Schneider Electric enhances its position in Installation Systems & Control for the Residential & Buildings markets with the acquisition of Ritto GmbH & Co KG

收購Ritto公司，施耐德電氣加強其在住宅和樓宇市場安裝系統和控制領域的地位

Rueil Malmaison, May 28, 2007 – Schneider Electric has signed an agreement to acquire Ritto GmbH & Co Kg, a German firm that designs, manufactures and markets door entry and intercom systems for the residential and small tertiary buildings markets. Ritto GmbH & Co KG generated revenue of nearly € 25 million in 2006.

5月28日消息——施耐德電氣已經簽署了協議，收購Ritto公司，一家為住宅和小型第三建筑市場設計、生產和銷售門禁和內部通信聯絡系統的德國公司。Ritto有限公司2006年創造的收入大約為2千5百萬歐元。

With this acquisition, Schneider Electric adds a comprehensive range of door entry and intercom systems to its already broad offering in Installation Systems & Control (which includes wiring devices, installation material, control products and VDI). Furthermore, it reinforces the Group’s presence in the German market.

通過本次收購，施耐德電氣增加了一個綜合范圍的門禁和內部通信聯絡系統產品到其現有的廣闊的安裝系統和控制產品中（包括配線設備、安裝材料、控制產品和虛擬設備接口）。而且，這次收購增強了該集團在德國市場的布局。

Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, commented: "After the acquisitions of Merten and Clipsal in 2006, the acquisition of Ritto will accelerate the development of Schneider Electric within the fast growing home control market”.

管理董事會主席兼首席執行官Jean-Pascal Tricoire評論道：“繼在2006年收購Merten 公司和Clipsal公司之后，對Ritto公司的收購將加速施耐德電氣在快速增長的家庭控制市場的發展。”

The transaction is submitted to the authorisation of the antitrust authorities.

該交易已提交反托拉斯部門的認可。

About Ritto GmbH & Co KG

關于Ritto公司

Ritto GmbH & Co KG was founded in 1976 as a company of the Friedhelm Loh Group in Haiger / Hessen. Constant innovations and new ideas for diversification were and still are the motor for the growth and expansion of the company's range of services. The stated aim of Ritto GmbH & Co KG is to be a trend-setter in design and technology. Ever since its foundation, the company has continued to develop. Now, its high-class and attractive products are "Made in Germany" and sold throughout the world by more than 130 employees.

Ritto公司成立于1976年，是位于Hessen的Haiger地區Friedhelm Loh集團的一家公司。持續創新和多樣化的新觀點一直而且仍然是公司各類服務的發展和擴大的源動力。Ritto公司的明確目標是成為設計和技術的潮流領導者。自成立以來，公司就持續發展。現在，其一流和吸引人的產品是“德國制造”，而且通過其130多位雇員銷向全球。

About Schneider Electric

關于施耐德電氣

Schneider Electric is the world’s power and control specialist. Through its world-class brands, Merlin Gerin, Square D and Telemecanique, Schneider Electric anticipates and satisfies its customers’ requirements in the residential, building, industry and energy and infrastructure markets. With 112,000 employees and operations in 190 countries, Schneider Electric generated sales of €13.7 billion in 2006 through 13,000 distributor outlets.

施耐德電氣公司是全球電力與控制專家。通過旗下三大國際著名品牌，梅蘭日蘭（Merlin Gerin）、美商實快電力（Square D）和TE電器（Telemecanique），施耐德電氣公司為能源與基礎設施、工業、建筑及民用住宅等市場提供著系列齊全的優質產品及服務。施耐德電氣2006年全球銷售額為137億歐元，在全世界190個國家擁有11萬2千名員工以及1萬3千多個銷售點。

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