Smartrac
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| Type | Naamloze vennootschap |
|---|---|
| Traded as | FWB: SM7 |
| Industry | Electronics |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Key people | Christian Fischer (CEO and chairman of the management board), Bernd Fahrholz (Chairman of the supervisory board) |
| Products | RFID inlays and tags for biometric passports, bank cards, driving licences and contactless smart cards |
| Revenue | €180.1 million (2010)[1] |
| Operating income | €8.1 million (2010)[1] |
| Profit | €6.1 million (2010)[1] |
| Total assets | €248.5 million (end 2010)[1] |
| Total equity | €161.6 million (end 2010)[1] |
| Employees | 3,490 (end 2010)[1] |
| Website | www.smartrac-group.com |
Smartrac N.V. is a Dutch manufacturer of high security RFID inlays.[2] It is the world's largest supplier for inlays for ePassports.[3] Since 2006 its shares are listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
The JPMorgan-owned private equity firm One Equity Partners agreed the leveraged buyout of Smartrac on 30 August 2010,[4] resulting in the removal of the company from the TecDAX index on 19 November 2010.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f "Annual Report 2010". Smartrac. http://www.smartrac-group.com/en/download_2/smartrac-gb-2010.pdf. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "SMARTRAC N.V. plans IPO in July". http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2006-07/6700782-smartrac-n-v-plans-ipo-in-july-007.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ^ "SMARTRAC ships 10th million ePassport inlay and is the world’s largest supplier for electronic passports". http://www.bankkaufmann.com/a-33532-SMARTRAC-ships-10th-million-ePassport-inlay-and-is-the-worldund146s-largest-supplier-for-electronic-passports.html. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ "STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Smartrac set to soar on takeover bid". Reuters. 30 August 2010. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLDE67T08S20100830. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ "Stratec steigt in den TecDax auf" (in German). ARD. 17 November 2010. http://boerse.ard.de/content.jsp?key=dokument_489030. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
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