Operating Company Industrial Services

SCIO Automation Group

Frankenthal, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Global industrial automation group revolutionizing production and logistics with tailor-made automation and system integration solutions aligned to Industry 4.0.

Focus Areas
Production automation, Intralogistics automation, System integration

Tracked deals

7

7 tracked deals across 2019-2024.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

4 addon · 3 buyout

SCIO Automation Group Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 4 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 4 years for SCIO Automation Group. 1 2019 3 2020 1 2023 2 2024

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    SCIO Automation GmbH (SCIO Automation Group)
    Target
    Matrix Engineered Systems, Inc.
    Type
    Addon

    SCIO Automation Group has acquired Matrix Engineered Systems, a controls and robotics engineering specialist based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The deal expands SCIO's discrete automation capabilities and strengthens its US market service offering shortly after SCIO's acquisition of CEC Controls Company.

  • Buyer
    SCIO Automation GmbH
    Target
    CEC Controls Company, Inc.
    Seller
    John Wood Group PLC
    Type
    Buyout

    SCIO Automation GmbH has acquired CEC Controls Company, Inc., a Warren, Michigan-based controls systems integrator and former subsidiary of John Wood Group PLC. The acquisition expands SCIO Automation's presence in North America and strengthens its discrete automation and industrial/process control capabilities across automotive, water/wastewater and industrial manufacturing end markets.

  • Buyer
    SCIO Automation GmbH, Quadriga Capital Eigenkapitalberatung GmbH
    Target
    Fabmatics GmbH
    Location
    Saxony, Germany
    Type
    Addon

    SCIO Automation GmbH completed the acquisition of Fabmatics GmbH (agreement announced Oct 30, 2023; deal closed Dec 27, 2023). Fabmatics, a Dresden-based specialist in material-flow and handling automation for semiconductor cleanrooms, will strengthen SCIO’s cleanroom/intralogistics capabilities and support the group’s global expansion. The transaction is an add-on to SCIO’s automation platform, which is PE-backed by Quadriga Capital.

  • Buyer
    SCIO Automation Group
    Target
    Bilfinger GreyLogix Aqua GmbH
    Seller
    Bilfinger
    Location
    Germany
    Type
    Addon

    SCIO Automation Group has acquired Bilfinger GreyLogix Aqua GmbH, expanding SCIO's capabilities in automation for wastewater and drinking water treatment plants. The business will be rebranded as VESCON Aqua GmbH and brings specialised automation and programming services delivered from seven locations.

  • Buyer
    SCIO Automation
    Target
    Mojin Robotics
    Location
    Bavaria, Germany
    Type
    Buyout

    SCIO Automation has acquired Mojin Robotics to expand its automated material handling and storage solutions for industrial and clean-room environments. The acquisition brings Mojin’s autonomous robotics capabilities and positions SCIO to offer integrated intralogistics solutions across high-demand end markets.

  • Buyer
    SCIO Automation Group
    Target
    Industrial Automation LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    SCIO Automation Group has acquired Industrial Automation LLC, giving the group its first direct presence in North America. The acquisition expands SCIO’s automation capabilities—ranging from small robot cells to complete production lines—and supports the group’s internationalisation strategy.

  • Buyer
    SCIO Automation GmbH
    Target
    AUTKOM Group
    Location
    Baden-Württemberg, Germany
    Type
    Addon

    SCIO Automation GmbH acquired AUTKOM Group on July 30, 2019, adding AUTKOM’s planning, construction and commissioning capabilities in automation, electrical engineering and control-systems software to its automation platform. AUTKOM, founded in 1998 and based in Ladenburg, Germany, employs about 30 people and will remain operationally led by its two managing directors while benefiting from SCIO’s group resources and strategic support.

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