This Research Note explores the strategic rationale of the recent acquisition of Dutch firm, MPL by Unica, one of the leading technical service providers in the Netherlands. We examine MPL’s Smart Building Platform as a Service and its integration into it’s Building Intelligence cluster of companies. MPL Acquisition On 20th March 2025, Unica announced the acquisition of the MPL Group headquartered in Barneveld, Netherlands. MPL is a specialist in the field of smart building concepts, data integration, and 24/7 emergency center services. The company has 40 employees and works for clients in the healthcare, industry, government, education and real estate sectors, among others. MPL Group consists of service provider MPL Alarm & Communicatie Centrale BV and system integrator Easy Safe BV. Smart Building Platform as a Service MPL’s Smart Building Platform as a Service (PaaS) is a cloud solution for the complete data management of buildings. It forms an integrated platform for all processes and […]