Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG (formerly Tognum AG) is a German company owned by
Rolls-Royce Holdings
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is a British Multinational corporation, multinational aerospace and defence company incorporated in February 2011. The company owns Rolls-Royce, a business established in 1904 which today designs, manufactures and dist ...
with holdings in engine manufacturing brands and facilities. The company previously traded, from 2006 to 2014, as Tognum AG. Prior to 2006, the core company –
MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH – was a constituent of
DaimlerChrysler Powersystems Off-Highway.
History
Tognum AG was formed when
private equity fund EQT IV acquired in late 2005 several Off-Highway divisions of
DaimlerChrysler. All units are to assume the corporate brand, but will otherwise operate independently.
["MTU Group To Operate Under New Name Tognum GmbH]
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''. 12 July 2006.
The company went public on 2 July 2007, listed in the
Prime Standard segment of the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange. EQT retained a minority share of 22.3% until April 2008, when it was sold to
Daimler AG.
Rolls-Royce Holdings
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is a British Multinational corporation, multinational aerospace and defence company incorporated in February 2011. The company owns Rolls-Royce, a business established in 1904 which today designs, manufactures and dist ...
and Daimler AG launched a
takeover for Tognum in March 2011. The two companies announced on 24 June 2011 that their joint €3.4 billion
tender offer had been successful, with 94% of Tognum shareholders accepting. Once the acquisition was complete, Tognum was run as a 50-50
joint venture
A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acce ...
, with Rolls-Royce merging its
Bergen Marine diesel engines unit into the operation.
The acquisition of Tognum by the two companies was completed in September 2011 and the business continued to trade as Tognum AG until January 2014, when it was renamed Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG. Rolls-Royce Holdings confirmed in March 2014 that they would purchase Daimler AG's 50% stake in the joint venture.
Daimler AG will continue to supply engines to Rolls-Royce as part of existing long term supply agreements which run to 2025, this results from smaller MTU engines being derived from Daimler AG's range of diesel engines used in their on-highway commercial vehicles.
Rolls-Royce will fund the acquisition through a mixture of cash and some borrowing, paying Daimler AG around £1.9 billion (€2.3 billion) for their stake in the business. Analysts expect the deal to add between 5 and 6% to Rolls-Royce earnings. Daimler AG will use the proceeds to fund investments in their core automotive business.
Operating brands
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MTU Friedrichshafen
* MTU Onsite Energy
* MTU
America
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Mercedes-Benz industrial engines
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L'Orange GmbH
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Bergen Engines AS
There is also a joint venture with
Transmashholding, called MTU Transmashholding Diesel Technologies; it will produce MTU 4000-series engines at a factory near
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History
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MTU Onsite Energy
MTU Onsite Energy, a Rolls-Royce Power Systems brand, provides a range of generator systems in both gas and diesel for emergency and standby power needs.
MTU Onsite Energy Distributors
# United Engines
# Pacific Power Group - "Pacific Power Group is now the distributor for MTU Onsite Energy in Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. The company also offers extended service throughout the Western U.S".
In January 2016, Pacific Power Group was awarded exclusive distributorship in Alaska, which had been previously shared with another distributor.
# Stewart & Stevenson Power Products
# Wajax Power Systems
# Collicutt Energy Services
# Antilles Power Depot
# Curtis Power Solutions
MTU Onsite Energy Projects
* Oceanic Time Warner Cable Hawaii - Oceanic Time Warner currently uses MTU Onsite energy for its backup power and power generation systems.
Currently, Time Warner Cable has about 15 MTU Onsite Energy 50, 250, and 350 kW diesel gen-set and transfer switches for location on Oahu and the Big Island.
* Daimler Trucks North America - In 2014,
Daimler Trucks started construction on a brand new 268,000 square-foot corporate headquarters in Portland, OR. MTU Onsite Energy 600 kWe generators were installed as the back-up power system.
Marine engines
Diesel engines
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Bergen B series
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Bergen C series
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Bergen K series
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Crossley Pielstick
Reciprocating engines
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Bergen B series
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Bergen K series
See also
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Maybach
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Maybach Foundation
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Daimler AG
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Rolls-Royce plc
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Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH
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Wilhelm Maybach
Wilhelm Maybach (; 9 February 1846 – 29 December 1929) was an early German engine designer and industrialist. During the 1890s he was hailed in France, then the world centre for car production, as the "King of Designers".
From the late 19th ce ...
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Mercedes-Benz
References
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Power Systems
Engineering companies of Germany
German brands
Companies formerly listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Mercedes-Benz Group joint ventures
Companies based in Friedrichshafen
Diesel engine manufacturers
Marine engine manufacturers
Locomotive engine manufacturers
Electrical generation engine manufacturers
Gas engine manufacturers