Hexagon prepares for the spin-off of its Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division and related businesses
Hexagon AB has announced that the board of directors, after a comprehensive assessment, has directed management to prepare for the separation of its Asset Lifecycle Intelligence (ALI) division and related businesses (NewCo) by way of a Lex Asea distribution (or spin-off) to its shareholders, as previously announced on October 25, 2024.
The board intends to propose the distribution and listing of NewCo’s shares at a shareholder's meeting in early 2026, provided that the circumstances are deemed right at the time.
Reflecting the geographical focus of NewCo’s business, Intergraph’s heritage as a U.S. public company and the location of its management team, Hexagon expects NewCo to list on a U.S. national securities exchange. Subject to regulatory approvals, Hexagon will establish a temporary Swedish Depository Receipt program for NewCo via a listing on Nasdaq in Stockholm, for existing shareholders to locally participate in potential value creation and facilitate the transition to the U.S. listing.
“After an extensive review, we remain convinced that a spin-off allows each company to capitalize on their competitive advantages, execute on their increasingly distinct strategies, and leverage their greater agility to accelerate growth and benefit from clear structural tailwinds. We are excited by what’s to come for each of these companies as well as the value we believe a spin-off will create for our employees, customers, and shareholders,” says Ola Rollén, Chairman of the board for Hexagon.
NewCo perimeter expanded to include safety, infrastructure and geospatial. After the board’s evaluation, Hexagon has expanded the expected perimeter of NewCo to include the remainder of Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial (SIG) division, as opposed to solely the Utilities & Infrastructure business within SIG, as was previously communicated. As before, the NewCo perimeter will include the ETQ business (currently operating under the Manufacturing Intelligence division) and the Bricsys business (currently operating under the Geosystems division).
“The inclusion of SIG in the NewCo perimeter, as well as reflecting a shared history, presents significant financial and operational synergies. SIG’s diversified and sticky global customer base expands NewCo’s addressable market and adds more software solutions designed to transform complex data into powerful insights and analytics. The expanded NewCo perimeter also means a tighter focus for Hexagon on its core mission, to accelerate our leadership in measurement technologies and develop increasingly autonomous solutions for our customers across all end markets,” added Ola Rollén.
NewCo. NewCo will be a pureplay software and SaaS company, offering comprehensive asset lifecycle intelligence, safety, infrastructure and geospatial capabilities for a wide array of industries. NewCo will leverage best-in-class capabilities across diverse domains, applying them in new ways to deliver previously unrealized market advantages.
With a data-centric strategy, NewCo will help customers plan, operate and maintain assets more effectively, enabling clearer insights and better incident response. As a standalone company, NewCo will also have increased flexibility to pursue its distinct operating strategy, accelerate a SaaS transition and shift to recurring revenues, and establish a separate currency for future M&A. As previously announced, NewCo will be led by Mattias Stenberg, who is currently President of Hexagon’s ALI division.
“NewCo is uniquely positioned with software and services offerings for both industry and the public sector and the entire organization is incredibly excited to leverage our scale, product portfolio and collective expertise to drive the next phase of growth as a standalone company. We’re confident that we’re ideally placed to capitalize on both organic and inorganic opportunities in the market, and we look forward to what lies ahead,” says Mattias Stenberg.
NewCo, including SIG, ETQ and Bricsys, had approximately 7,200 employees as of December 31, 2024, and revenues of approximately €1.448 B with an adjusted operating margin (EBIT1) of approximately 31% for the year ended December 31, 2024, before consideration of standalone costs and using IFRS accounting standards.
NewCo management changes. Steven Cost has announced his decision to retire from his current position as President of SIG at the end of Q1 2025.
“It has been a privilege leading our division and serving on the group management team during my tenure with Hexagon. I believe the future is great for the NewCo spin-off, and that including the SIG division will be a positive move for our customers and partners,” said Steven Cost.
“I would like to thank Steven for his commitment to Hexagon over the last 18 years. I wish him every success and happiness in his retirement,” says Ola Rollén.
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