M&A Deal Summary

Siemens Acquires LMS International NV

On November 8, 2012, Siemens acquired software company LMS International NV from GIMV and NPM Capital for 866M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Siemens’ 10th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Siemens’ 9th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Siemens’ 2nd transaction in Belgium.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-11-08
Target LMS International NV
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Siemens
Sellers(s) GIMV
NPM Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 866M USD

Target

LMS International NV

Leuven, Belgium
LMS International is a provider of test and mechatronic simulation software.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Siemens

Munich, Germany
Category Company
Founded 1847
Sector Diversified
Employees320,000
Revenue 77.8B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Siemens office building in St. Louis, Missouri.
Siemens office building in St. Louis, Missouri.

Siemens is a global engineering and electronics conglomerate company headquartered in Munich. Siemens serves a variety of customers and is organized in in four main divisions: Industry, Energy, Healthcare, and Infrastructure & Cities. Siemens was founded in 1847 and is based in Munich, Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 51
Sector (Software) 10 of 23
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 19 of 44
Country (Belgium) 2 of 2
Year (2012) 5 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 9 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-09-26 VRcontext International S.A.

Brussels, Belgium

VRcontext is a developer of 3D visualization and training software for displaying complex engineering data in the shipbuilding and plant construction industries.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-11-28 Invensys Rail Limited

Chippenham, United Kingdom

Invensys Rail is a software based rail signaling and control company.

Buy £1.7B

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

GIMV

Antwerp, Belgium

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 2.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

GIMV is a Belgium based public investment company focused on private equity and venture capital investments in tech-based businesses. GIMV's private equity practice operates through its Corporate Investment unit and targets management buyouts, buy-ins, and growth capital financings of companies with annual sales between EUR15 and EUR150 million. For buyout opportunities GIMV generally takes a majority stake in businesses and for growth capital needs, GIMV takes a minority position. GIMV does not invest in publicly held companies or turnaround situations. GIMV's geographic focus is within Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and France. GIMV also invests in Russia through Eagle Capital Partners, a partnership with KBC Private Equity. GIMV was formed in 1980 and is headquartered in Antwerp with additional offices in The Hague, Frankfurt, Munich, and Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 39 of 105
Sector (Software) 6 of 11
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 16 of 52
Country (Belgium) 13 of 34
Year (2012) 4 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-11-01 HVEG

Leusden, Netherlands

HVEG develops, source, produce, import and supply men's, women's, children's and baby clothing, legwear, underwear, accessories and optical products, for various distribution channels such as Fashion Retail, Supermarket Retail, Discount Retail, Drugstores and Online Retail. and controlling the entire supply chain. HVEG was founded in 1989 and is based in Leusden, Netherlands.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-11-28 Mentum

Velizy, France

Mentum is a developer of network planning, network implementation, and optimization software for mobile network operators. The network planning software enables operators to simulate their network and to position their mobile phone antennas in accordance with capacity requirements and the existing network structure.

Sell -
SELLER

NPM Capital

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1948
PE ASSETS 1.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

NPM Capital is a unit of family owned holding company, SHV Holdings, set-up to invest in and acquire medium-sized Dutch companies. Prospective opportunities are typically family-owned companies or divisions of of large corporations. NPM will consider both majority and minority positions in companies valued between EUR35 to EUR300 million. The Firm looks at businesses in all sectors of the Dutch economy. NPM Capital was originally established in 1948 and is based in Amsterdam.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 40
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 19
Country (Belgium) 1 of 2
Year (2012) 4 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-09-21 Plasticum Group BV

Tilburg, Netherlands

Plasticum Group BV specializes in the manufacture and design of plastic packaging solutions.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-11-13 Vurense Snack Industrie BV

Leerdam, Netherlands

Vurense Snack Industrie BV (VSI) is a provider of high quality functional bars.

Buy -
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