Smartrac

Smartrac N.V. is a Dutch manufacturer of high security RFID inlays.[2] It is the world's largest supplier of inlays for ePassports.[3] Since 2006 its shares are listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Smartrac N.V.
TypeNaamloze vennootschap
FWB: SM7
IndustryElectronics
Founded2000 (2000)
HeadquartersAmsterdam, Netherlands
Key people
Christian Uhl (CEO and chairman of the management board), Bernd Fahrholz (Chairman of the supervisory board)
ProductsRFID inlays and tags for biometric passports, bank cards, driving licences and contactless smart cards
Revenue€ 272 million (2014)[1]
Number of employees
3,600 (end 2010)
Website

The JPMorgan-owned private equity firm One Equity Partners agreed to 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. "Company Presentation" (PDF). Smartrac. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  2. "SMARTRAC N.V. plans IPO in July". Retrieved 2008-03-24.
  3. "SMARTRAC ships 10th million ePassport inlay and is the world's largest supplier for electronic passports". Retrieved 2009-03-24.
  4. "STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Smartrac set to soar on takeover bid". Reuters. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
  5. "Stratec steigt in den TecDax auf" (in German). ARD. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.


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