# Rockwell Automation to acquire Plex Systems for $2.22 billion

Rockwell Automation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Plex Systems, a cloud-native smart manufacturing software platform, from Francisco Partners for $2.22 billion in cash. The acquisition was announced on June 25, 2021.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-06-25
- Where: United States
- Value: $2.22B
- Status: announced
- Products: smart manufacturing software, manufacturing execution systems, supply chain management
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Rockwell Automation](https://endata.com/companies/2401.md) (acquirer)
- [Plex Systems](https://endata.com/companies/18371.md) (target)
- [Francisco Partners](https://endata.com/companies/56052.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [rockwellautomation.com](https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/company/news/press-releases/Rockwell-Automation-to-Expand-Industrial-Cloud-Software-Offering-with-Acquisition-of-Plex-Systems.html), 2021-06-25: "This acquisition will accelerate our strategy to bring the Connected Enterprise to life, driving faster time to value for our customers as they increasingly adopt cloud solutions to improve resilience, agility, and sustainability in their operations."
- [franciscopartners.com](https://www.franciscopartners.com/media/francisco-partners-sells-plex-systems-to-rockwell-automation-for-222-billion), 2021-06-25: "This acquisition will accelerate our strategy to bring the Connected Enterprise to life, driving faster time to value for our customers as they increasingly adopt cloud solutions to improve resilience, agility, and sustainability in their operations."
- [mmh.com](https://www.mmh.com/article/rockwell_automation_to_acquire_plex_systems_for_2.2_billion_in_cash), 2021-06-25: "Rockwell Automation, ta provider of industrial automation and software, and Plex Systems, a leading cloud-native smart manufacturing platform vendor, today announced that Rockwell has entered into an agreement to acquire Plex for $2.22 billion in cash."
- [rockwellautomation.com](https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-gb/company/news/press-releases/rockwell-automation-to-expand-industrial-cloud-software-offering.html), 2021-07-04: "Rockwell has entered into an agreement to acquire Plex for $2.22 billion in cash."
- [rockwellautomation.com](https://www.rockwellautomation.com/fr-fr/company/news/press-releases/rockwell-automation-to-expand-industrial-cloud-software-offering.html), 2021-08-02: "Rockwell Automation is on the point of acquiring Plex Systems for a sum of $2.22 billion."

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