Continental Public Transit Solutions is now Trapeze ITS
Constellation Software Inc. with headquarters in Toronto today announced the finalization of its acquisition of all the assets of the Public Transit Solutions segment (PT) of Continental Automotive Switzerland AG by its wholly-owned affiliate Trapeze Software Inc. Constellation originally announced its intent to acquire the PT business from Continental on September 1, 2009.
After the completion of the transaction, the PT business will be a separate unit of Trapeze operating under the name Trapeze ITS. Trapeze ITS is headquartered in Neuhausen, Switzerland, and has subsidiaries in the U.K., Poland, Germany, and the U.S. Trapeze ITS is headed by CEO Hans-Peter Schär.
About Trapeze ITS
Trapeze ITS is a leading global provider of solutions for public urban passenger transportation. The company offers public transit companies extensive operating and information systems for enhan-cing on-schedule traffic, reducing traveling times, achieving more accurate connections, and offering dynamic passenger information. Internationally present, Trapeze ITS develops, produces, and integrates high-quality operations control systems, on-board computers, passenger information displays, and customized services in close cooperation with its customers. The company has subsidiaries in Germany, the U.K., Poland, and the U.S. Further information is available at www.trapezeits.com.
About Trapeze Group
Trapeze Group delivers solutions that consider the full 360 degrees of passenger transport. Whether addressing the needs of a single department, an entire organization, or the community, Trapeze provides some of the most advanced software, intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and mobile technologies in the industry. Hundreds of governmental and commercial organizations across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific have turned to Trapeze to realize efficiencies, enhance the quality and scope of their services, and safely transport more people with less cost. Trapeze is an operating group of Constellation Software Inc. (TSX:CSU). Visit www.trapezegroup.com.
About Constellation
Constellation’s common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “CSU”. Constellation Software Inc. is an international provider of market leading software and services to a number of industries across both the public and private sectors. Constellation acquires, manages, and builds vertical market software businesses that provide software solutions to fulfill the specific needs of its customers in these industries.
For further information, contact:
Trapeze ITS
Matthias Stahel, Head of Communications
Tel. 0041 58 911 17 39
matthias.stahel@trapezeits.com
www.trapezeits.com
Trapeze Group
Kim Emmerson, Director of Marketing
Tel. 905 629 5297
kim.emmerson@trapezegroup.com
www.trapezegroup.com
Constellation Software Inc.
John Billowits, Chief Financial Officer
Tel. (416) 861-2279
info@csisoftware.com
www.csisoftware.com