Smart Buildings

Honeywell Spinoff of Building & Industrial Automation Businesses into New Public Company

This Research Note examines the announcement of a new Honeywell Automation public company which will be formed from the spinoff of Building Automation (BA) and Industrial Automation (IA) businesses, reported in their Q4-2024 earnings call, on 6th February 2025. We also review the FY 2024 results and outlook for the Building Automation segment, highlighting its acquisitions and investments before presenting our view of the organizational change. Honeywell Conglomerate Breakup Following a one-year portfolio review, Honeywell announced the breakup of its conglomerate into 3 separate public companies consisting of Aerospace, Automation, and Advanced Materials businesses.  The separation is intended to be completed in the second half of 2026. This move has been on the cards for a while. It was pushed by activist Elliott Investment Management, who announced last November that they had built up a $5 Billion stake in Honeywell (one of its largest stakes ever) and was advocating for the company to split into […]

Stay ahead of the pack

with the latest independent smart building research and thought leadership.

Have an account? Login

Subscribe Now from just $400 per year per user for Access to Quality Independent Smart Building Research & Analysis!

What Exactly Do you Get?

  • Access to Website Articles and Notes. Unlimited Access to the Library of over 2000 Articles Spanning 10 Years.
  • 10% discount on ALL Memoori Research reports for Subscribers!
  • Industry-leading Analysis Every Week, Direct to your Inbox.
  • AND Cancel at any time
Subscribe Now

Most Popular Articles

Johnson Controls Tyco Merger
Smart Buildings

Johnson Controls + Tyco: Nearly 10 Years on from the $16.5B Mega Merger

Nearly 10 years after the merger between Johnson Controls and Tyco in 2016, the $16.5 billion deal stands as one of the most significant consolidation moves in the building technologies sector. Today, with the benefit of hindsight and financial data, we can evaluate whether this mega-merger achieved its ambitious objectives. The 2016 merger created a […]

Verdigris Energy Management 2025
Energy

Verdigris: Comprehensive Review of the Energy Management Platform in 2025

This Research Note takes an in-depth look at Verdigris, provider of a hardware-enabled SaaS energy management solution for commercial and industrial buildings. We examine the company offerings, disclosed funding, deployments, and partnerships before providing a Memoori view on the firm. Verdigris Profile Co-founded in 2010 by Mark Chung, CEO, Verdigris Technologies Inc. is headquartered at […]

Learnd Buy Build Strategy
Smart Buildings

learnd’s Strategic €48.5M Management Buyout Signals New Growth Phase

This Research Note examines learnd SE, a Luxembourg public company, which announced on 24th September 2025, that the founders have taken a majority stake and are to take the company private. We explore the transaction details, learnd’s history and buy and build strategy followed by the implications of the organizational change and a Memoori view. […]

Subscribe to the Newsletter & get all our Articles & Research Delivered Straight to your Inbox.