"If Schneider is purchasing the company, wouldn't they then already have the rights to the mmp?"
I don't think so, but this is a guess, because it's all up to the contracts: If Schneider bought the MMP license, they might have bought a license only for a certain industry - APC might have purchased a license for a different industry.
But what's more interesting, is the fact, that a licensing company can be another license partner with one of its subsidaries.
BTW AGORACOM, I would appreciate an "edit"-function, to correct my posts a minute later...pleasepleaseplease...;-)