NeuConnect Project: A new era of energy security as UK-Germany connection begins

NeuConnect Project: A new era of energy security as UK-Germany connection begins

Construction of the NeuConnect project, a £2.4bn/€2.8bn vital energy link between the UK and Germany, has officially started. The project is set to interconnect two of Europe’s most significant energy markets for the first time, spearheaded by global investors including Meridiam, Allianz Capital Partners, Kansai Electric Power, and TEPCO. The NeuConnect project will position itself […]

Valmet to acquire Siemens’ process gas chromatography business for €102.5m

Valmet to acquire Siemens’ process gas chromatography business for €102.5m

Valmet, a global developer and supplier of technologies, automation systems, and services, has agreed to acquire the Process Gas Chromatography business from Siemens AG. The purchase is valued at €102.5 million on a cash and debt-free basis, subject to standard adjustments. The acquisition is anticipated to be completed on April 1, 2024, once all customary […]

Siemens pours €1bn into German industrial metaverse innovation

Siemens pours €1bn into German industrial metaverse innovation

In a decisive move to bolster Germany’s innovation capacity, Siemens has announced plans to invest €1 billion in the country. This forms part of the company’s €2 billion global investment strategy. At an event attended by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Siemens revealed the establishment of its new Technology Campus in Erlangen, Germany. The company is […]

Siemens Mobility secures €3bn locomotive contract from Indian Railways

Siemens Mobility secures €3bn locomotive contract from Indian Railways

Siemens Mobility has secured an INR 26,000 crores (approximately €3bn) contract to supply 1,200 electric locomotives of 9,000 horsepower to the Indian Railways over an eleven-year period. Under the agreement, the separately-managed company of Siemens will design, manufacture, commission, and test the locomotives as well as provide full-service maintenance for 35 years. Siemens Mobility along […]

Siemens Smart Infrastructure closes $1.6bn acquisition of Brightly Software

Siemens Smart Infrastructure closes $1.6bn acquisition of Brightly Software

Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI) has closed the previously announced $1.575 billion acquisition of Brightly Software, an American software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that provides solutions for asset and maintenance management. The deal, which was announced in June 2022, also includes an earn-out of $300 million for Brightly Software. Siemens Smart Infrastructure acquired Brightly Software from Clearlake Capital. […]

Siemens to acquire design-to-source platform Supplyframe for $700m

Siemens to acquire design-to-source platform Supplyframe for $700m

Siemens has agreed to acquire Supplyframe, a California-based design-to-source platform for the electronics value chain, for $700 million. Supplyframe is said to have created a robust design-to-source intelligence (DSI) ecosystem with more than 10 million engineering and supply chain professionals across the world. The company is said to transform the way businesses design, procure, market, […]

Siemens to sell mechanical and electrical drive business Flender to Carlyle for €2bn

Siemens to sell mechanical and electrical drive business Flender to Carlyle for €2bn

Siemens has signed an agreement to sell Germany-based mechanical and electrical drive systems supplier Flender to the Carlyle Group for €2.025 billion. Flender provides a range of gear units, couplings, generators, and related services. The company caters to wind power, cement, power generation, oil and gas, marine, water and wastewater, conveyor and crane technology, and […]

Galaxy Semiconductor to acquire Quantix Business from Mentor Graphics

Galaxy Semiconductor to acquire Quantix Business from Mentor Graphics

US-based Galaxy Semiconductor Solutions has agreed to acquire almost all of the assets of the Quantix Business from Mentor Graphics, a business owned by Siemens for an undisclosed price. The acquisition is said to enable Galaxy Semiconductor Solutions in re-establishing itself as a major independent provider of test data management and analysis solutions for the […]