Schneider Electric Buys AiDASH for $350 Million as Industrial AI Dealmaking Accelerates
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Updated · Forbes · Aug 7
Schneider Electric Buys AiDASH for $350 Million as Industrial AI Dealmaking Accelerates
1 articles · Updated · Forbes · Aug 7
Summary
$350 million gives Schneider Electric AiDASH, an AI software provider for vegetation, asset and climate-risk intelligence used by utilities and critical infrastructure operators.
The purchase follows Schneider's $3.1 billion Cognite deal by about a month, with both acquisitions set to sit under AVEVA, the industrial software unit it fully acquired in 2023.
Rivals are also expanding through deals and partnerships: Siemens linked with IFS, ABB said it has $14 billion for acquisitions, and Honeywell is targeting $2 billion to $4 billion transactions.
The consolidation push reflects a race to build AI-native industrial capabilities and control the data layer in a market projected to grow from about $200 billion in 2025 to $570 billion by 2034.
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