2010Annual Report - Schneider Electric CZ, s.r.o.
2010Annual Report - Schneider Electric CZ, s.r.o.
2010Annual Report - Schneider Electric CZ, s.r.o.
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4 BUSINESS REVIEW<br />
REVIEW OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />
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> 2. Review of the consolidated<br />
financial statements<br />
Review of business and consolidated statement of income<br />
Changes in the scope of consolidation<br />
Acquisitions (1)<br />
On January 21, 2010, <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> announced the signature<br />
of an agreement for the acquisition of Cimac, a leader in systems<br />
integration for industrial automation solutions in the Middle East<br />
Gulf region. Cimac implements complete automation, control and<br />
electrical distribution solutions, primarily for Water-Waste Water and<br />
Oil & Gas customers. As Gulf market leader with proven technologies<br />
and know-how in implementing solutions, it employs over 400 people<br />
and generates sales in excess of EUR40 million. With this acquisition,<br />
<strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> will be able to capture new opportunities in<br />
the fast-growing automation market in UAE and across the Gulf<br />
countries, while offering geographical complementarities in other<br />
Middle East countries.<br />
On March 5, 2010, <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> announced the signature of an<br />
agreement with Zicom Electronic Security Systems Limited to acquire<br />
the assets of their electronic security systems integration business,<br />
namely the Building Solutions Group and the Special Projects Group.<br />
The business recorded revenues of approximately EUR30 million<br />
in fi scal 2009 and has a headcount of about 200. The transaction<br />
excludes Zicom’s other group companies, such as the retail business<br />
and Dubai-based joint-venture. Zicom is the largest independent<br />
electronic security systems integrator in India. It has completed to<br />
date more than 1,000 projects in infrastructure (city surveillance,<br />
railways, airports etc.), government facilities, commercial buildings<br />
and high-end hotels where it enjoys strong market positions.<br />
On April 13, 2010, <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> announced the signature of<br />
an agreement to acquire SCADAgroup, an Australian based leading<br />
provider of telemetry products and solutions for the water and wastewater,<br />
oil & gas and electric power end-market segments. Telemetry<br />
is a key technology that allows the remote measurement, monitoring,<br />
control and data transfer of infrastructures scattered over a wide area<br />
or that are hard to access. SCADAgroup has operations throughout<br />
North America, the UK and Australia and employs over 500 staff.<br />
Its revenue for the fi nancial year on June 30, 2010 was AUD102<br />
million, or about EUR68 million. Through this acquisition, <strong>Schneider</strong><br />
<strong>Electric</strong> further reinforces its presence in the water, waste-water, and<br />
oil & gas segments. With SCADAgroup, it acquires technologies and<br />
product offers to be pushed through its channels, and execution<br />
and service capabilities that are complementary to its own in these<br />
segments. The acquisition price, expressed in terms of enterprise<br />
value, is AUD200 million (around EUR140 million), or 11 times the<br />
(1) The dates correspond to when control is acquired in purchased companies.<br />
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estimated EBITA for fi nancial year 2010. This transaction should be<br />
accretive on earnings per share within the fi rst year.<br />
On June 7, 2010 (closing date), a consortium comprising Alstom and<br />
<strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> acquired all of Areva T&D’s capital for EUR2.29<br />
billion. The two consortium partners also fi nanced the repayment<br />
of Areva T&D’s debt towards the Areva Group. As the buyer of the<br />
Distribution business, <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> fi nanced the equity value<br />
in the amount of EUR815 million and the debt refi nancing in the<br />
amount of EUR323 million. The transaction agreements specify no<br />
liability guarantee clause or earn-out payments. The Consortium<br />
agreement stipulates that, as of the transaction date, <strong>Schneider</strong><br />
<strong>Electric</strong> immediately became the sole owner, with exclusive control,<br />
of the Distribution business previously held by Areva (and within<br />
the limit of Areva’s holding) and acquired through the Consortium.<br />
Consequently, the Distribution business was fully consolidated as of<br />
June 7, 2010, whilst the Transmission business was entirely excluded<br />
from the scope of consolidation.<br />
On November 23, 2010, <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> announced it had signed<br />
an agreement Unifl air SpA., the world number 3 manufacturer of inroom<br />
precision cooling systems and modular access fl oors primarily<br />
for data centers and telecommunications applications. Unifl air SpA<br />
is strong in Europe and has a good presence in new economies, in<br />
particular China and India. It employs approximately 500 people on<br />
a global basis and is expected to generate revenues in excess of<br />
EUR80 million for the current year. It has manufacturing facilities in<br />
Italy, India and China.<br />
December 9, 2010 - <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> announced its acquisition of<br />
two French companies, pioneers in building management software:<br />
Vizelia, provider of software for real-time monitoring of building<br />
energy consumption and D5X, a company specialising in commercial<br />
space optimisation solutions. Vizelia has 12 employees and should<br />
generate EUR4 million in revenue for 2010. Its innovative software<br />
gives clients real-time data on their business’ energy consumption,<br />
and on both maintenance and property management. It is designed<br />
both for new buildings and existing structures, particularly those in<br />
the education, commercial real estate and public administration<br />
building sectors. D5X has 27 employees and offers complete<br />
solutions in three areas: real-time building traffi c and occupancy,<br />
environmental controls at room level (lighting, blinds and ventilation)<br />
and data network management. The company should generate<br />
revenue of EUR4 million for 2010.