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Three patterns show up across ROCKWELL AUTOMATION's deal book — what the team buys, how it pays, and how it integrates. The patterns are the throughline; the deals below are the evidence.
5 acquisitions. Each entry carries the deal value, financing structure, target revenue, executive commentary, and the original SEC filing — the evidence behind the patterns above.
Plex Systems Holdings provides a cloud-native smart manufacturing platform - a single-instance, multi-tenant Software-as-a-Service platform operating at scale, including advanced manufacturing execution systems (MES), quality management, and supply chain management capabilities. Rockwell acquired Plex from Francisco Partners via an Agreement and Plan of Merger. approximately $2.22 billion ($2,205.5 million net of cash acquired).
Verve Industrial Protection is a cybersecurity software and services company that focuses specifically on industrial (OT) environments. Goodwill of $133.5 million and $47.2 million of intangible assets were recorded on the acquisition. $183.2 million (total purchase consideration, net of cash acquired).
Clearpath Robotics, Inc., including its industrial division OTTO Motors, is headquartered in Ontario, Canada and specializes in autonomous robotics for industrial applications (autonomous mobile robots / AMRs). Intangible assets identified included $269.9 million of technology, $41.6 million of trademarks, and $1.9 million of customer relationships. approximately $609.0 million ($566.0 million cash net of cash acquired plus $43.0 million contingent consideration).
CUBIC specializes in modular systems for the construction of electrical panels, headquartered in Bronderslev, Denmark. Acquired together with Knowledge Lens under a combined FY2023 purchase price allocation totaling $186.2 million net of cash acquired. $134.7 million (total purchase consideration, net of cash acquired).
On October 1, 2019, Rockwell completed the formation of Sensia, a fully integrated digital oilfield automation solutions provider, as a joint venture that leverages Schlumberger's oil and gas domain knowledge and Rockwell's automation and information expertise. Rockwell owns 53% and consolidates Sensia; Schlumberger owns 47%. $327.9 million total purchase consideration net of cash (Rockwell cash contribution of $247.0 million net of cash acquired).