Schneider Electric's June 2011 acquisition of a 74% stake in Luminous Power Technologies, the New Delhi-based provider of inverters, UPS and power storage systems, was the French electrical products maker's sixth Indian acquisition in the last 3 years.
Schneider's aggressive moves in the Indian market is part of a general rise in inbound acquisitions by European companies. While US-based companies continued to be the most keen acquirer of Indian companies during the first 6 months 2011 accounting for 18 of transactions (followed by Japanese companies which acquired 7), H1’11 witnessed 18 Europe-headquartered companies (including 4 from UK, 4 from Germany and 3 from France) shopping for Indian targets.
Data Source: Venture Intelligence M&A Deal Database and Venture Intelligence India M&A Report
Schneider's aggressive moves in the Indian market is part of a general rise in inbound acquisitions by European companies. While US-based companies continued to be the most keen acquirer of Indian companies during the first 6 months 2011 accounting for 18 of transactions (followed by Japanese companies which acquired 7), H1’11 witnessed 18 Europe-headquartered companies (including 4 from UK, 4 from Germany and 3 from France) shopping for Indian targets.
Data Source: Venture Intelligence M&A Deal Database and Venture Intelligence India M&A Report