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Humanoid startup WorkFar Robotics plans to grow through ‘strategic acquisitions’

January 3, 2025 by David Edwards

WorkFar Robotics, a developer of humanoid and collaborative robotics, is teaming up with industry magnates to “spark the proliferation of humanoid robotic technology across the world” – in other words, to grow through acquisitions.

To WorkFar, leveraging external growth through mergers and acquisitions is a key step in the realization of this vision.

The goal of most startups is to be acquired by a larger conglomerate. However, WorkFar isn’t your average robotics startup. In fact, the company has been able to put together a market-ready, mass-produceable product even without receiving venture capital which is unheard of in humanoids.

So perhaps it’s expected that WorkFar would avoid following the well-trodden path, instead turning this path on its head so that the startup is the one to acquire other companies, instead of being acquired itself. [Read more…] about Humanoid startup WorkFar Robotics plans to grow through ‘strategic acquisitions’

Filed Under: Humanoids, News Tagged With: acquisitions, collaborative, humanoid, robotics, robots, strategic, workfar

Strategic M&A Maneuvers: The Power of Virtual Data Rooms

June 17, 2024 by Mark Allinson

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have become a necessity for companies looking for development, growth, or enhanced market presence.

These transactions include the exchange of numbers of information, records, files, and documents. To make this process safe it is recommended to use virtual data rooms for mergers and acquisitions. [Read more…] about Strategic M&A Maneuvers: The Power of Virtual Data Rooms

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: acquisitions, m&a, mergers, rooms, strategic, virtual

Electric Sheep acquires two landscaping companies as part of ‘forward-thinking’ strategy

October 12, 2023 by Mark Allinson

Electric Sheep, who is creating the first large-scale outdoor maintenance company powered by artificial intelligence and robotics, has made “two key acquisitions” of landscaping businesses – Phenix Landscape and Complete Landscaping.

Electric Sheep is an outdoor maintenance company powered by artificial intelligence and robotics. It acquires traditional outdoor service providers and progressively transforms operations by deploying its proprietary AI software and robots. For 2023, Electric Sheep is on track to grow revenues 8x since implementing this model.

Nag Murty, CEO and co-founder of Electric Sheep, says: “We are aggressively exploring landscaping businesses in the top 50 metro areas with a high rate of growth and plenty of turf to maximize the impact of automating mowing.” [Read more…] about Electric Sheep acquires two landscaping companies as part of ‘forward-thinking’ strategy

Filed Under: Business, News Tagged With: acquisitions, complete, electric, landscaping, phenix, sheep

AE Industrial Partners sells BHI Energy to Westinghouse

April 16, 2022 by David Edwards

AE Industrial Partners, a US-based private equity firm specializing in aerospace, defense and government services, space, power and utility services, and specialty industrial markets, has signed a definitive agreement to sell its portfolio company BHI Energy to Westinghouse Electric Company.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

For over 40 years, Weymouth, MA-based BHI has provided industry-leading specialty services to the power generation and electricity transmission and distribution end markets. [Read more…] about AE Industrial Partners sells BHI Energy to Westinghouse

Filed Under: Business, News Tagged With: acquisitions, advisor, ae, aei, bhi, company, energy, forward, industrial, markets, partners, power, served, services, specialty, transmission, utility, westinghouse

Nidec to enter robotics market

January 27, 2022 by Mai Tao

Nidec is set to enter the robotics market, according to a report on Nikkei.

Nidec is probably the world’s largest supplier of motors and drives, used in computer hard drives and all sorts of other devices. But it has so far, avoided entering the industrial robotics market in a big way.

Now, however, Nidec has reportedly “added robots to its core products along with electric vehicle motors”. [Read more…] about Nidec to enter robotics market

Filed Under: News Tagged With: acquisitions, drives, machine, market, nidec, nikkei, robotics, robots

Sole Source Capital acquires Peak-Ryzex and Optical Phusion

April 9, 2021 by Mark Allinson

Sole Source Capital, an industrial-focused private equity firm, has acquired Peak-Ryzex from Keystone Capital and Optical Phusion from its founders, two leading providers of automatic identification, data capture and factory automation solutions.

The companies will be merged and led by Peak-Ryzex CEO Juliann Larimer, CFO Michele Adams and Optical Phusion president Tony Rivers. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed.

The combination will yield significant technological and operational synergies as well as deliver enhanced cross-selling opportunities to a broad set of clients ranging from small and medium sized businesses to Fortune 500 companies – all seeking supply-chain logistical support. [Read more…] about Sole Source Capital acquires Peak-Ryzex and Optical Phusion

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Intralogistics market forecast to grow at 15 percent a year

March 15, 2021 by David Edwards

The global intralogistics market is expected to surge at a compound annual growth rate of 15.5 percent from 2020 to 2030, according to FactMR.com., which would provide more opportunities for automated guided vehicle and autonomous mobile robot suppliers. 

The market burgeoned at a spritely rate of 14.3 percent over the last five years owing to transcendent demand for increased productivity and efficiency across industries, globally.

Moreover, commencement of industry 4.0 has comprehensively compelled industry verticals to go digital with their supply chain networks. [Read more…] about Intralogistics market forecast to grow at 15 percent a year

Filed Under: Features, Logistics Tagged With: acquisitions, annual, chain, compound, digital, e-commerce, forecast, group, growth, industries, industry, intralogistics, key, manufacturing, market, percent, projected, rate, software, solutions, supply, toyota

$700 billion spent on mergers and acquisitions in industrial sector

April 18, 2019 by David Edwards

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Almost $700 billion was spent on mergers and acquisitions in industrial sector last year, according to a study.

Research from global management consultancy A.T. Kearney has found that the total value of deals in the industrials market has risen to $680 billion in 2018, an increase from $662 billion the year before.

A.T. Kearney’s Industrials M&A Report 2019 analysed over 76,000 global transactions between 2009 and 2018 and found that the trend towards so-called ‘megadeals’ is set to continue.

2018 alone saw more than 100 individual deals worth over $1 billion, and seven of those transactions topping the $10 billion mark – including significant deals such as United Technologies’ $30+ billion takeover of avionics supplier Rockwell Collins and the intra-UK $12.1bn deal between Melrose Industries and GKN. [Read more…] about $700 billion spent on mergers and acquisitions in industrial sector

Filed Under: Features, Industry Tagged With: acquisitions, billion, china, continue, deals, global, industrials, kearney, m&a, market, transactions, trend, united, year

Nidec looking to ‘buy five German robotics companies for $450 million’

September 3, 2018 by Mai Tao

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Nidec, the Japanese maker of industrial machinery components such as motors, is planning to buy five German robotics companies, according to a report on Nikkei. 

Nidec recently reported record profits for its most recent quarter and is apparently flush with cash, and looks to have decided to spend it on acquisitions.

According to Nikkei, the first of the five acquisition targets is MS-Graessner, which makes speed-reducing gearboxes which fit into the joints of robotic arms.  [Read more…] about Nidec looking to ‘buy five German robotics companies for $450 million’

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: acquisitions, nidec, robotics

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