Schneider Electric, fabricant de prises devenu un géant de l’électrification, fait une acquisition majeure aux Etats-Unis
La multinationale a annoncé lundi 5 octobre le rachat de l’éditeur de logiciels américain PTC sur la base d’une valorisation de 20,1 milliards d’euros, le plus important rachat de son histoire mouvementée. La Bourse n’a pas apprécié.
Schneider Electric, a French multinational, has announced plans to acquire PTC Inc., an American industrial software company, for $22.6-$23.7 billion. The all-cash deal values PTC at $205 per share, a 42.3% premium to its last closing price, according to SiliconANGLE.
PTC is known for its software used in industrial processes, including computer-aided design and lifecycle management tools. Its product, Creo, is used by engineers to design hardware products such as car parts and medical devices. PTC also offers other applications, including Mathcad and Codebeamer.
The acquisition is expected to help Schneider Electric capitalize on the growing demand for datacenter power and cooling infrastructure driven by the AI boom. Schneider Electric's market cap has more than doubled in the past four years. The company plans to take on debt and issue new shares to finance the transaction. PTC's board has approved the offer, and the deal is expected to create a leading industrial software and AI franchise.
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