Acquisitions are part of the Nemetschek Group’s DNA

My role as a Manager for M&A and Projects in our headquarters in Munich is:

to execute the transactions we make on group or on brand level. As our brands have a very high level of independence, they can decide what level of support they wish to receive from us.

This is a fascinating role involving liaising with the target companies, negotiating the purchase contracts, performing financial and valuation analysis, managing the different due diligence workstreams including financial, tax, legal and technical, securing financing, announcing the deal to the capital markets and managing the post-merger integration process.Excellent teamwork with passionate colleagues is essential for successful deals as all the teams we have in our headquarters in Munich are involved both during the deal process and during the post-merger integration process. Fortunately I can count on my colleagues 100% who work with great commitment towards the successful closing of the deals.

MCS Solutions and its sophisticated platforms – the reason to acquire them

Our most recent acquisition is MCS Solutions. MCS Solutions offers an integrated and modular Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) that covers core functional areas in real estate, facility and workplace management for large private and public organizations. Additionally, MCS Solutions developed a sophisticated smart building platform COBUNDUTM which leverages IoT sensors and big data analytics to optimize workplace performance in both occupant experience and facility service delivery.

By acquiring MCS Solutions, we will enter a dynamically growing building operations management market which according to analyst estimates represents an addressable market of more than EUR 10 billion in annual customer spending and a CAGR of more than 10% over the next 5 years. At the same time, Nemetschek will address a new customer segment and extend its target markets beyond Design and Construction, where Nemetschek already has a leading market position. This makes Nemetschek the leading, digital end-to end software provider, providing key workflow offerings across the entire lifecycle of buildings.

Our pipeline is well filled and our M&A firepower is some EUR 300m which will allow us to continue complementing our strong organic growth through value enhancing acquisitions.