Acquisitions
Budderfly Energy Efficiency as a Service Business Examined
January 3rd, 2024Johnson Controls Buildings Business & 2023 Financials Examined
December 19th, 2023
What’s Behind Schneider Electric’s Move to Divest AutoGrid to Uplight?
This Research Note looks at what’s behind Schneider Electric’s latest move to divest AutoGrid to Uplight, the Boulder, Colorado-based utility software company. We review the history and assess the current state of play behind the transaction. In December 2023, Uplight announced an agreement to acquire AutoGrid, a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) and Distributed Energy Resource […]
ABB Capital Markets Day 2023: Key Takeaways for Smart Buildings
ABB hosted its Capital Markets Day 2023 at ABB Electrification’s circuit breaker production facility in Frosinone, Italy on 30th November 2023. This Research Note focuses on the Swiss conglomerate’s perspective on its Smart Buildings division within the Electrification business. Key takeaways are highlighted across its digital offerings, energy efficiency solutions and M&A strategy. The Smart […]
Honeywell Strategy Update: Building Automation Business Acquires Carrier’s Global Access Solutions
On 10th October 2023, Honeywell announced plans to realign its business segments around three megatrends: automation, the future of aviation, and energy transition. This Research Note focuses on what this means for the smart buildings market. The US conglomerate’s perspective for organic and inorganic growth was further highlighted on a 1st December webcast, together with […]
Siemens Buildings Business & FY 2023 Financials Examined
In this Research Note, we examine the Buildings business of Siemens, which operates within the Smart Infrastructure (SI) division, based on their Q4 earnings release and investor presentations of 16th November 2023. This article focuses on the latest financial results, revenue mix, recent Building X software/Xcelerator platform announcements and the outlook for FY 2024. Siemens […]
Securitas Technology Business and Financials Examined
Almost two years on from the announcement that STANLEY Security was to be acquired in December 2021, this Research Note examines the electronic security business of Securitas, rebranded as Securitas Technology, based on Securitas investor presentations, 2022 annual report and Q3-2023 interim report, 7th November 2023. This article highlights the strategy, financials and progress of […]
Apleona Technical Facility Management Business Examined
In this Research Note, we examine Apleona, a leading German real estate technical services provider and facility manager, based on their recent activities, 2023 projected revenues, M&A strategy, and target markets. Based in Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt am Main, Apleona successfully closed the merger with Gegenbauer, another German facility and real estate service provider as of […]
Schneider Electric Capital Markets Day 2023: Key Takeaways for Smart Buildings
Schneider Electric hosted its Annual Capital Markets Day for investors and financial analysts, at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on 9th November 2023. This Research Note focuses on the French conglomerate’s perspective of its energy management and automation portfolio in the smart commercial buildings market. Key takeaways are highlighted across its offerings and vertical […]
How have Tech Job Losses Impacted the Smart Buildings Space? Part 1: BIoT Platforms
In this Research Note, we examine trends in job losses in the smart buildings startup space. The analysis is based on LinkedIn headcount reduction data over the past two years and our own compilation of statistics relating to startups undergoing redundancies, restructuring and downsizing. We have highlighted 8 examples of job losses in the BIoT […]
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