Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls, Inc. operates in building efficiency, automotive experience, and power solutions businesses worldwide. The company's building efficiency business designs, produces, markets, and installs integrate heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems; and building management systems, controls, security, and mechanical equipment. It also provides technical services, energy management consulting, and operations of real estate portfolios for the non-residential buildings market. This segment also offers residential air conditioning and heating systems. Its automotive experience business designs and manufactures interior products and systems for passenger cars and light trucks, including vans, pick-up trucks, and sport/crossover utility vehicles. This segment's products and systems include seating systems and components; cockpit systems, such as instrument panels and clusters, information displays, and body controllers; overhead systems, including headliners and electronic convenience features; floor consoles; and door systems. It also produces automotive interior systems for original equipment manufacturers. The company's power solutions business produces lead-acid automotive batteries serving automotive original equipment manufacturers and the general vehicle battery aftermarket. It produces lead-acid batteries, as well as offers absorbent glass mat, nickel-metal-hydride, and lithium-ion battery technologies to power hybrid vehicles.

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Shashank Bhatnagar

Finance Director

Ryan Edelman

Executive Director of Investor Relations

Antonella Franzen

VP and Chief Investor Relations and Communications Officer

Brian Shekoski

Executive Director of Finance

Brian Stief

Vice Chairman and CFO

Bob VanHimbergen

VP and Corporate Controller

Marc Vandiepenbeeck

VP and Treasurer

23 past transactions

Smartvue

Acquisition in 2018

The Smartvue IoT video and cloud surveillance services platform transforms how telco, cable, security, storage, device manufacturers, and other industries create new value for their customers and new revenue for themselves. The end-to-end Smartvue platform as a service (PaaS) supports connected devices that require video capture, security, transport, cloud storage, management, and distribution in a simple and elegant interface, cost-effectively delivered at scale worldwide to almost any device. The company has the industry’s leading portfolio of 60 utility patents (including patents in China as well as Europe). Smartvue is financed by the Fortress Investment Group (NYSE: FIG), a diversified global investment management firm with more than $70B in assets. The Smartvue board of directors includes David Dorman (former Chairman and CEO of AT&T and current board member of PayPal, Dell, Motorola, YUM, and CVS Chairman), Art Laffer (former Economic Advisor to President Ronald Reagan and Chairman of Laffer Investments), Bert Ellis (CEO of Ellis Communications Venture Capital), Chairman Daniel Knotts (CEO of Electronic Evolutions), and Martin Renkis (former founder and CEO of Trainersoft - now IBM).

Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited (BSE:523398)

Merger/Acquisition in 2015

Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited manufactures, markets, and trades in air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, air purifiers, chillers, and variable refrigerant flow systems in India. The company offers window and split air conditioners; ductable and ductless, cassette, and self-contained air conditioners; water and air cooled screw chillers, and centrifugal chillers; and space makers. It also provides side by side and slim line refrigerators; and front load washing machines. Its distribution network consists of 5 regional offices, 20 branch offices, 203 exclusive sales and service dealers, and approximately 8,000 sales points and 1,235 service points; and 40 company owned service centers and 600 other service points, including Multi brand S&S dealers and franchisees. The company also exports its products to Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Nepal, the Middle East, and the United Arab Emirates. The company was formerly known as Hitachi Home & Life Solutions (India) Limited and changed its name to Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited in September 2016. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Kadi, India. Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited is a subsidiary of JCHAC India Holdco Limited.

Synchrony, Inc.

Merger/Acquisition in 2019

Synchrony, Inc. develops, manufactures, and supplies active magnetic bearings (AMBs), direct drive systems, high-frequency drives, high-speed motors and generators, and power electronics for use in rotating machinery. The company’s products are used in motors, fans, pumps, blowers, compressors, turboexpanders, gas turbine engines, gas compression equipment, expansion turbines, high-speed generators, turbopumps in rocket engines, and aircraft engines, as well as in natural gas compression on seabed floors. The company serves customers in aerospace and defense, oil and gas, petrochemical, renewable and recoverable energy, HVAC, water and waste water, and general industrial sectors. It markets its products through sales representatives and distributors worldwide. The company was founded in 1993 and is based in Salem, Virginia. As of November 1, 2019, Synchrony, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Johnson Controls International plc.

Esotec

Acquisition in 2021

Esotec provides specialist integration services that include the design, installation, and support of advanced surveillance and security capabilities.

Assets of Lux Products Corporation

Merger/Acquisition in 2018

As of October 2, 2018, Assets of Lux Products Corporation were acquired by Johnson Controls International plc. Assets of Lux Products Corporation comprises manufacturing facilities of thermostats of Lux Products Corporation. The asset is located in the United States.

Assets of Triatek LLC

Merger/Acquisition in 2018

As of April 10, 2018, Assets of Triatek LLC was acquired by Johnson Controls International plc. Assets of Triatek LLC comprises the business of manufacturing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning airflow solutions, including air valves, fume hood controls, and room pressure controllers, as well as fume hoods and fume hood retrofit solutions. The asset is located in the United States.

Building and Energy Management System Product Line of EasyIO

Merger/Acquisition in 2019

As of November 21, 2019, Building and Energy Management System Product Line of EasyIO was acquired by Johnson Controls International plc. Building and Energy Management System Product Line of EasyIO comprises products for building and energy management systems. The assets are located in Singapore.

EnergyConnect

Acquisition in 2011

Energyconnect Group, Inc. provides demand response services to the electricity grid. Through its proprietary software as a service (SaaS) platform, the company allows commercial and industrial consumers of electricity to access demand response programs that are offered by the grid and get paid by agreeing to stand by and curtail based upon a grid event or responding to a price signal. It offers EventConnect, a software solution for its customers that allows them to manage their capacity programs; and FlexConnect, which is designed to allow the customers to engage in wholesale electricity markets. The company, formerly known as Microfield Group, Inc., was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.

InnerWireless

Series C in 2005

InnerWireless, Inc. provides in-building wireless and RFID solutions to healthcare, enterprise, government, and hotel/gaming markets. InnerWireless solutions provide in-building wireless wide area network (WAN) and WLAN solutions for voice, data, multimedia, location, and other wireless services to the mobile workforce. It offers Wireless Utility, a broadband infrastructure that provides wireless signal coverage for mobility, communication, and real-time access to data. This solution also provides access to WAN services, including cellular services, paging capability, two-way radio service, first responder technology, WiFi access, enterprise voice service, and building automation and security. InnerWireless offers Horizon Converged Wireless platform for wide area services, building distribution, local area services, and segment distribution; and PanGo Unified Asset Visibility platform for asset, workflow, and inventory management, as well as to aggregate and synthesize data from various RTLS, RFID, and sensor sources. InnerWireless, Inc. was formerly known as E-tron Technologies, Inc. InnerWireless was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Richardson, Texas.

Lux Products

Acquisition in 2018

Lux Products is built a rich heritage designing and manufacturing innovative products for your home. From turn-of-the-century timing devices in 1914 to the acclaimed touch-screen programmable thermostats they produce today, everything they do revolves around you - and making your life easier and more comfortable. Their philosophy is simple. Create reliable products for the way you and your family live. And provide great US-based customer service when you need it. After all, they’re family owned and operated, so keeping your home safe and comfortable is their priority. Because of that they’ve become the 2nd largest retail thermostat brand, selling more than 10 million thermostats in the US alone. They are rooted here in the United States with a customer service center in Philadelphia and distribution center in Laredo, Texas, all while their global presence continues to grow. To continue providing world class quality and innovation, Lux Products is poised for the future due in part to a 2014 acquisition by Edwin McAuley Electronics (EME). With the acquistion, their corporate worldwide headquarters is now located in Hong Kong with manufacturing plants throughout Europe and Asia. That’s why their commitment to social and environmental standards remains so strong.

Qolsys

Acquisition in 2020

Qolsys reinvents the security and home control market by improving the quality of life through innovation and technology.

Smartvue

Merger/Acquisition in 2018

Qolsys

Merger/Acquisition in 2020

Qolsys reinvents the security and home control market by improving the quality of life through innovation and technology.

Nozomi Networks

Corporate Round in 2022

Nozomi Networks provides an industrial cybersecurity solution for real-time visibility to manage cyber risk and improve resilience for industrial operations. Customers gain advanced cybersecurity, improved operational reliability and IT/OT integration. It supports over a quarter of a million devices in sectors such as critical infrastructure, energy, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and utilities, to tackle escalating cyber risks to operational networks (OT).

Tyco International plc

Merger/Acquisition in 2016

Tyco International plc provides security products and services, fire detection and suppression products and services, and life safety products worldwide. The company operates through three segments: North America Integrated Solutions & Services, Rest of World Integrated Solutions & Services, and Global Products. It designs, sells, installs, and services electronic security systems, and fire detection and suppression systems, as well as fire protection, security, and life safety products, including intrusion security, anti-theft devices, breathing apparatus and access control, and video management systems. The company offers its products under the Tyco, SimplexGrinnell, Sensormatic, Wormald, Ansul, Simplex, Scott, and ADT brands to commercial, industrial, retail, institutional, residential, small business, and governmental customers. It sells its products directly, as well as through wholesalers, distributors, commercial builders, and contractors. Tyco International plc was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Cork, Ireland.

Alcatraz AI

Venture Round in 2021

Alcatraz AI replaces badging as an access point identification method by leveraging facial recognition, 3d sensing, and AI. The company builds a facial authentication platform using AI and 3D sensing to enable a highly secure and frictionless entry into physical locations. Alcatraz AI was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in California, USA.

Bristol Compressors International

Acquisition in 2006

Bristol Compressors International, Inc. is a global manufacturer and designer of compression technology used in residential and commercial air conditioning and heat pump applications.

SCIENTECH

Acquisition in 2001

SCIENTECH is a fast-growing, worldwide provider of expert services, utilizing experienced people and proprietary technology to meet the needs of its changing markets, particularly energy, telecommunications, and state and federal government. They have augmented Their skills and experience with leading-edge software, systems, data, equipment, and instrumentation. To bring this collective capability, quickly, to each of Their customers, They have used Their expertise in network technology to create a decentralized, geographically diverse, and flexible organization, in tune with the world of e-Commerce. They encourage a cooperative, empowered, and supportive work environment to maximize the potential of this networked organization. Through partnerships, subcontracts, consultants, and acquisitions, They are able to add any additional expertise needed to support Their customers and their changing needs.

Gridlogix

Acquisition in 2008

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AxonX

Venture Round in 2005

AxonX LLC is a Maryland based company that has developed machine vision technologies for integrated safety systems. These technologies bring more advanced features to video surveillance systems resulting in more robust and intelligent detection of hazardous conditions. Their leading position in this new generation of digital security systems is based on expertise in image analysis, artificial intelligence, patented signal processing technologies and accumulated intellectual property.

EuroPAC Alarmcentrale/EuroPAC Telefooncentrale

Merger/Acquisition in 2020

EuroPAC Alarmcentrale/EuroPAC Telefooncentrale represents the combined operations of EuroPAC Alarmcentrale BV and EuroPAC Telefooncentrale. As of July 23, 2020, EuroPAC Alarmcentrale/EuroPAC Telefooncentrale was acquired by Johnson Controls International plc. EuroPAC Alarmcentrale BV provides alarm processing, video surveillance, tracking, and tracing services to businesses and individuals. EuroPAC Telefooncentrale offers telephone accessibility services. The companies are based in the Netherlands.

Optimum Energy

Venture Round in 2013

Optimum Energy provides True Optimization—data-driven cooling and heating system optimization solutions for campuses and large facilities. A growing number of enterprise organizations have come to depend on Optimum’s proven track record of fulfilling and exceeding sustainability targets through the OptiCx Platform. Optimum combines data science and engineering expertise to reduce operational expenses by as much as 50% while increasing the productivity of facility support personnel. These gains are achieved and sustained through Real-Time Dynamic Commissioning, which fights performance drift and enable automated, continuous commissioning through dynamic adaptation of the entire HVAC system. For more information please visit www.optimumenergyco.com.