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Robust Market for Smart Buildings M&A in 2021
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February 3rd, 2021
Will SPACs Offer an Alternative Exit Route for Companies in the Smart Buildings Space?
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. In 2020, an alternative to a conventional IPO – Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) – took the innovation landscape by storm, according to Michael Holman of Lux Research. “A SPAC is an alternative to a conventional initial public offering (IPO) in which an […]

Strategic Alliances and Investments in the Smart Buildings Landscape
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson of Tomlinson Business Research. Partnerships and investments can play an increasingly important role in implementing strategic goals, particularly in providing access to the range of innovative technologies being developed for the smart buildings marketplace. While acquisitions are also being regularly undertaken by the building technology players as an […]

Adding Human Intelligence to Smart Home Automation
The largest portion of a home’s energy consumption is attributed to its Heating, Ventilation and Cooling system (HVAC). Since the early 1900s, programmable thermostats have been studied as a potential tool to achieve energy savings in the home. However, many studies have shown that conventional programmable thermostats are not used to their full potential due […]

Alarm.com Rivals Nest with Smart Thermostat
Smart home technology company Alarm.com reported their highly anticipated financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015. Above most analyst estimates, total revenue increased by 23% to $51.9 million for the second quarter of 2015 compared to $42.1 million for the second quarter of 2014. “We maintained solid revenue growth and profitability in […]