ista Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1902

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 6,000

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Debt

  • Financing Rounds
  • 16

  • Investments
  • 8

ista General Information

Description

Provider of energy management services intended to add sustainable value to buildings for their residents and owners. The company offers a range of products including various metering equipment as well as digital-based services covering the supply, installation and commissioning of meters accompanied by detailed consumption-dependent billing of energy, water and ancillary costs, thereby helping its clients make buildings climate-friendly, safe and comfortable.

Contact Information

Website
www.ista.com
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Corporate Office
  • Luxemburger Straße 1
  • 45131 Essen
  • Germany
+49 0201
Primary Industry
Other Energy Services
Other Industries
Other Commercial Services
Energy Marketing
Parent Company
CK Asset Holdings
Corporate Office
  • Luxemburger Straße 1
  • 45131 Essen
  • Germany
+49 0201

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ista Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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ista Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Provider of energy management services intended to add sustainable value to buildings for their residents and owners. Th
Other Energy Services
Essen, Germany
6,000 As of 2023

Eschborn, Germany
 

Caulfield, Australia
 
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ista Competitors (2)

One of ista’s 2 competitors is Techem, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Eschborn, Germany.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Techem Private Equity-Backed Eschborn, Germany
Energy Aware Corporation Caulfield, Australia
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ista Patents

  • 155

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 104

    Granted

  • 1

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

ista Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
ES-2836057-T3 Heat consumption monitoring Active 02-Oct-2018
ES-2837759-T3 Heat consumption monitoring Active 02-Oct-2018
EP-3695585-B1 Monitoring of heat consumption Active 02-Oct-2018
EP-3695585-A1 Monitoring of heat consumption Active 02-Oct-2018
EP-3796620-A1 Monitoring of heat consumption Active 02-Oct-2018 G01D4/00
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ista Signals

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ista Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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ista Investments & Acquisitions (8)

ista’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Chargemaker. The deal was made on 01-Aug-2024.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Chargemaker 01-Aug-2024 Merger/Acquisition Other Utilities
Habidat 19-Jan-2023 Merger/Acquisition IT Consulting and Outsourcing
Facilioo 17-Feb-2020 Corporate Business/Productivity Software
Ista Varmemalerservice 05-Sep-2017 Buyout/LBO Electronic Equipment and Instruments
S A C Chauffage 22-Oct-2013 Buyout/LBO Electronics (B2C)
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ista Exits (1)

ista’s most recent exit was on 01-Jan-2001 from Rejlers Energiapalvelut. The exit was categorized as .

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Rejlers Energiapalvelut 01-Jan-2001 Completed
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ista Affiliates

Subsidiaries (4)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Chargemaker Frankfurt, Germany 2020
Varmekontrol Aalborg Sv, Denmark 1989
S.A. Ista Anderlecht, Belgium 1978
Habidat Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain

ista FAQs

  • When was ista founded?

    ista was founded in 1902.

  • Where is ista headquartered?

    ista is headquartered in Essen, Germany.

  • What is the size of ista?

    ista has 6,000 total employees.

  • What industry is ista in?

    ista’s primary industry is Other Energy Services.

  • Is ista a private or public company?

    ista is a Private company.

  • What is ista’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for ista is .

  • How much funding has ista raised over time?

    ista has raised $2.18B.

  • Who are ista’s investors?

    Astorg, CPP Investments, CVC Capital Partners, Charterhouse Capital Partners, and Fisher Lynch Capital are 5 of 9 investors who have invested in ista.

  • Who are ista’s competitors?

    Techem and Energy Aware are competitors of ista.

  • When was ista acquired?

    ista was acquired on 20-Aug-2020.

  • Who acquired ista?

    ista was acquired by CK Asset Holdings.

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