Smartrac

Smartrac N.V.
Type Naamloze vennootschap
Traded as FWB: SM7
Industry Electronics
Founded 2000 (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]

References

  1. ^ 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. 
  2. ^ "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. 
  3. ^ "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. 
  4. ^ "STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Smartrac set to soar on takeover bid". Reuters. 30 August 2010. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLDE67T08S20100830. Retrieved 23 November 2010. 
  5. ^ "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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