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• Siemens completes sale of mail and parcel business to Körber
• Further step in simplifying Siemens’ portfolio achieved

The sale of Siemens Logistics’ mail and parcel business to the Körber Group closed successfully on July 1. In February 2022, Siemens had announced the contract signing for the sale of the mail and parcel business to the Körber Group for €1.15 billion (enterprise value).

Magdeburg/Brandenburg an der Havel, June 30, 2022 – Today Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH (ODEG), together with representatives from the states of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Berlin, Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt and the transport authorities VBB-Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH, Nahverkehrsservice Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH, and Verkehrsgesellschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern mbH, signed the transport contract for the Elbe-Spree network in Brandenburg an der Havel. As part of the ceremony, one of the new six-car Desiro HC trains was presented in Magdeburg and Brandenburg an der Havel by train manufacturer Siemens Mobility GmbH.

• Atlantia S.p.A. finalizes the acquisition of Yunex Traffic from Siemens Mobility for €950 million

Siemens Mobility has successfully completed the sale of Yunex Traffic to Atlantia S.p.A. for €950 million. In January 2022, Siemens had announced the contract signing to sell the Intelligent Road Infrastructure and Traffic Solutions Business  to Atlantia S.p.A. Following the required approvals by the relevant authorities, the transaction has closed as of June 30, 2022.

• Siemens Xcelerator comprises a curated portfolio, a growing partner ecosystem and an evolving marketplace to speed up value creation across industry, buildings, grids and mobility
• Curated portfolio of IoT-enabled hardware, software and digital services following key design principles of interoperability, flexibility, openness and as-a-service
• Launch of new Building X end-to-end smart building Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) suite
• Planned acquisition of Brightly Software will accelerate growth in digital buildings complementing Siemens’ smart building portfolio
• Partner ecosystem grows through industrial metaverse partnership with NVIDIA for physics-based, immersive digital twin development
• Reaffirms Siemens’ ten percent compound annual growth targets for digital business

Siemens AG has launched an open digital business platform, Siemens Xcelerator, to accelerate digital transformation and value creation for customers of all sizes in industry, buildings, grids and mobility. The business platform makes digital transformation easier, faster and scalable. Siemens Xcelerator includes a curated portfolio of internet of things (IoT) enabled hardware, software and digital services from across Siemens and certified third parties; a growing ecosystem of partners; and an evolving marketplace to facilitate interactions and transactions between customers, partners and developers. 

• Partnership to transform the manufacturing industry with immersive experiences across the lifecycle from design through operation
• Companies will connect NVIDIA Omniverse and Siemens Xcelerator platforms to enable full-fidelity digital twins and connect software-defined AI systems from edge to cloud

Siemens, a leader in industrial automation and software, infrastructure, building technology and transportation and NVIDIA, a pioneer in accelerated graphics and artificial intelligence (AI), today announced an expansion of their partnership to enable the industrial metaverse and increase use of AI-driven digital twin technology that will help bring industrial automation to a new level. 

• Building X is the first next generation offering designed and built as part of Siemens Xcelerator
• Modular, scalable, open smart building suite that seamlessly integrates building systems to eliminate complexity and enable net zero
• Facilitates co-creation with partners to address digitalization challenges faster

Siemens Smart Infrastructure has launched Building X, a new smart building suite that is open, interoperable and fully cloud-based. The suite is the first next generation offering built on the design principles of Siemens Xcelerator, an open digital business platform launched today to accelerate digital transformation and value creation across industry, transportation, grids and buildings.

• $450 million equity investment supports Electrify America’s expansion plans in U.S. and Canada
• Siemens is first external investor in Electrify America LLC and becomes new shareholder; in line with company’s commitment to accelerate the shift to sustainable mobility
• $2.45 billion post-money valuation for Electrify America confirms Volkswagen's successful e-mobility strategy in North America
• NEW AUTO: Charging & Energy is strategic pillar and core business of the Volkswagen Group

Wolfsburg, June 28, 2022 – The Volkswagen Group and Siemens support the ambitious growth plans of Electrify America, LLC - the largest public ultra-fast charging network for electric vehicles from all vendors in North America. Volkswagen together with Siemens, the leading global technology company, is investing $450 million, valuing Electrify America at $2.45 billion. Through its financing arm Siemens Financial Services (SFS), Siemens becomes a minority shareholder in Electrify America with a low triple-digit million USD investment and will hold a seat on the board. 

• Smart Infrastructure (SI) to acquire Brightly, a leader in cloud-based asset and maintenance management software
• Perfectly complements Siemens’ digital offerings for buildings, with strength in asset and energy management
• Acquisition puts Siemens in pole position to address fast-growing software market for buildings and built infrastructure
• Purchase price of USD 1.575 billion plus earn-out

Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI), the frontrunner in digital buildings, has signed an agreement to acquire Brightly Software, a leading U.S.-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider of asset and maintenance management solutions. The acquisition elevates SI to a leading position in the software market for buildings and built infrastructure. The purchase price is USD 1.575 billion, plus an earn-out. The acquisition will add Brightly’s well-established cloud-based capabilities across key sectors – education, public infrastructure, healthcare, and manufacturing – to Siemens’ digital and software know-how in buildings. It also accelerates the build-up of Siemens’ SaaS business and enables Siemens and Brightly together to deliver superior performance and sustainability for built infrastructure. Brightly is expected to benefit from Siemens’ global presence, while Siemens leverages the software provider’s footprint in the U.S. market. Siemens will realize significant synergies between Brightly’s capabilities and its own portfolio with an expected mid-triple-digit million net present value. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals, with closing expected in calendar year 2022. The acquisition will be EPS accretive pre-PPA in the second year after closing. 

• Siemens Mobility is building seven two-car Mireo Plus H trains powered by fuel cells for Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn (NEB)
• Switching from diesel to hydrogen on the Heidekrautbahn will reduce annual CO₂ emissions by around three million kilos and save 1.1 million liters of diesel
• For Siemens Mobility the first order for a fleet of trains based on hydrogen technology
• The hydrogen fleet will be delivered in the fall of 2024. The trains are planned to operate on the Heidekrautbahn network (RB27) beginning in December 2024.
• The order placed with Siemens Mobility also includes a service and spare parts supply agreement (TSSSA) covering the entire term of the transport contract.

Siemens Mobility has been commissioned by Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn (NEB) to deliver seven two-car Mireo Plus H trains for the Heidekrautbahn network (RB27) in the Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan region. Equipped with a fuel cell drive system and a lithium-ion battery, this second-generation hydrogen train provides completely CO₂ emission-free mobility.