IDOX PLC Acquisition (0761C)
April 11 2013 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 0761C
IDOX PLC
11 April 2013
11 April 2013
Idox plc
Extends geographic reach of Engineering Information Management
business with acquisition of Artesys International for GBP2m
Idox plc (AIM: IDOX, 'Idox' or 'the Group'), a leading
independent supplier of software & services, has acquired
Artesys International SA ('Artesys'), a French engineering document
control software provider, for a cash consideration of GBP2m
(EUR2.4m).
Founded in 2000, Artesys, through its Opidis product, provides
engineering document control solutions and applications supporting
the efficient and safe operation of processing plants and is used
by over 8,000 engineering and maintenance professionals to locate
validated plant documents and data. Based in Rennes, France,
Artesys serves customers in France and Africa, predominantly in the
Oil & Gas industry.
Artesys is expected to report revenues of EUR2.9m and operating
profit of EUR0.4m in the year ended 31 March 2013*. The acquisition
will be funded from Idox's cash and existing debt facilities and
will be immediately earnings enhancing.
Artesys will be integrated with Idox's existing Engineering
Information Management ('EIM') division and adds a team of highly
skilled professionals together with extended geographic coverage in
France and Africa.
Richard Kellett-Clarke, CEO of Idox, said:
"This expansion places our engineering information management
division in a stronger position to support the energy &
utilities and process manufacturing industries in France and the
growing Oil & Gas and Mining industries in Africa. The
acquisition of Artesys will allow us to leverage our recent
development work to internationalise our existing McLaren software
products and further our strategic objectives of reaching new
geographies."
For further information on Artesys International, visit:
www.artesys.com
* Provisional unaudited
Enquiries:
Idox plc +44 (0) 20 7332 6000
Richard Kellett-Clarke, Chief Executive
William Edmondson, Chief Financial
Officer
Investec Investment Banking +44 (0) 20 7597 5000
Andrew Pinder / Patrick Robb
finnCap +44 (0) 20 7220 0500
Stuart Andrews/Stephen Norcross
Leander PR +44 (0) 7795 168 157
Christian Taylor-Wilkinson
About Idox plc
Idox plc is a supplier of specialist document management
collaboration solutions and services to the UK public sector and
increasingly to highly regulated asset intensive industries around
the world in the wider corporate sector.
Its Public Sector Software Division is the leading applications
provider to UK local government for core functions relating to
land, people and property, such as its market leading planning
systems and election management software. Over 90% of UK local
authorities are now customers. The Group provides public sector
organisations with tools to manage information and knowledge,
documents, content, business processes and workflow as well as
connecting directly with the citizen via the web.
Through the Information Solutions Division Idox also supplies,
predominantly to the public sector, decision support content such
as grants and planning policy information as well as related
specialist services.
The Engineering Information Management Division delivers
engineering document control and project collaboration applications
to many leading companies in industries such as oil & gas,
architecture and construction, mining, utilities, pharmaceuticals
and transportation around the world.
In addition the Group provides knowledge and content management
skills to customers through its TFPL branded recruitment
division.
The Group employs over 500 staff located in the UK, the USA,
Europe, India and Australia.
For more information see www.idoxplc.com
This information is provided by RNS
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