Inventory of 48 global acquisitions in the field of robotics in 2016
For companies engaged in the field of robotics and automation, 2016 is destined to be an extraordinary year: in 2016, there were 48 acquisitions in the global robotics field, and the mergers and acquisitions of 8 companies involved more than 500 million US dollars, and 5 companies exceeded A billion dollars. China’s consumer product giant Midea’s offer to buy KUKA is the biggest one – $5.11 billion.
A recent acquisition of 780 million US dollars
The most recent transaction was initiated by Teledyne Technologies, which specializes in deepwater natural gas and petroleum exploration and production, oceanographic research, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronic design and development, factory automation and medical imaging. It traded $780 million in cash and acquired British imaging sensor manufacturer E2V Technologies. Teledyne's offer is a 48% premium to the closing price of E2V last week.
E2V imaging equipment for machine vision cameras, industrial processing systems, and other sensors for sensitive high-speed inspections enables a range of industrial robots and automation systems to work more efficiently and for space science and astronomical applications. E2V also offers highly reliable semiconductor and board-level solutions for aerospace, space and RF communications applications. As of March 31, 2016, E2V sales were approximately $300 million.
“We have been following e2v for more than a decade. Over time, with the development of Teledyne and e2v, our business has become more and more consistent. In fact, every business in e2v is highly complementary to Teledyne. "The overlap between our products is minimal," said Robert Mehrabian, Chairman, President and CEO of Teledyne. “For example, although we are leading in space and astronomical imaging, Teledyne offers infrared detectors and e2v for visible light sensors.â€
“In machine vision applications, e2v's high level of dedicated CMOS sensor design has increased Teledyne's advantages in cameras and vision systems. Although Eledyne is designed for advanced mixed-signal circuits for government and commercial applications, e2v is more extensive. Our product portfolio makes our products and channels more competitive when they enter the market."
Crazy M&A 2016
Both Teledyne and E2V are members of the Global Robotics and Automation Index (ROBO INDEX), which reflects an index of 82 robotics and automation industry stocks from around the world. Well-known 3D printing manufacturer ARCAM, automation manufacturer Rui Shige, German robot giant KUKA, industrial vision manufacturer Mako, famous measurement and optical system manufacturer Zygo, and world-renowned microcontroller company Atmel, these publicly traded listed companies, It was acquired in 2016 and in recent years.
Of the 48 acquisitions to date in 2016, only 30 disclosed the amount involved. However, only the total of these 30 transactions reached an astonishing $17.5 billion!
1. Mobile Solution 5D RoboTIcs acquires aerial MOB service and aerial photography service provider Aerial MOB
2. Omnicell, a provider of automated management solutions for pharmaceutical and consumables information, acquires medical robotics company Aesynt
3. Bio- and medical technology company Thermo Fisher acquires Affymetrix, a gene chip company
4. US General Electric (GE) acquires Arcam AB, a famous Swedish manufacturer of 3D printing equipment
5. Intel acquires drone manufacturer Ascending Tech
6. Aerodynamics and Defense Company General Dynamics Mission Systems acquires underwater robot manufacturer Bluefin RoboTIcs
7. Agricultural machinery parts supplier CTB acquires food processing equipment manufacturer Cabinplant
8. General Motors (GM) acquires unmanned car manufacturer Cruise AutomaTIon
9. German machinery manufacturer KION Group acquires warehousing logistics automation solution provider DemaTIc
10. Energy supply chain service provider Howco acquires drone service company DSUS
11. Teledyne acquires imaging sensor manufacturer E2V
12. Drone manufacturer Deveron UAS acquires Eagle Scout
13. Chinese machinery manufacturer Lan Ying Group acquires 85% stake in Ecoclean, a cleaning business of Dürr Group, a German machinery and equipment manufacturer
14. Pasco Scientific, which provides wireless and mobile solutions for the education industry, acquired robotic motion system company Ergopedia
15. Drone manufacturer Delair-Tech acquires drone mapping manufacturer Gatewing (Trimble)
16. Hande Capital acquires industrial robot company Gimatic
17. Tesla acquires Grohmann, a manufacturer of automated battery and energy production systems
18. Hansen Medical merges with surgical robot company Auris
19. DIH Intl acquires medical technology company Hocomo
20. Honeywell acquires Intelligrated, a supply chain and warehouse automation company
twenty one. Medical robot company Bionik Laboratories acquires neurosurgical robot manufacturer Interactive Motion Technologies
twenty two. iRobot's defense and security business is sold to Endeavor
twenty three. Toyota acquires Jaybridge Robotics, a large-load vehicle automation company
twenty four. ZANO acquires processing equipment supplier Jorgensen Engineering
25. China National Chemical Corporation acquires German plastics giant KraussMaffei Group
26. Midea’s offer to acquire KUKA
27. Boeing acquires Liquid Robotics, an underwater automation robot company
28. Rockwell Automation, Inc. acquires industrial automation company Maverick Technologies
29. European industrial development investor Ambienta acquires German high-speed camera manufacturer Mikrotron
30. Google acquires Moodstocks, a French image recognition technology developer
31. Intel acquires computer vision company Movidius
32. Logistics industry intelligent material solutions to solve the business Dematic acquisition of automatic guided vehicle (AGV) supplier NDC Automation
33. Uber acquires autopilot truck startup Otto
34. Automation solution provider Swisslog acquires power industry cyber security and energy supplier PAS
35. Welding robot application system service provider Paslin was acquired by Zhejiang Wanfeng Technology, an industrial robotic automation equipment and engineering service system manufacturer
36. Infrared thermal imaging technology and equipment manufacturer Felix acquires personal detection system manufacturer Prox Dynamics
37. US infrared imaging solution provider Feili acquires Point Grey Research, a manufacturer of machine vision, industrial imaging and computer vision
38. Automatic guided vehicle (AGV) manufacturer Retrotech was acquired by top AGV manufacturer Egemin
39. Beijing Shengtong Printing Co., Ltd. acquired Korea Lok Lok Robot
40. US General Electric (GE) acquires German SLM Solutions Group
41. ABB acquires robot manufacturer SVIA
42. Teaching aid company PCS Edventures acquires drone manufacturer Thrust UAV
43. Mobile Solution Provider 5D Robotics Acquires Ultra Wideband (UWB) Manufacturer Time Domain
44. Apple acquires machine learning company Tuplejump
45. Apple acquires machine learning and artificial intelligence startup Turi
46. International private equity firm Triton acquires industrial solutions division of industrial solutions provider Voith
47. Trailer equipment manufacturer Horizon Global acquires Westfalia Group, a robotic warehousing solution integrator
48. Medical device manufacturer Zimmer Biomet acquires Medtech SA, a French developer of new surgical robot systems
Was it acquired?
Enrico KrogIversen, the CEO of a sales company, was asked when robots related companies would join a big company or fund when they sold the Danish robots to Teradyne in 2015, instead of listing, he said:
“It’s often more meaningful to enter a bigger company, not just for financial reasons, but also with a lot of human factors – getting new and more career opportunities. You will be part of a larger organization and you will get a lot Additional resources. Of course, if you choose this path, there will be some political considerations."
“Getting into the fund is also a good financial solution, and you may get a very strong board that will help you grow your company faster.â€
"IPO can theoretically bring you a lot of money, but running a public company in this way is actually very limited. In the example I saw, I prefer to put a lot of money in the bank, not simply There is literally a lot of money. In addition, I personally do not appreciate the bureaucracy of the CEOs of listed companies," he added.
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