylvania 1 - 1 -
  Virginia 1 - - -
  Ohio 1 - - -
  Nebraska 1 - - -
  Maryland 1 1.3B - -
  Kentucky 1 268M - -
  Connecticut 1 - - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
Canada 3 500M 1 -
  British Columbia 2 500M 1 -
  Ontario 1 - - -
France 1 - 3 479M
Brazil 2 - - -
India 2 286M - -
Spain 1 2.0B 1 39M
United Kingdom 2 5.2B - -
Australia 1 142M - -
Austria 1 - - -
China 1 650M - -
Germany - - 1 -
Italy 1 - - -
Russia 1 - - -
Sweden 1 - - -
Turkey 1 - - -
Domestic 1 (3%) - 3 (27%) 479M (24%)
Cross-border 35 (97%) 12.4B (100%) 8 (73%) 1.6B (76%)
Total 36 $12.4B 11 $2.0B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Lincoln International
 3

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 4 $9.9B
$100M to $1B 6 $2.4B
< $100M 1 $76M
TOTAL $12.4B
Largest Invensys Plc
$5.2B (2013-07-31)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 4 $2.0B
< $100M 1 $39M
TOTAL $2.0B
Largest Custom Sensors & Technologies, Inc.
$900M (2014-10-13)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
25%
9 (25%)
Strategic(s)
3%
1 (3%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
18%
2 (18%)
Strategic(s)
55%
6 (55%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Electrical Equipment

Revenue

27,158   6% 2019
25,720   4% 2018
24,743   1% 2017
24,693   8% 2016
26,640   7% 2015
24,939   7% 2014
23,392   3% 2013
23,946   2012
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Employees

135,000

Established

1836

Public

Euronext: SU

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