PARIS — December. 20, 2012 — ARELIS group acquires entire transmission
business portfolio including radio and television transmitter products
lines of the former subsidiary of THALES which later became the
TECHNICOLOR group. This acquisition significantly enhances the
activities of the former French industry flagship company.
With more than 160 references worldwide, THOMSON Broadcast entity
remains a leader both in radio and television transmission and in the
military market. ARELIS Group will keep on investing to guarantee
sustainable and lasting development of THOMSON Broadcast with 100% of
its products manufactured in France – these include the latest
generation of high efficiency GreenPower radio and television
transmitters providing significant energy savings.
With this acquisition, ARELIS becomes a key European provider of radio
frequency and microwave electronics, energy conversion and testing
with complete capabilities ranging from R&D to production. Strongly
established in the aerospace and defense markets, ARELIS adds with
this acquisition, a new sector of television and radio transmission.
The group now employs 270 over four main sites: Marville,
Saint-Aubin-les- Elbeuf, Saumur and Conflans-.
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About ARELIS Group
The French group formed by the merger in 2010 of two innovative
companies MEUSONIC and SERICAD became in less than two years a major
industrial and strategic partner in microwave energy conversion.
Member of the Gifas (Groupement des Industries Françaises Aéronautique
et Spatiale) and of the NAE (AeroEspace Normandy), the group acquired
in 2010 LNA (Low Noise Amplifier) activity of ZODIAC Data Systems. The
group manufactures since 2011 radar power modules for a subsidiary of
Thales in Brazil and has acquired a production unit AsteelFlash Anjou.
ARELIS is also actively supported by the French DGA (Direction
Générale de l'Armement) especially through the RAPID program, a
financial support program dedicated to small defense companies. ARELIS
has been fundraised in June 2012 by ACE Management (a private equity
investor acting on behalf of prime rank partners such as EADS, Airbus,
, Thales, Safran, CEA, Areva...) for 6.5 million Euros which has
strongly accelerated its development and external growth. The French
group has now significant financial resources to carry out its
development policy. The goal is to increase by 3 years € 27 million
turnover to € 75 million in the areas of R & D and production in the
microwave electronics and energy conversion as well as testing.
For more information on ARELIS Group product, please visit our website
About THOMSON BROADCAST
Since the earliest years of broadcasting, the Thomson name has been
synonymous with expertise and innovation at the highest level. A
trusted partner to the world's leading broadcasters, Thomson has
pioneered many developments that have shaped the industry, leading
innovation in solid-state technology, Digital Adaptive Pre-correction
(DAP), Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM), and Digital Audio Broadcasting
(DAB); winning multiple Emmy® Awards; and gaining more than 50 patents
in technologies that have become fundamental to broadcasting. THOMSON
Broadcast is building on this great heritage with a market-leading
portfolio of transmission products for terrestrial television, radio
broadcasting, and state-of-the-art products for scientific
applications, combined with world-class systems integration services.
With more than 50,000 active Thomson transmission systems deployed
worldwide and a global support presence, THOMSON Broadcast continues
to forge technologies for the future, with initiatives such as the
innovative GreenPower and broadcast/mobile convergence programs. In
addition to broadcasting, Thomson's list of projects in the field of
special applications dates back to 1981 and includes installations on
five continents managed by private and public organizations operating
in the areas of scientific research, medical, or industrial
applications.
