Bupa - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Bupa M&A Summary

Bupa has acquired 7 companies. A total of 5 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 6 assets.

Bupa’s largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired Oasis Dental Care for $1.3B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2007, when it sold Spire Healthcare to Cinven for $2.4B. Bupa has acquired in 1 US state, and 6 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include healthcare services (72%) and insurance (15%).

Bupa Business Overview

Where is Bupa headquartered?

Bupa is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How many employees does Bupa have?

Bupa has 84,000 employees.

What sector is Bupa in?

Bupa is a healthcare services company.

When was Bupa founded?

Bupa was founded in 1947.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity13
    • M&A Buy Activity7
    • M&A Sell Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 10
  • M&A Advisors 2

Bupa Plc

Bupa House, 15-19 Bloomsbury Way,
London, WC1A 2BA
United Kingdom,
www.bupa.com

Bupa is a global health and care company serving 32 million customers in 190 countries. Company purpose is to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives. With no shareholders, we reinvest our profits in more and better healthcare for customers. Founded in 1947 in the UK,now employ 84,000 people, primarily in the UK, Australia, Spain, Poland, New Zealand and Chile, as well as Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, India, Thailand and the US.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 7 - - - - - 7
vol $2.6B $2.6B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 6 - - - - - 6
vol $3.8B $3.8B
  13

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Oasis Dental Care Ltd. 2016-11-18 1.3B GBP Add-on Acquisition
Bristol, United Kingdom · www.oasisdentalcare.co.uk
Bupa Home Healthcare Ltd. 2016-07-01 - Divestiture
Harlow, United Kingdom
Grupo Bupa Chile S.A. 2014-02-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Santiago, Chile · www.cruzblanca.cl
Highway to Health, Inc. 2014-01-09 - Stake Purchase
Radnor, Pennsylvania · www.highwaytohealth.com
SurgiChem Ltd. 2013-12-09 - Divestiture
Stockport, United Kingdom · www.surgichem.co.uk
LUX MED Sp. z o.o. 2013-01-02 451M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Warsaw, Poland · www.luxmed.pl
Med-Sport 2013-01-02 - Add-on Acquisition
, Poland
I-MED Network Ltd. 2012-03-01 - Divestiture
Sydney, Australia · www.i-med.com.au
BUPA Health Assurance Ltd. 2010-12-01 1.4B USD Divestiture
, United Kingdom
I-MED Network Ltd. 2007-10-03 872M AUD Add-on Acquisition
Sydney, Australia · www.i-med.com.au
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
LUX MED Sp. z o.o. 2013-01-02 Centrum Medyczne MAVIT Sp. z o.o. 2019-06-19 1
Warsaw, Poland · www.luxmed.pl Warsaw, Poland · www.mavit.com.pl

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Healthcare Services 5 (71%) 2.6B (100%) 4 (67%) 2.4B (63%)
Information Technology 1 (14%) - 1 (17%) -
Insurance 1 (14%) - 1 (17%) 1.4B (37%)
Total 7 $2.6B 6 $3.8B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 1 1.3B 5 3.8B
Australia 1 872M 1 -
Poland 2 451M - -
Chile 1 - - -
Denmark 1 - - -
United States 1 - - -
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
Domestic 1 (14%) 1.3B (49%) 5 (83%) 3.8B (100%)
Cross-border 6 (86%) 1.3B (51%) 1 (17%) -
Total 7 $2.6B 6 $3.8B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Barclays Investment Bank
1
Legal Deals
White & Case
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.3B
$100M to $1B 2 $1.3B
TOTAL $2.6B
Largest Oasis Dental Care Ltd.
$1.3B (2016-11-18)
sell # Total
> $1B 2 $3.8B
< $100M 1 $14M
TOTAL $3.8B
Largest Spire Healthcare Ltd.
$2.4B (2007-08-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
71%
5 (71%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
50%
3 (50%)
Strategic(s)
50%
3 (50%)

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