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08 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION CONCERNING

THE GROUP’S ASSETS, LIABILITIES, FINANCIAL POSITION AND RESULTS Capital expenditure

W the Group also continued its development in the high-potential energy efficiency market with the acquisition of the IME group, a leading Italian player and European specialist in the measurement of electrical system parameters; and W Legrand supplemented its lighting control offering in the United States with the acquisition of QMotion, a specialist in natural lighting management for residential buildings.

During the 2015 financial year, Legrand made the following four acquisitions: W Legrand strengthened its international presence in the area of digital infrastructure with the acquisitions of Raritan Inc., a leading North American player in the smart PDU (1) and KVM (2) switch segment, and of Valrack, an Indian player specialized in racks, VDI cabinets and related products for data centers;

8.8.3 – The Group’s primary acquisitions in 2018 and principal investments in process

In 2018, the Group plans to pursue its strategy of targeted, value-creating acquisitions.

(1) PDU: Power Distribution Unit. (2) KVM: a KVM switch makes it possible to control several computers from a single screen, keyboard and mouse console.

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