Acquisitions
What’s Behind the Acquisition of Matterport by CoStar?
April 23rd, 2024LumenRadio Wireless IoT Business and 2023 Financials Examined
April 22nd, 2024SolarEdge Technologies Augments its Solar Energy Management Portfolio
This Research Note explores SolarEdge Technologies, a NASDAQ-listed firm headquartered in Israel with $3 billion in revenues, providing intelligent inverters for photovoltaic systems, primarily in the smart home sector. We examine recent acquisitions, funding, and product launches that augment the company’s software and product portfolio addressing real estate owners and operators in the commercial, industrial, […]
Mapping the Strategic Direction of Nordomatic in Smart Buildings
In this Research Note, we explore the strategic direction of Nordomatic, the leading independent BMS systems integrator in Scandinavia. This Research Note examines the company’s strategic priorities in the smart commercial buildings space. through mapping M&A and investment activity to ascertain the growth ambitions of the business from 2019 to date. Founded in 1967 and headquartered in […]
SPIE Technical Facility Management Business 2024 Examined
This Research Note examines the French public company, SPIE and its focus on building solutions, which is one of four strategic markets that the group addresses in central and northern Europe. This article covers the Group’s fields of expertise, its development since 2013 through platform and bolt-on acquisitions and its expansion in the Netherlands, based […]
Infogrid Faces Lawsuit over 2022 Acquisition of Aquicore
Established in 2018, UK-based smart building firm Infogrid quickly made a splash in the market, picking up a range of high-value customers including banks, supermarkets, and restaurant chains, as well as the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) during the peak of the global pandemic. The firm has attracted $135.5m in investment (including debt financing) from […]
Assemblin Caverion Merger: Key Takeaways for Smart Buildings Business
In this Research Note, we examine the recent Triton announcement of a merger between its portfolio companies, Assemblin and Caverion to create a Northern European technical building installation and services group “providing the most comprehensive and cutting-edge solutions across the full lifecycle of the built environment”. We highlight the strategic rationale of the Caverion acquisition, […]
Aukett Swanke Expands Further into Smart Buildings with Vanti Acquisition
UK architecture and design firm Aukett Swanke, announced yesterday that it had acquired certain assets of recently liquidated RTS via its subsidiary, the Torpedo Factory Group (TFG). Founded in 2006, RTS is a UK-based master system integrator and smart building software provider for commercial real estate, trading as Vanti. TFG has paid £37,000 ($47,000) for […]
Priva’s Building Automation Business 2024 Examined
In this Research Note, we examine Priva, the Dutch company that develops hardware, software and services in the field of climate control, energy saving and optimal reuse of water. Target markets are horticulture, indoor and city farming, and commercial buildings such as offices, retail, hotels and hospitals. We review the partnerships and investments made by […]
SmartVatten’s Growth as a Water Efficiency Tech Provider Explored
This Research Note examines Smartvatten, a Finnish specialist in water efficiency technology in Northern Europe which currently monitors, measures, and analyzes the water consumption of 7,500 companies in more than 20,000 properties and 200,000 apartments in 36 countries. Established in 2013, Smartvatten, formerly known as Envera, has grown from a small Finnish company providing energy […]