Emerson Expands Automation Leadership With Agreement to Acquire Flexim
收購(gòu)Flexim，艾默生擴(kuò)大自動(dòng)化領(lǐng)域領(lǐng)導(dǎo)地位

August 16, 2023 – Emerson (NYSE: EMR) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire FLEXIM Flexible Industriemeßtechnik GmbH (“Flexim”), a global leader in clamp-on ultrasonic flow measurement for liquids, gases and steam.

8月16日消息——艾默生今日宣布已達(dá)成一項(xiàng)并購(gòu)全球領(lǐng)先的液體、氣體和蒸汽外夾式超聲波流量測(cè)量公司FLEXIM Flexible Industriemeßtechnik GmbH （“Flexim”) 的最終協(xié)議。

Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Flexim brings highly differentiated, complementary technology and strong customer relationships to Emerson, with an installed base of more than 100,000 flowmeters, as well as approximately 450 employees. Flexim provides highly accurate, low-maintenance clamp-on ultrasonic flow measurement technology for a broad range of attractive end markets, including chemical, water & wastewater, life sciences, food & beverage, and power generation. The transaction will expand Emerson’s automation portfolio and measurement capabilities, complementing its existing flow measurement positions in Coriolis, differential pressure, magmeter and vortex flow measurement. Underpinned by favorable end market growth and technology leadership, the global ultrasonic clamp-on flowmeter market is expected to grow in the high single digits annually longer-term. Upon the close of the transaction, Flexim’s Berlin headquarters is planned to become Emerson’s Ultrasonic Flow Measurement Center of Excellence.

Flexim總部位于德國(guó)柏林，流量計(jì)總安裝量超過(guò)100,000臺(tái)，擁有約450名員工。Flexim 的加入為艾默生帶來(lái)了高度差異化且互補(bǔ)的技術(shù)以及強(qiáng)大的客戶關(guān)系。Flexim提供高精度、低維護(hù)的外夾式超聲波流量測(cè)量技術(shù)，服務(wù)于一系列廣泛且具吸引力的終端市場(chǎng)，包括化工、水和污水處理、生命科學(xué)、食品與飲料以及發(fā)電等市場(chǎng)。這筆交易將擴(kuò)大艾默生的自動(dòng)化產(chǎn)品組合并加強(qiáng)測(cè)量能力，提升現(xiàn)有的科里奧利、差壓、磁力和渦街流量測(cè)量的實(shí)力。得益于有利的終端市場(chǎng)增長(zhǎng)和技術(shù)領(lǐng)先地位，全球外夾式超聲波流量計(jì)市場(chǎng)預(yù)計(jì)將長(zhǎng)期以每年高個(gè)位數(shù)的速度增長(zhǎng)。交易完成后，F(xiàn)lexim的柏林總部計(jì)劃成為艾默生的超聲波流量測(cè)量卓越中心。

The transaction is expected to close by the end of Emerson’s fiscal 2023, subject to customary closing conditions. Flexim is expected to be accretive to Emerson’s sales growth, gross margins and adjusted EBITA margins. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Flexim will be reported in Emerson’s Measurement & Analytical segment.

根據(jù)慣例交割條件，這筆交易預(yù)計(jì)將在艾默生的2023財(cái)年年末完成。Flexim預(yù)計(jì)將增加艾默生的銷售增長(zhǎng)、毛利率和調(diào)整后的所得稅前利潤(rùn)。交易條款未披露。Flexim將在艾默生的測(cè)量與分析業(yè)務(wù)中呈報(bào)。

For the transaction, Evercore is serving as financial advisor and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP is serving as legal advisor.

Evercore擔(dān)任這筆交易的財(cái)務(wù)顧問(wèn)，F(xiàn)reshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP擔(dān)任法律顧問(wèn)。