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Schneider Electric acquires AST Modular

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15 January 2014

nergy management specialist Schneider Electric has acquired AST Modular. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Based in Barcelona, AST Modular offers prefabricated data centre modules, services, manufacturing expertise, and project engineering support. The company has successfully executed over 450 data centre projects in over 30 countries. Recent expansions to AST Modular’s portfolio have included non-ISO modules, multi-module designs, and modular data centre rooms, as well as a broad portfolio of cooling options optimised for the prefabricated IT space.

“AST Modular’s capabilities and experience complement Schneider Electric’s strategy to provide global prefabricated solutions and support to meet customer demands in this fast growing segment” said Kevin Brown, vice president of data centre global offer and strategy, Schneider Electric. “The acquisition of AST Modular strengthens our regional capabilities in Latin America, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, with factories and custom engineering staff located in Barcelona, Spain and Miami, Florida.”

Henry Daunert, CEO of AST Modular, said: ”It has always been AST Modular´s goal to offer the best and most innovative prefabricated data centres. Schneider Electric´s global presence, world class power, cooling and data centre infrastructure management solutions, backed up by an excellent service network, will be a major benefit for our customers.”

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