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12.03.2024 07:30Legrand announces the acquisition of Power Bus Way in datacenters in North America
8 acquisitions announced since the beginning of the year
Power Bus Way is a leading North American specialist in Cable Bus power busbars, primarily for datacenters.
Based in Toronto, Power Bus Way employs over 120 people and generates an annual revenue of around €70 million, mainly in the United States and Canada.
Power Bus Way is the fifth acquisition this year in the highly promising datacenter segment, following Netrack in India, Davenham in Ireland, Vass in Australia, and UPSistemas in Colombia.
Benoît Coquart, CEO of Legrand, commented:
"Today we are announcing the 8th external growth operation of the year, with a cumulative annualized revenue of nearly €410 million, and Legrand's first acquisition in North America in the datacenter grey space. These acquisitions are a great illustration of our medium-term growth ambitions, both in essential building infrastructures and in offers related to the energy and digital transition."
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11.07.2024 07:00Release for the first nine months of 2024
Legrand recorded a quarterly sales increase of +2.4% (excluding exchange rates and Russia) driven by acquisitions and datacenters
Performance at end of September
9M sales trends: +0.3% excluding exchange rates and Russia
Adjusted operating margin: 20.5%
Net profit attributable to the Group: 13.4% of sales
7 acquisitions announced since the beginning of the year, including 4 in datacenters
Around €350 million additional revenue on an annual basis
2024 full-year targets specified
2030 ambitions: 2030 sales of between €12bn and €15bn, buoyed by offers linked to the energy and digital transition
Benoît Coquart, Legrand’s Chief Executive Officer, commented:
“For the first nine months of the year, sales (excluding currency effects and our exit from Russia) were stable, in a building market that remains in decline in most of our geographies. In the third quarter alone, sales growth (+2.4% excluding currency effects and Russia) was driven in particular by sustained growth in datacenters in the United States.
Our financial indicators remain solid, in terms of both margins and free cash flow.
Our external growth has been very dynamic this year, with 7 acquisitions announced, including 4 in the buoyant datacenter sector, demonstrating Legrand's ongoing ability to strengthen its leadership positions through value-creating operations.
Fully confident in our strategy, we are specifying our annual targets as communicated at the beginning of February, and are resolutely pursuing the implementation of our 2030 roadmap, as presented at our Capital Markets Day on September 24. This roadmap is supported in particular by the buoyant field of energy and digital transition, which already represented 46% of sales in 2023.”