
Daikin Europe N.V. (Daikin), a Heating, Airconditioning and Ventilation company – has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Recair Oy to acquire its Cooling business in Finland.
Following the closing of this transaction, Daikin will incorporate these assets in their recently established Finnish sales office, from where Daikin will further develop the business in Finland.
Recair has been for a long time an essential and valuable partner of Daikin and has been crucial in the development of Daikin’s commercial business in Finland. Since the start of 2017, Recair and Daikin have been in open discussion about their long-term strategic goals and plans for Daikin in Finland, and how these could best be aligned with the ambition of Recair.
Within the next couple of years, Daikin has an aggressive growth plan, targeting double digit market shares in the market of commercial applications as well as residential applications. Both parties concluded that the execution of this ambitious strategy would be best as part of the Daikin Group. Therefore, the sales team of Recair’s Cooling business will be incorporated into the Daikin’s Finnish sales office.
Leveraging on the experience of Recair and its current customer and supplier base, Daikin will work towards growing the air conditioning, heating and ventilation business.
With this acquisition, Daikin, takes another important step towards strengthening its position in the Scandinavian market.
“A very long partnership between Recair and Daikin has entered into a new phase, in which we have put together the strongest local expertise and the world’s most advanced technological developer in its sector. The new team has an exceptional mix of knowledge and resources to serve the Finnish customers, who will benefit from the strength of both companies in a new and exceptional way” says Mr. Juha Kujala, Chairman of The Board Recair Oy.
“The entrepreneurial spirit, industry expertise, clear customer focus and cultural values that make Recair Oy successful today are an excellent match with Daikin. It is reassuring that the Recair team, under the leadership of the current management, will continue to run the sales office. We are excited to work alongside the team in developing creative solutions and further grow the business.”
adds Mr. Tsubouchi - Vice President - Daikin Europe. N.V.
Completion of the asset deal is expected on 31/10/2018.
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EDITOR NOTES
Daikin Europe N.V.
Name Daikin Europe N.V.
Headquarters Zandvoordestraat 300, 8400 Oostende, Belgium
Representative M. Minaka
Capital +/- 155 Mio Eur ( Fiscal year 2017)
Established 1973
Description of business Design, manufacture, and sales of heating (heatpump, Ground
source) and Airconditioning products, Chillers, Ventilation and refrigeration, commercial and residential.
Sales Approx. 2,5 Bio Eur (Fiscal year 2017)
Number of employees Approx. 7.000 people
Recair Oy
Name Recair Oy
Headquarters Pavintie 12, 01260 Vantaa, Finland
Representative Mr. Kujala
Capital +/- 1.2 Mio Eur ( Fiscal year 2017)
Established 2005
Description of business Manufacturer and sales of Airconditioning systems
Sales Approx. 11 Mio Eur (Fiscal year 2017)
Number of employees Approx. 50 people
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About Daikin
Daikin Europe N.V.
Daikin Europe is a subsidiary of Daikin Industries Ltd. and the leading provider of heating, cooling, ventilation, air purification and refrigeration solutions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The company designs, manufactures and brings to market a broad portfolio of equipment, as well as tailor-made solutions for residential, commercial and industrial purposes. To date Daikin Europe has over 12,000 employees working at more than 59 consolidated subsidiaries. It has 12 major manufacturing facilities based in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Austria and the UK. The headquarters of the Daikin Europe group are in Belgium, Ostend. The company was established in 1972, production in Europe started in 1973.
About Daikin Industries Ltd.
Based in Osaka, Japan, Daikin Industries employs over 89,000 people worldwide. The global company is market leader for heat pump and air conditioning systems, as well as air filtration. It is the only air conditioning manufacturer in the world that researches, develops and produces all important system components, such as refrigerants, compressors and electronics, in-house. The company achieved € 23.7 billion sales turnover in financial year 2021 (1 April 21 – 31 March 22).
Media Contacts Daikin Europe N.V.
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