AXA - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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AXA M&A Summary

AXA has acquired 17 companies, including 5 in the last 5 years. A total of 6 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 15 assets.

AXA’s largest acquisition to date was in 2018, when it acquired XL Group for $15.3B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2010, when it sold AXA UK Life Business to Resolution for $4.1B. AXA has acquired in 3 different US states, and 11 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include insurance (80%) and information technology (7%).

AXA Business Overview

Where is AXA headquartered?

AXA is headquartered in Paris, France.

What is AXA’s revenue?

AXA disclosed revenue of 93,083M EUR for 2022 and 111,693M EUR for 2021.

How many employees does AXA have?

AXA has 110,278 employees.

What sector is AXA in?

AXA is an insurance company.

When was AXA founded?

AXA was founded in 1852.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity30
    • M&A Buy Activity15
    • M&A Sell Activity15
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 11
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 25

AXA

AXA SA

25, avenue Matignon,
Paris, 75008
France,
+33 1 40 75 57 00
www.axa.com

AXA is a provider of financial protection and asset management services primarily in western Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific region, the Middle East, and Africa. The Company offers a range of life and savings products, including individual and group savings retirement products, life and health products. Property & Casualty segment includes a range of products, including motor, property and general liability insurance for both personal and commercial customers. was founded in 1852 and is based in Paris, France.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 13 - - 1 1 - 15
vol $16.2B $732M $16.9B
Sell (0.8/yr) # 11 3 - 1 - - 15
vol $7.9B $165M $8.1B
  30

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Laya Healthcare Ltd. 2023-08-03 732M EUR Divestiture
Little Island, Ireland · www.layahealthcare.ie
Port Adhoc SAS 2022-10-11 - Recapitalization
Paris, France · www.port-adhoc.com
Maestro Health LLC 2022-08-04 - Divestiture
Highland Park, Illinois · www.maestrohealth.com
AXA Insurance S.A. 2020-12-31 165M USD Divestiture
Athens, Greece
AXA Poland 2020-02-07 - Divestiture
Paris, Poland
AXA Czech Republic and Slovakia 2020-02-07 - Divestiture
, Czech Republic
European Locomotive Leasing 2019-12-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Wien, Austria · www.ell.co.at
XL Group plc 2018-03-05 15.3B USD Add-on Acquisition
Hamilton, Bermuda · www.xlgroup.com
Maestro Health LLC 2018-01-22 155M USD Add-on Acquisition
Highland Park, Illinois · www.maestrohealth.com
Bluefin Insurance Group Ltd. 2016-11-14 - Divestiture
London, United Kingdom · www.bluefingroup.co.uk
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Insurance 12 (80%) 16.8B (99%) 13 (87%) 8.1B (100%)
Information Technology 1 (7%) 155M (1%) 1 (7%) -
Marine 1 (7%) - - -
Transportation 1 (7%) - - -
Financial Services - - 1 (7%) -
Total 15 $16.9B 15 $8.1B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 3 645M 2 1.2B
  Illinois 1 155M 1 -
  New York 1 - - -
  Wisconsin - - 1 1.2B
China 1 - 3 -
United Kingdom 1 - 2 4.1B
Brazil 2 89M - -
France 1 - 1 -
Nigeria 2 60M - -
Poland 1 25M 1 -
Serbia - - 2 -
Austria 1 - - -
Bermuda 1 15.3B - -
Canada - - 1 2.6B
  Quebec - - 1 2.6B
Czech Republic - - 1 -
Egypt 1 98M - -
Greece - - 1 165M
Ireland 1 732M - -
Romania - - 1 -
Domestic 1 (7%) - 1 (7%) -
Cross-border 14 (93%) 16.9B (100%) 14 (93%) 8.1B (100%)
Total 15 $16.9B 15 $8.1B

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $15.3B
$100M to $1B 3 $1.4B
< $100M 5 $271M
TOTAL $16.9B
Largest XL Group plc
$15.3B (2018-03-05)
sell # Total
> $1B 3 $7.9B
$100M to $1B 1 $165M
TOTAL $8.1B
Largest AXA UK Life Business
$4.1B (2010-06-24)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
27%
4 (27%)
Strategic(s)
40%
6 (40%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
15 (100%)

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