Beijer Electronics通過其HMI產品業(yè)務領域從德國上市集團Augusta Technologie收購了德國HMI業(yè)務 Elektronik-Systeme Lauer公司。Lauer公司2006年銷售總額為1200萬歐元，公司擁有員工60人，此次收購以600萬歐元現金價格收購。 北爾電子首席執(zhí)行官兼總裁Göran Sigfridsson評論道：“此次收購是北爾電子公司的另一個里程碑，Lauer為公司提供了高度戰(zhàn)略性的地位，提高了HMI產品在德國關鍵市場的占有率，德國占到了歐洲HMI產品市場的40％?！? Lauer公司成立于1979年，是一個公認的受到好評的企業(yè)，在德國及中歐其他地區(qū)都建立了強勢的商標品牌。公司再HMI領域擁有多個專有操作員終端，HMI領域補充了北爾電子公司的產品系列，主要在高端領域的產品。 Lauer在德國擁有廣大的消費者，自己的銷售團隊，在德國擁有另外兩家授權經銷商，并在大多數歐洲國家擁有分銷商，該公司在德國公認的市場份額占到了5％，公司也具有HMI產品的集成和最后裝配的能力。 Lauer在2007年的銷售和盈利狀況健康，預計銷售額達到1400萬歐元，其中約80％的銷售額來自德國市場。然而，在過去兩年內盈利較低，因此，針對貿易領域北爾電子公司決定及時實行一個調整程序包，以將收益提高到與其余業(yè)務領域相同的水平。這個程序包將花費約110萬歐元的臨時費用，將減少北爾電子公司2007年的收入。 除了調整組件包，北爾電子公司還確定了系列協(xié)調收益，主要在開發(fā)和生產領域，其他領域也取得了協(xié)調收益，北爾電子公司自2002年以來通過在德國斯圖加特建立辦事處進入了德國市場，并在該地區(qū)設立了公司總部，北爾電子在德國擁有7名員工，兩家公司都將經過調整，提供更有效的管理和更集中的銷售團隊。 此外，北爾電子公司將保留Lauer公司強勢的商標，并集中關注該公司多種商標在全球銷售組織內的交叉銷售。北爾電子公司在德國擁有公認的8％，（包括Lauer在內）的市場份額，這表示該公司是德國市場的主要賣主之一。 Lauer是Augusta Technologie 集團的一個小公司，出售Lauer也是該集團決定的一項新戰(zhàn)略。 Göran Sigfridsson 繼續(xù)說道：“在北爾電子公司，Lauer將成為一個強勢的所有者，主要集中在全球自動化和HMI產品領域，這確保了公司長期的發(fā)展和安全?！? 從2007年6月1日起將合并Lauer到北爾電子的賬戶，預計此次收購在2007年將為公司總銷售額增加約800萬歐元。除了110萬歐元的臨時費用外，預計2007年Lauer公司將為公司每股合并收益做出較小的貢獻。 original text： [COLOR=#708090]Beijer Electronics acquires the German HMI company Lauer Beijer Electronics has acquired German HMI （human machine interface） business Elektronik-Systeme Lauer through its HMI Products business area from listed group Augusta Technologie of Germany. Lauer generated sales of some EUR 12 m in 2006 and has 60 employees. The purchase price is approximately EUR 6 m. The acquisition was financed with cash. Göran Sigfridsson, Beijer Electronics’ CEO and President commented: “this acquisition is another milestone for Beijer Electronics. Lauer offers the group highly strategic positioning and enhances HMI Products’ presence on the key German market, which represents 40 per cent of the European HMI products market.” Lauer, incorporated in 1979, is an established, well-recognized player with a strong brand in Germany and the rest of central Europe. The company has a broad range of proprietary operator terminals within the HMI area that complement Beijer Electronics’ product range, mainly in the higher-end segment. Lauer has a broad customer base in Germany, with its own sales resources, another two resellers in Germany and distributors in most European countries. The company’s estimated market share in Germany is some 5 per cent. Lauer has some capacity for assembly and final fitting of HMI products; the majority of production is outsourced. Lauer enjoyed healthy sales and profit performance in the first quarter of 2007, and estimates sales of some EUR 14 m in 2007, with about 80 per cent of sales made to the German market. However, profitability has been low for the last two years, and accordingly, in association with the transaction, Beijer Electronics has decided to implement a restructuring package, intended, in time, to raise profitability to the same level as the rest of the business area. This package, implying non-recurring expenses of some EUR 1.1 m, will reduce Beijer Electronics’ earnings in 2007. Apart from the restructuring package, Beijer Electronics has identified a series of coordination gains, mainly in development and production. There are also coordination gains in other segments. Beijer Electronics has had a presence in Germany since 2002 through its office in Stuttgart, where Lauer is also headquartered. Beijer Electronics has seven employees in Germany. Both organizations will be coordinated, offering more efficient administration and more integrated sales resources. Additionally, Beijer Electronics will retain Lauer’s strong brand and focus on cross-sales of the group’s various brands through the global sales organization. Beijer Electronics has an estimated market share in Germany of some 8 per cent including Lauer, implying that the group is positioning as one of the German market’s major vendors. Lauer was a small part of the Augusta Technologie group and the company’s divestiture is part of the new strategy Augusta has determined. “In Beijer Electronics, Lauer will gain a strong owner focused on automation and HMI products with global coverage,” continued Göran Sigfridsson, “which assures long-term progress and security.” Lauer will be consolidated into Beijer Electronics’ accounts from 1 June 2007 onwards. The acquisition is expected to add approximately EUR 8 m to consolidated sales in the year. Excluding non-recurring expenses of EUR 1.1 m Lauer is expected to make a minor contribution to consolidated earnings per share in 2007.[/COLOR]