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Schneider Electric SE is a    French multinational corporation that specializes in energy management, automationsolutions, spanning hardware, software, and services. Native of France, the company is headquartered in Rueil-Malmaison and is also based at the World Trade Center of Grenoble with offices throughout the world. It is a Fortune Global 500 company, publicly traded on the Euronext Exchange, and is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index.[2] In FY2016, the company posted revenues of about €25 billion.[3]
Schneider Electric is the parent company of Square D, Pelco, APC and others. As of 2016, the company has 20,000 patents either active or in application worldwide. The company has 144,000 employees in approximately 100 countries.

Head office[edit]

Schneider Electric head office in Rueil-Malmaison, France
Schneider Electric has had its head office in the Trianon site in Rueil-Malmaison, France since 2000.[4][5] The current headquarters, also located in Rueil Malmaison and know, previously housed Schneider subsidiary Télémécanique, while the parent company occupied a site in Boulogne-Billancourt.[5]

History[edit]

The roots of this company are in the iron, steel, and armaments factories of Schneider-Creusot[6] and other industrial concerns.[7] In 2014 Schneider Electric advertised a   cooperation with German power supplier RWE.[8]
1836: Brothers Adolphe and Joseph-Eugene Schneider take over an abandoned foundry in Le Creusot, France and, two years later, create Schneider & Cie, focusing primarily on the steel industry. Schneider & Cie grows rapidly, specializing in the production of heavy machinery and transportation equipment, and eventually becomes the Schneider Group, a diversified conglomerate.
1975: The Schneider Group acquires an interest in Merlin Gerin, one of the top manufacturers of electrical distribution equipment in France.
1981-1997: Schneider Group re-focuses on the electrical industry by divesting its nonstrategic assets and undertakes a series of strategic acquisitions: Télémécanique in 1988, Square D in 1991 and Merlin Gerin in 1992.
1999: Schneider Group acquires Lexel, one of Europe's largest suppliers of installation systems and control solutions. In May 1999, the Schneider Group is renamed Schneider Electric to clearly identify its expertise in the electrical field.
2010: Schneider Electric launches a €70 million venture capital fund with Alstom to create Aster and to support innovative start-ups in the fields of energy and the environment.

Acquisitions[9][edit]

Acquisition dateCompanyBusinessCountrySource
1988TélémécaniqueManufacturer of electrical circuit breakers, switchgear and sensorsFrance[10]
1990Federal Pioneer LimitedManufacturer of electrical circuit breakers, switchgear and transformersCanada[11][12]
1991Square DManufacturer of electrical circuit breakers, switchgear and transformersUSA[13]
1992Merlin GerinManufacturer of electrical circuit breakers and transformersFrance[13]
1997Modicon [fr]Manufacturer of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)USA[13]
2000Crouzet AutomatismesAutomation componentsFrance[14]
2000Berger - PositecStepper / servo motorsGermany[14]
2000Nu-Lec IndustriesSwitchgear and controlsAustralia[15]
2001PDLDomestic and industrial electrical hardwareNew Zealand[16][17]
2002Digital Electronics CorporationHMIJapan[18]
2003CDI PowerPower systems automationBrazil[19]
June 2003TACBuilding automation and controlSweden[20]
December 2003MGE UPS Systems(merged with APC in 2007)Power supplierFrance[21]
2004ClipsalWiringAustralia[22]
March 2004KavlicoPressure sensorsUSA[23]
May 2004Andover ControlsBuilding automation and securityUSA[24]
May 2005Power MeasurementEnergy ManagementCanada[25]
June 2005ABS EMEABuilding automationUK[26]
June 2005Juno LightingLightingUSA[27]
July 2005BEI TechnologiesCustomized sensorsUSA[28]
2006AEM S.A.Ultra terminalSpain[29]
2006OVA BargelliniUltra terminalItaly[29]
2006MertenUltra terminalGermany[29]
2006CitectSCADA and MES automation softwareAustralia[30]
February 2007APCPower backup and protection and electrical distributionUSA[31]
October 2007PelcoVideo securityUSA[32]
July 2009Conzerv SystemsPower monitoringIndia[33]
July 2009Meher CapacitorsPower factor correctionIndia[34]
March 2010Zicom Security SystemsSecurity systemsIndia[35]
April 2010SCADAgroupSCADA and control systemsAustralia[36]
December 2010Areva T&DTransmission & distributionEurope[37]
2010Andromeda TelematicsIntegrated control solutionsUK[38]
March 2011Summit EnergyEnergy managementUSA[39]
April 2011DigilinkNetwork connectivity productsIndia[40]
May 2011APW President SystemsEnclosure systemsIndia[41]
May 2011LuminousPower invertersIndia[42]
June 2011TelventReal-time information management systemsSpain[43]
June 2011Viconics ElectronicsBMS productsCanada[44]
August 20117-TechnologiesSoftware for simulation and optimization of water/electricity networks and industrial processesDenmark[45]
December 2011ViridityData center management softwareUSA[46]
May 2012M&C Energy GroupEnergy procurement and sustainability servicesUK[47]
September 2012SolveIT SoftwarePlanning and scheduling softwareAustralia[48]
January 2014InvensysMultinational engineering and information technology companyUK[49]
January 2014EliwellHVAC and Refrigeration controls manufacturerItaly[50]
January 2014AST ModularPrefabricated Modular Data Centers companySpain[51]
September 2014InStep SoftwareReal-time performance management and predictive analytics softwareUSA[52]
October 2015Juno LightingSells JunoUSA[53]
July 2017ASCOTransfer switches, power control systems, and industrial control productsUSA[54]
September 2017Aveva GroupInformation Technology/ Consulting groupUK[55]
May 2018Larsen & ToubroElectrical & Automation businessIndia[56]

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