Unicorn Systems NL Miroslav Hašek, Managing

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Unicorn Systems NL Miroslav Hašek, Managing Director 28 June 2015 Unicorn Systems Largest Czech ICT vendor, founded in 1990 9 development centers; branch offices in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Netherlands and Ukraine Total turnover for 2014 amounted to 57.8 mil. EUR, of which 30 % came from energy and utilities 870 employees, about 250 of them working in energy and utilities First energy project completed in 1999 Special focus on system and market operators Out-of-the-box products and custom software development Strong technological background Large international projects Copyright © 2015 Unicorn Systems a.s. 2 Unicorn Systems NL 2009 – First project in the Netherlands TenneT TSO B.V. – Common Tool for Data Exchange and Security Assessment Decentralized solution for 11 TSOs across, Europe covering 200 mil. EU citizens 2010 - 2013 – Other projects BritNed - electricity link between Great Britain and The Netherlands APX – Amsterdam Power Exchange 2012 – First ideas to establish a branch in western Europe 2013 – Business plan and necessary decisions 2014 – Legal set-up and official opening 2015 – First projects Focus on business development Nearshore production in the Czech Republic (Pilsen) Copyright © 2013 Unicorn Systems a.s. 3 Key success factors Simple and stable legal environment Mixed (CZ-NL) team with both local and „Unicorn“ knowledge Understanding of local environment (legal and cultural) is a key success factor International readiness of the parental company Local market analysis Company needs to have Products/Services interesting for a target market Existing clients „transferred“ under the competence of Dutch branch Sufficient financial resources Existing projects providing work for relocated experts and training capabilities for newly hired Support of parental company Outsourcing of common services (e.g. Invoicing, HR services) Copyright © 2013 Unicorn Systems a.s. 4 Copyright © 2013 Unicorn Systems a.s.