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ABB will buy the Amarcon Dutch, company that produces to applications software for the marine industry
The transaction will be capacity to term in the third trimester of this year
July 19, 2012
Helvetic group ABB has signed an agreement in order to buy the entire capital stock of the Amarcon Dutch, company that develops and commercializes systems software for the marine industry. According to the forecasts, the transaction will be capacity to term in the third trimester of 2012.
Amarcon (Advanced Maritime Consulting) has 15 dependent and celebrates this year the ten years from its foundation, that they are celebrated 14th june on board of the former Rotterdam cruise ship. The main application elaborated from the society is the Octopus-Onboard software, a system of monitoring of the navigation that already is installed on about 200 ships. "The produced Octopus of the Amarcon, its experience and ability in the fields of hydrodynamics and the naval modellazione - it has emphasized in charge of the division Process Automation of ABB, Veli-Matti Reinikkala - constitutes a completion and a strategic line for our pocketbook software. With a solid background in the software, this acquisition will offer to ABB an ulterior market access of the optimization of the energy, that I am in fast increase".
Amarcon BV currently is participated with 80% from the Holding Amarcon that is under responsibility of the founder and managing director of the society, Leon Adegeest, with 10% from the society of lucks regional Capital Participatiemaastschappij Oost Nederland (PPM Oost) and with 10% from Stichting Amarcon Administratiekantoor (STAK), instrument through which the dependent of Amarcon they participate to the economic results of the company.
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