Aaron s - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Aaron s M&A Summary

Aaron s has acquired 7 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Aaron s’ largest acquisition to date was in 2014, when it acquired Progressive Finance Holdings for $700M. Aaron s has acquired in 6 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include retail (86%) and financial services (15%).

Aaron s Business Overview

Where is Aaron s headquartered?

Aaron s is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

What is Aaron s’ revenue?

Aaron s disclosed revenue of 1,735M USD for 2020 and 1,784M USD for 2019.

How many employees does Aaron s have?

Aaron s has 9,400 employees.

What sector is Aaron s in?

Aaron s is a retail company.

When was Aaron s founded?

Aaron s was founded in 1955.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity8
    • M&A Buy Activity7
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 5

Aaron's

The Aaron's Company Inc.

400 Galleria Parkway SE Suite 300,
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
United States,
(678) 402-3000
www.aarons.com

Aaron’s, Inc. engages in lease ownership and specialty retailing of residential furniture, consumer electronics, home appliances and accessories. Aaron's has more than 2,130 Company-operated and franchised stores in 48 states and Canada. Aaron's was formed in 1955 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 6 - - 1 - - 7
vol $704M $230M $934M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  8

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
BrandsMart USA 2022-02-23 230M USD Add-on Acquisition
Fort Lauderdale, Florida · www.brandsmartusa.com
HomeSmart 2014-08-22 - Divestiture
, United States
Progressive Finance Holdings LLC 2014-04-15 700M USD Add-on Acquisition
Draper, Utah · www.progfinance.com
Buzz's operated stores 2011-08-31 - Divestiture
, Texas
Crusader Rent to Own 2011-07-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Toccoa, Georgia
Rosey Rentals, L.P. 2008-11-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Winter Garden, Florida
Prime Time Rentals 2007-10-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Lynchburg,, Virginia
Rent-A-Center Inc. - 19 Stores 2005-12-05 4M USD Divestiture
Wichita, Kansas
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Retail 6 (86%) 234M (25%) - -
Financial Services 1 (14%) 700M (75%) - -
Consumer Products - - 1 (100%) -
Total 7 $934M 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 934M 1 -
  Florida 2 230M - -
  Kansas 1 4M - -
  Georgia 1 - - -
  Virginia 1 - - -
  Utah 1 700M - -
  Texas 1 - - -
Total 7 $934M 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
BofA Securities
 1
Goldman Sachs
 1
Houlihan Lokey
 1
Legal Deals
Jones Day
 1
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $930M
< $100M 1 $4M
TOTAL $934M
Largest Progressive Finance Holdings LLC
$700M (2014-04-15)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
14%
1 (14%)
Strategic(s)
29%
2 (29%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Retail

Revenue

1,735   3% 2020
1,784   1% 2019
1,795   1% 2018
1,782   2017
(millions of USD) Show More Show Less

Employees

9,400

Established

1955

Public

NYSE: AAN

Former Name

Aaron's SpinCo, Inc.

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