36. Acquisitions |
On 3 March 2008, APX B.V. acquired 42% of the shares in APX Gas Zeebrugge B.V, increasing its stake in APX Gas Zeebrugge B.V. to 100%. This acquisition has no effect on the consolidated revenue.
On 12 December 2008, APX B.V. also acquired 90.9% of the shares in Endex N.V. On 30 December 2008, APX B.V. acquired another 8.1% of the shares in Endex N.V., bringing its total stake to 99.0%. The remaining 1.0% of the shares was retained by Endex N.V.
The acquired business contributed EUR 0.2 million to the revenue realised in 2008, and contributed
-/- EUR 0.1 million to the profit for the year. If the acquisition had taken place on 1 January 2008, the acquired business would have contributed EUR 4.9 million to the revenue and EUR 2.2 million to the profit for the year.
The acquisition has been recognised in the financial statements as follows:
|
( x EUR 1,000 ) |
2008 |
|
Arrangements with participants |
10,967 |
|
Customer contracts |
1,369 |
|
Other intangible assets |
528 |
|
Tangible fixed assets |
93 |
|
Net working capital |
364 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
5,797 |
|
Deferred tax liability |
-/- 3,146 |
|
Goodwill |
4,206 |
|
Total |
20,178 |
|
|
NOVEC B.V. made two acquisitions in 2008: it acquired all the shares in Telfort Masten B.V. and it acquired the assets of Dutch Tower B.V. As a result of these acquisitions, NOVEC B.V. added 140 pylons to its plant. The acquisitions are expected to generate an annual revenue growth of approx. 30%.
The acquisitions have been recognised in the financial statements as follows:
|
( x EUR 1,000 ) |
2008 |
|
Tangible fixed assets |
8,521 |
|
Intangible assets |
8,303 |
|
Goodwill |
8,458 |
|
Provisions |
-/- 1,867 |
|
Total |
23,415 |
|
|
The acquired business contributed EUR 0.8 million to the revenue realised in 2008, and contributed
EUR 0.2 million to the profit for the year. If the acquisition had taken place on 1 January 2008, the acquired business would have contributed EUR 1.7 million to the revenue and EUR 0.3 million to the profit for the year.