Emerson Expands Automation Leadership With Agreement to Acquire Flexim
收购Flexim，艾默生扩大自动化领域领导地位

August 16, 2023 – Emerson (NYSE: EMR) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire FLEXIM Flexible Industriemeßtechnik GmbH (“Flexim”), a global leader in clamp-on ultrasonic flow measurement for liquids, gases and steam.

8月16日消息——艾默生今日宣布已达成一项并购全球领先的液体、气体和蒸汽外夹式超声波流量测量公司FLEXIM Flexible Industriemeßtechnik GmbH （“Flexim”) 的最终协议。

Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Flexim brings highly differentiated, complementary technology and strong customer relationships to Emerson, with an installed base of more than 100,000 flowmeters, as well as approximately 450 employees. Flexim provides highly accurate, low-maintenance clamp-on ultrasonic flow measurement technology for a broad range of attractive end markets, including chemical, water & wastewater, life sciences, food & beverage, and power generation. The transaction will expand Emerson’s automation portfolio and measurement capabilities, complementing its existing flow measurement positions in Coriolis, differential pressure, magmeter and vortex flow measurement. Underpinned by favorable end market growth and technology leadership, the global ultrasonic clamp-on flowmeter market is expected to grow in the high single digits annually longer-term. Upon the close of the transaction, Flexim’s Berlin headquarters is planned to become Emerson’s Ultrasonic Flow Measurement Center of Excellence.

Flexim总部位于德国柏林，流量计总安装量超过100,000台，拥有约450名员工。Flexim 的加入为艾默生带来了高度差异化且互补的技术以及强大的客户关系。Flexim提供高精度、低维护的外夹式超声波流量测量技术，服务于一系列广泛且具吸引力的终端市场，包括化工、水和污水处理、生命科学、食品与饮料以及发电等市场。这笔交易将扩大艾默生的自动化产品组合并加强测量能力，提升现有的科里奥利、差压、磁力和涡街流量测量的实力。得益于有利的终端市场增长和技术领先地位，全球外夹式超声波流量计市场预计将长期以每年高个位数的速度增长。交易完成后，Flexim的柏林总部计划成为艾默生的超声波流量测量卓越中心。

The transaction is expected to close by the end of Emerson’s fiscal 2023, subject to customary closing conditions. Flexim is expected to be accretive to Emerson’s sales growth, gross margins and adjusted EBITA margins. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Flexim will be reported in Emerson’s Measurement & Analytical segment.

根据惯例交割条件，这笔交易预计将在艾默生的2023财年年末完成。Flexim预计将增加艾默生的销售增长、毛利率和调整后的所得税前利润。交易条款未披露。Flexim将在艾默生的测量与分析业务中呈报。

For the transaction, Evercore is serving as financial advisor and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP is serving as legal advisor.

Evercore担任这笔交易的财务顾问，Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP担任法律顾问。