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Kieback&Peter Building Automation Business & Financials Examined
February 29th, 202410 Notable Physical Security Acquisitions in 2023
January 29th, 2024Unlocking New Use Cases with Integrated Access Control
Modern technology is increasingly blurring the lines between physical and digital worlds. This shift is most noticeable in the emergence of cyber-physical systems that can interact with both real world and digital realms. In smart buildings, this transformation is represented by the convergence of Information Technology (IT), Operational Technology (OT), and cybersecurity. This triad is […]
Bosch To Sell Security Products Business, Building Technologies to Focus on Systems Integration
In this Research Note, we examine what’s behind the proposed sale of Bosch Security Products and the realignment to focus on systems integration business in the Building Technologies division, announced on 26th October 2023. This article updates our Bosch Energy & Building Technology Business 2022 Examined article and our coverage of the recent acquisition of […]
Video Surveillance has its Eyes on Sustainability
Security and sustainability are two aspects of modern buildings that don’t often overlap. Security evades sustainability by being more important in many respects, protecting people and assets today, while sustainability protects them for the future. However, as the number of video surveillance products in action proliferate rapidly, the environmental cost of such security has become […]
Bosch Augments Security Systems Integration Business with Acquisition of Paladin Technologies
This Research Note explores the acquisition of Paladin Technologies by Bosch Building Technologies announced on 5th July 2023. With this transaction, Bosch plans to expand its building services offering in the U.S. and enter the systems integration market in Canada. Paladin Technologies, the largest Canadian security systems integrator, has over 1,500 associates and projected 2023 […]
Bosch Energy & Building Technology Business 2022 Examined
In this Research Note, we examine the Bosch Energy and Building Technology businesses, based on their 2022 annual results, M&A strategy and related activities in energy, building automation and security systems. Bosch Energy and Building Technology (EBT) business, the smallest of four reportable sectors, accounted for €7.0 billion in revenues in 2022, around 8% of […]
Kieback&Peter Building Automation Business and Financials Examined
In this Research Note, we examine Kieback&Peter, one of the long-established German providers of building automation solutions and services. This analysis is based on their February 2022 filing of their 2020 company accounts at the German Company Registry and more recent press releases. Kieback&Peter GmbH & Co. KG was founded in 1927 in Berlin, Germany and currently reports over 1,400 […]
The Open, Tech Agnostic, Horizontal Future of Building IoT Infrastructure
The Building Internet of Things (BIoT) market is evolving. Where previously, the focus of the market was to deliver the prerequisite technologies in the BIoT hardware stack, such as devices, sensors, and connectivity. Now, we are seeing a transition to more results-based and analytics-driven applications that seek to bring about certain outcomes, be that cost […]
Swedish Building Automation Challenger Regin AB Acquires DEOS AG
In this Research Note, we examine the acquisition of German building automation firm, DEOS AG by Regin AB, a Swedish HVAC products firm, announced on 31st May 2022. DEOS AG becomes a part of the Regin Group with a separate product line under the DEOSbrand name. With this transaction, the Regin group strengthens its market positions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. […]