ASSA ABLOY Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

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ASSA ABLOY has acquired 115 companies, including 37 in the last 5 years. A total of 10 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 4 assets.

ASSA ABLOY’s largest acquisition to date was in 2021, when it acquired Spectrum Brands Holdings - Hardware and Home Improvement for $4.3B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2022, when it sold ASSA ABLOY - Emtek and Schaub to Fortune Brands Home & Security for $800M. ASSA ABLOY has acquired in 15 different US states, and 30 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include building materials (47%) and safety/security (15%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity118
    • M&A Buy Activity114
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 16
  • Total Countries Invested 30
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 19
  • M&A Advisors 3

ASSA ABLOY

ASSA ABLOY AB

Klarabergsviadukten 90,
Stockholm, 107 23
Sweden,
+46 8-506 485 00
www.assaabloy.com

The Assa Abloy Group is a Swedish lock manufacturer, and is the world's largest lock manufacturer by sales volume. ASSA ABLOY was founded in 1954 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (6.0/yr) # 84 5 4 6 9 6 114
vol $1.4B $4.3B $5.7B
Sell (0.4/yr) # 2 - 1 - 1 - 4
vol $89M $800M $889M
  118

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Securitech Group, Inc. 2023-10-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Maspeth, New York · www.securitech.com
Forte Door Locks 2023-09-21 - Add-on Acquisition
, Peru
Gallery Specialty Hardware Ltd. 2023-09-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Toronto, Ontario · www.galleryspecialty.com
Lawrence Hardware Ltd. 2023-09-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Toronto, Ontario · www.lawrencehardware.com
Sunray Engineering Group Ltd. 2023-07-26 - Add-on Acquisition
Ashford, United Kingdom · www.sunray.com.hk
Mottura Serrature di sicurezza Spa 2023-03-30 - Add-on Acquisition
Sant'Ambrogio di Torino, Italy · www.mottura.it
ASSA ABLOY - Emtek and Schaub 2022-12-01 800M USD Divestiture
Stockholm, Sweden
D&D Technologies Pty Ltd. 2022-11-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Frenchs Forest, Australia · www.ddtech.com
Bird Home Automation GmbH 2022-10-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Berlin, Germany · www.doorbird.com
Control iD, Inc. 2022-09-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Sao Paulo, Brazil · www.controlid.com.br
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
HID Global Corp. 2007-07-03 Access Ltd. 2020-08-17 21
Austin, Texas · www.hidglobal.com Reading, United Kingdom · www.access-is.com
HID Global Corp. 2007-07-03 De La Rue plc - Citizen Identity Business 2019-06-12 20
Austin, Texas · www.hidglobal.com Basingstoke, United Kingdom
HID Global Corp. 2007-07-03 Cross Match Holdings, Inc. 2018-09-24 19
Austin, Texas · www.hidglobal.com Palm Beach Gardens, Florida · www.crossmatch.com
HID Global Corp. 2007-07-03 Cross Match Technologies, Inc. 2018-09-24 18
Austin, Texas · www.hidglobal.com Palm Beach Gardens, Florida · www.crossmatch.com
HID Global Corp. 2007-07-03 Mercury Security Products 2017-09-18 17
Austin, Texas · www.hidglobal.com Long Beach, California · www.mercury-security.com
HID Global Corp. 2007-07-03 Mercury Security Distribution 2017-09-18 16
Austin, Texas · www.hidglobal.com Togher, Ireland · www.mercurysd.ie
HID Global Corp. 2007-07-03 IAI Industrial Systems BV 2015-12-15 15
Austin, Texas · www.hidglobal.com Veldhoven, Netherlands · www.iai-industrial-systems.com
HID Global Corp. 2007-07-03 Quantum Secure, Inc. 2015-03-26 14
Austin, Texas · www.hidglobal.com San Jose, California · www.quantumsecure.com
HID Global Corp. 2007-07-03 Lumidigm, Inc. 2014-02-10 13
Austin, Texas · www.hidglobal.com Albuquerque, New Mexico · www.lumidigm.com
HID Global Corp. 2007-07-03 IdenTrust, Inc. 2014-01-17 12
Austin, Texas · www.hidglobal.com San Francisco, California · www.identrust.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Building Materials 53 (46%) 4.3B (75%) - -
Safety/Security 17 (15%) - - -
Manufacturing 9 (8%) - - -
Technology Hardware 8 (7%) - - -
Distribution 7 (6%) 1.4B (25%) - -
Metals/Mining 7 (6%) - - -
Machinery 2 (2%) - 1 (25%) 89M (10%)
Semiconductors 2 (2%) - 1 (25%) -
Information Technology 2 (2%) - - -
Business Services 1 (1%) - - -
Consumer Products 1 (1%) - - -
Electrical Equipment 1 (1%) - - -
Electronics 1 (1%) - - -
Insurance 1 (1%) - - -
Retail 1 (1%) - - -
Software 1 (1%) - - -
Automotive - - 1 (25%) -
Furniture - - 1 (25%) 800M (90%)
Total 114 $5.7B 4 $889M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 29 4.3B - -
  California 7 4.3B - -
  Texas 5 - - -
  Pennsylvania 3 - - -
  North Carolina 2 - - -
  New York 2 - - -
  Maryland 1 - - -
  Kansas 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
  Florida 1 - - -
  Utah 1 - - -
  South Carolina 1 - - -
  Oklahoma 1 - - -
  New Jersey 1 - - -
  Nevada 1 - - -
China 11 - - -
United Kingdom 10 10M - -
Sweden 6 1.4B 2 889M
Canada 6 - - -
  Ontario 4 - - -
  British Columbia 2 - - -
Australia 5 - - -
Brazil 4 - - -
Italy 4 - - -
France 3 - - -
Netherlands 3 - - -
New Zealand 3 - - -
Poland 3 - - -
South Africa 3 - - -
South Korea 3 - - -
Switzerland 2 - 1 -
Belgium 2 - - -
Czech Republic 1 - 1 -
Finland 2 - - -
Germany 2 - - -
Ireland 2 - - -
Austria 1 - - -
Chile 1 - - -
Costa Rica 1 - - -
Croatia 1 - - -
Denmark 1 - - -
India 1 - - -
Malaysia 1 - - -
Peru 1 - - -
Turkey 1 - - -
United Arab Emirates 1 - - -
Domestic 6 (5%) 1.4B (25%) 2 (50%) 889M (100%)
Cross-border 108 (95%) 4.3B (75%) 2 (50%) -
Total 114 $5.7B 4 $889M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
BofA Securities
1
Legal Deals
Linklaters LLP
1
Hogan Lovells
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $5.7B
< $100M 1 $10M
TOTAL $5.7B
Largest Spectrum Brands Holdings - Hardware and Home Improvement
$4.3B (2021-09-08)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $800M
< $100M 1 $89M
TOTAL $889M
Largest ASSA ABLOY - Emtek and Schaub
$800M (2022-12-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
8%
9 (8%)
Strategic(s)
4%
4 (4%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
25%
1 (25%)
Strategic(s)
75%
3 (75%)

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