ABB收購貝加萊
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ABB收購貝加萊
進一步加強在工業自動化的領導地位
- 收購貝加萊將補全ABB在機器和工廠自動化領域的歷史短板
- 為全球客戶創造獨一無二的綜合自動化產品組合
- 貝加萊是可編程邏輯控制器（PLC），工業電腦（IPC）和基于伺服運動機器和工廠自動化領域公認的創新領導者
- 在過去二十年中，貝加萊的收入年均復合增長率達11％，在頗具吸引力的200億美元機器和工廠自動化細分市場，其年銷售額超6億美元
- 貝加萊的軟件和物聯網解決方案進一步加強了ABB的數字化解決方案組合ABB Ability™
- 明確承諾貝加萊的增長戰略，中期銷售目標超10億美元
- 保持貝加萊管理層的連續性，創始人將在整合階段以顧問的形式提供支持
- 貝加萊位于奧地利Eggelsberg的總部，將成為ABB的全球機器和工廠自動化中心
- 交易以現金支付，運營每股收益在第一年實現增長，預計在2017年夏完成交易
- 收購價格未披露，溢價符合同業估值
ABB今天（4月4日）宣布收購貝加萊，后者是全球最大的機器和工廠自動化獨立供應商，專注于基于產品和軟件的開放式架構解決方案。貝加萊由Erwin Bernecker和Josef Rainer在1979年共同創立，總部位于奧地利Eggelsberg，員工超過3000人，其中包括大約1000名研發和應用工程師。貝加萊的業務遍及70個國家，在200億美元的機器和工廠自動化細分市場，2015/16年度銷售額超6億美元。通過將貝加萊的現在機器和工廠自動化創新產品、軟件以及解決方案，與ABB的全球領先的機器人、過程自動化、數字化、電氣化業務進行整合，本次交易將為工業自動化客戶帶來無與倫比的綜合方案組合。
通過這一收購，ABB擴大了其在工業自動化領域的領先地位，并將在抓住第四次工業革命帶來的增長機遇中有著獨一無二的優勢。此外，將行業領先的數字化解決方案組合ABB Ability，與貝加萊強大的應用和軟件平臺、龐大的安裝量、客戶訪問和量身定制的自動化解決方案結合在一起，ABB擴大其數字化產品的步伐又向前邁進了一大步。
“貝加萊猶如機器及工廠自動化領域的一顆寶石，這次并購可謂機會千載難逢。對ABB而言，這一交易是一個真正意義上的里程碑，因為貝加萊將補全ABB的自動化業務歷史短板。這是一次完美的結合，將使我們成為唯一有能力為客戶提供測量、控制、驅動、機器人、數字化和電氣化等全方位技術和軟件解決方案的自動化供應商，” ABB首席執行官史畢福說。“這次收購完美契合我們的‘新階段’戰略。憑借我們獨特的數字化產品、安裝的7000多萬臺連接設備、70,000個控制系統、現有的300多萬臺自動化機器，以及在世界各地的27,000個安裝工廠，我們讓我們的全球客戶能緊緊抓住第四次工業革命的巨大機遇。”
貝加萊聯合創始人Josef Rainer表示：“這次聯合為貝加萊及其客戶和員工提供了絕佳的機會。 我們深信ABB為我們增長的下一篇章提供了最好的平臺。ABB的全球布局、數字化業務和互補性產品組合將成為我們進一步加快創新和增長步伐的關鍵。”
“對于我們的員工來說，這是一個強烈的信號，因為我們在Eggelsberg的業務將成為ABB的全球機器和工廠自動化中心，”貝加萊聯合創始人Erwin Bernecker說。“對我來說最重要的是，兩家公司及員工是如此般配，而我們的公司總部將發揮如此重要的作用。”
優勢互補
通過本次收購，ABB將整合貝加萊的PLC、工業電腦、伺服運動及其軟件和解決方案套件等創新產品，擴大其工業自動化業務。ABB將為客戶提供一個獨特而全面的開放式架構自動化產品組合。
貝加萊在過去二十年中增長迅速，年均復合增長率達11％。自2000年以來，收入翻了五倍，達6億多美元（2015/16年度）。該公司擁有快速增長的4000多家全球機器制造商客戶，在自動化軟件和解決方案方面擁有良好的業績，在機器和工廠自動化市場領域為客戶提供無與倫比的應用專業知識。
兩家公司業務組合互補。ABB為電力、工業、交通和基礎設施客戶提供領先服務。 貝加萊是塑料、包裝、食品和飲料等行業自動化機器和工廠的領先解決方案提供商。對開放式架構的共同承諾增加了客戶選擇以及靈活性，推動越來越多的數字化行業實現連接。
大力投資創新
創新是兩家公司的核心。貝加萊將超過10％的銷售額投入研發，擁有1000多名研發和應用工程方面的員工。ABB每年在研發方面花費15億美元，大約有3萬技術人員和工程專家。未來，ABB和貝加萊將繼續大力投入研發。
機器和工廠自動化是第四次工業革命和物聯網的關鍵驅動力。 ABB將繼續保持貝加萊強大的基于解決方案的業務模式，并利用其深厚的專業知識，為端到端數字化開發新的基于軟件的服務和解決方案。ABB業界領先的數字化方案ABB Ability，也將充分利用貝加萊的龐大安裝基礎、應用和解決方案專業知識、仿真軟件行業專長，以及先進的工程工具。
切實可行的整合方式
一旦交易完成，貝加萊將作為一個新的全球業務單元——機器和工廠自動化，成為ABB工業自動化事業部的一部分，由貝加萊目前的董事總經理Hans Wimmer領導。這兩家公司都認為，貝加萊的管理層和員工是未來發展以及與ABB業務整合的關鍵動力。貝加萊聯合創始人Erwin Bernecker和Josef Rainer將在整合階段擔任顧問，以確保連續性。
整合將以業務增長為中心，并秉持“兩全其美”的原則，ABB分階段把其原有的PLC和伺服驅動業務納入新的業務單元。通過確定超10億美元的中期銷售目標，ABB明確承諾繼續推動貝加萊的增長。
ABB致力于進一步投資擴大貝加萊的業務，并建立公司成功的商業模式和品牌。貝加萊的Eggelsberg總部將成為ABB全球機器和工廠自動化中心。
奧地利受益于技術和商業中心
通過此次收購，ABB成為奧地利最大的工業自動化公司。ABB進入奧地利已經100多年。隨著未來定位的加強，貝加萊及其奧地利總部將成為ABB的一部分，奧地利，特別是上奧地利州將受益。在Eggelsberg和Gilgenberg的研發和生產擴建計劃將加強奧地利的高科技工業實力。
交易財務
交易溢價與同業估值一致。雙方同意不透露收購價格。ABB將以現金方式收購。該交易預計運營每股收益在第一年實現增長，并預計在第四年產生顯著協同效應，增加貝加萊獨立收入大約8％。在獲得相關監管機構許可之后，這項交易預計將于2017年夏季完成。
關于貝加萊
貝加萊是一家創新的自動化公司，總部設在奧地利，業務遍及全球各地。作為工業自動化領域的全球領先企業，貝加萊將先進技術與先進工程結合在一起，為幾乎每個行業的客戶提供機器和工廠自動化、運動控制、HMI和集成安全技術的完整解決方案。 通過POWERLINK和openSAFETY等工業現場總線通信標準，以及強大的Automation Studio軟件開發平臺，貝加萊不斷重新定義自動化工程的未來。貝加萊的創新精神使其一直處于工業自動化產業前沿，并致力于簡化流程和超越客戶期望。
關于ABB
ABB（ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex）是全球電氣產品、機器人及運動控制、工業自動化和電網領域的技術領導企業，致力于幫助電力、工業、交通和基礎設施等行業客戶提高業績。基于超過125年的創新歷史，ABB正在不斷推動能源革命和第四次工業革命，譜寫行業數字化的未來。ABB集團業務遍布全球100多個國家，雇員達13.2萬。
英文新聞稿原文：
ABB to acquire B&R
Shaping leadership in industrial automation
• Acquisition of B&R (Bernecker + Rainer Industrie-Elektronik GmbH) will close ABB’s historic gap in machine and factory automation
• Creating a uniquely comprehensive automation portfolio for customers globally
• B&R is a proven innovation leader in Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Industrial PCs (IPC) and servo motion-based machine and factory automation
• B&R delivered a revenue CAGR of 11% over last two decades and annual sales of >$600 million in the highly attractive $20 billion machine and factory automation market segment
• B&R's software and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions further strengthen ABB’s digital offering, ABB Ability™
• Clear commitment to B&R's growth strategy, mid-term sales ambition of >$1 billion
• Continuity of B&R's management, founders support integration phase as advisors
• B&R's headquarters in Eggelsberg, Austria, to become ABB’s global center for machine and factory automation
• Transaction funded in cash, operational EPS accretive in year one, closing expected in summer 2017
• Purchase price not disclosed, multiple in line with peer valuations
ABB today announced the acquisition of B&R, the largest independent provider focused on product- and software-based, open-architecture solutions for machine and factory automation worldwide. B&R, founded in 1979 by Erwin Bernecker and Josef Rainer is headquartered in Eggelsberg, Austria, employs more than 3,000 people, including about 1,000 R&D and application engineers. It operates across 70 countries, generating sales of more than $600 million (2015/16) in the $20 billion machine and factory automation market segment. The combination will result in an unmatched, comprehensive offering for customers of industrial automation, by pairing B&R's innovative products, software and solutions for modern machine and factory automation with ABB’s world-leading offering in robotics, process automation, digitalization and electrification.
Through the acquisition, ABB expands its leadership in industrial automation and will be uniquely positioned to seize growth opportunities resulting from the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In addition, ABB takes a major step in expanding its digital offering by combining its industry-leading portfolio of digital solutions, ABB Ability, with B&R's strong application and software platforms, its large installed base, customer access and tailored automation solutions.
“B&R is a gem in the world of machine and factory automation and this combination is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. This transaction marks a true milestone for ABB, as B&R will close the historic gap within ABB’s automation offering. This is a perfect fit and will make us the only industrial automation provider offering customers the entire spectrum of technology and software solutions around measurement, control, actuation, robotics, digitalization and electrification,” said ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer. “This acquisition perfectly delivers on our Next Level strategy. With our unique digital offering and our installed base of more than 70 million connected devices, 70,000 control systems and now more than 3 million automated machines and 27,000 factory installations around the world, we enable our combined global customer base to seize the huge opportunities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.”
“This combination offers fantastic opportunities for B&R, its customers and employees. We are convinced that ABB offers the best platform for the next chapter of our growth story. ABB’s global presence, digital offering and complementary portfolio will be key for us to further accelerate our pace of innovation and growth,” said Josef Rainer, co-founder of B&R.
“This is a strong signal for our employees as our operations in Eggelsberg will become ABB’s global center for machine and factory automation,” said Erwin Bernecker, co-founder of B&R. “The most important thing to me is that the companies and their people fit so well together and that our founding location will play such a key role.”
Complementary strengths
With the acquisition, ABB will expand its industrial automation offering by integrating B&R's innovative products in PLC, Industrial PCs and servo motion as well as its software and solution suite. ABB will offer its customers a uniquely comprehensive, open-architecture automation portfolio.
B&R has grown successfully with a revenue CAGR of 11 % over the last two decades. Revenues more than quintupled since 2000 to more than $600 million (2015/16). The company has a rapidly growing global customer base of more than 4,000 machine manufacturers, a proven track record in automation software and solutions and unrivaled application expertise for customers in the machine and factory automation market segment.
Both companies have complementary portfolios. ABB is a leading provider of solutions serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure. B&R is a leading solution provider in the automation of machines and factories for industries such as plastics, packaging, food and beverage. The joint commitment to open architecture increases customer choice and flexibility facilitating connectivity in increasingly digitalized industries.
Substantial investments in innovation
Innovation is at the heart of both companies. B&R invests more than 10 percent of its sales in R&D and employs more than 1,000 people in R&D and application engineering. ABB spends $1.5 billion annually on R&D and employs some 30,000 technologists and engineering specialists. Going forward, ABB and B&R will continue to invest considerably in R&D.
Automation of machines and factories is a key driver of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the IoT. ABB will continue B&R's strong solution-based business model and build on its deep domain expertise to develop new software-based services and solutions for end-to-end digitalization. ABB’s industry-leading digital offering, ABB Ability, will now capitalize on the large installed base, application and solution know-how, simulation software expertise and advanced engineering tools of B&R.
Proven integration approach
On closing of the transaction, B&R will become part of ABB’s Industrial Automation division as a new global business unit – Machine & Factory Automation – headed by the current Managing Director, Hans Wimmer. Both companies consider B&R's management and employees as a key driver of future growth and the business integration together with their counterparts from ABB. The co-founders of B&R, Erwin Bernecker and Josef Rainer, will act as advisors during the integration phase to ensure continuity.
The integration will be growth-focused and live by the “best-of-both-worlds” principle, with ABB adding its own PLC and servo drive activities to the offering of the new business unit in a phased approach. ABB underlines its clear commitment to continuing the B&R growth story by articulating a mid-term sales ambition to exceed $1 billion.
ABB is committed to further investing in the expansion of B&R’s operations and to building on the company’s successful business model and brand. B&R's headquarters in Eggelsberg will become ABB’s global center for machine and factory automation.
Austria benefits as technology and business hub
With this acquisition, ABB becomes the largest industrial automation player in Austria. ABB has operated in Austria for more than 100 years. With the strong future role, B&R and its headquarters in Austria will play as part of ABB, Austria, particularly Upper Austria, will benefit. The planned expansion of the R&D and production activities in Eggelsberg and Gilgenberg will strengthen Austria’s high-tech industrial landscape.
Transaction financials
The transaction multiple is in line with peer valuations. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price. ABB will finance the acquisition in cash. The transaction is expected to be operationally EPS accretive in the first year, and is expected to add significant synergies of about 8% of B&R's stand-alone revenue in year four. The transaction is expected to close in summer 2017, subject to customary regulatory clearances.
B&R is an innovative automation company with headquarters in Austria and offices all around the world. As a global leader in Industrial Automation, B&R combines state-of-the-art technology with advanced engineering to provide customers in virtually every industry with complete solutions for machine and factory automation, motion control, HMI and integrated safety technology. With industrial fieldbus communication standards like POWERLINK and openSAFETY as well as the powerful Automation Studio Software development environment, B&R is constantly redefining the future of automation engineering. The innovative spirit that keeps B&R at the forefront of industrial automation is driven by a commitment to simplifying processes and exceeding customer expectations.
ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a pioneering technology leader in electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids, serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Continuing more than a 125-year history of innovation, ABB today is writing the future of industrial digitalization and driving the Energy and Fourth Industrial Revolutions. ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about 132,000 employees.
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