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Neuron Digital: Arup-Backed Startup Grows to 800+ Buildings
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Brightly Powers Siemens 2026 Push Toward Autonomous Buildings
This Research Note examines the recent transition of Brightly Software to Siemens Asset Management Software. We highlight the strategic integration into the Siemens portfolio as the foundation for asset health and management, explore the software expansions, recent AI enhancements, and analyse the impact of the acquisition on Siemens SI digital software capabilities and Building X. […]
Apleona Under Bain Capital: 6 Deals in 18 Months
This Research Note examines Apleona, the German facilities management provider, since the group’s acquisition by Bain Capital in February 2025. We explore its financial highlights in 2025, its market position in Europe, and assess its acquisitions and strategic investments in the last 18 months. This article updates our previous coverage of Apleona in February 2025. Apleona […]
Delta Building Canvas 2026: Inside Delta IBT’s Bold AI Bet
This Research Note explores Delta Building Canvas, an AI-driven engineering platform from Delta Intelligent Building Technologies (DIBT) that leverages digital twin technology to enable more efficient planning, configurations, simulations, and optimization of building systems. This article is based on a June 2026 webinar on the future of buildings and our view of Delta IBT’s AI […]
Vertiv Moves Upstream: What the $1.45B UIG Deal Means
This Research Note examines the recently announced acquisition of UtilityInnovation Group (UIG) by Vertiv. We explore the transaction details, the target business profile and the strategic rationale of the acquisition before commenting on the M&A history of Vertiv and comparing their microgrid strategy with the group’s data center infrastructure peers. Transaction Details On 2nd September […]
Priva Results Examined: Revenue Growth to €115.6m in 2025
In this Research Note we examine Priva, the Dutch provider of climate control hardware, software, and services for the building automation and horticulture sectors. We update our March 2024 coverage on three fronts: the state of the Viessmann shareholding, the competitive pressure now building in Priva’s core European markets, and a leadership change that could […]
Digital Twin & AI 2026: Startups Trying to Demolish Construction Silos
Digital twin and AI startups are trying to redraw the technology map of the commercial building. For years, that map was drawn along clean lines: architects and engineers used one set of tools, contractors used another, facilities managers a third. Each phase had its own software vendors, its own data, its own logic, and the […]
WAGO Targets Data Centers in 2026: A Proven Growth Play
This Research Note examines WAGO Group, a German supplier of electrical interconnection technology and automation products for buildings and factories. We analyze their 2025 financial highlights and growth strategy in the building automation business in 2026. This article updates our coverage of WAGO from September 2024. WAGO Profile The company addresses various market segments and […]
Geutebrueck Sells to IBEX: €23m Video Specialist Times Its Exit
Geutebrueck, the German video security specialist, has agreed a sale to IBEX Wachstumspartner, a Munich investor focused on succession in the German “Mittelstand”, with the Berlin AI group Merantix investing alongside. Announced 26 August, the deal closes on 31 August 2026. Katharina Geutebrück and her husband Christoph Hoffmann sell all their shares and step down; […]
