M&A Deal Summary

Brammer Acquires Buck & Hickman

On September 2, 2011, Brammer acquired distribution company Buck & Hickman from Travis Perkins for 28M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Brammer’s 8th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Brammer’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Brammer’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-09-02
Target Buck & Hickman
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Brammer
Sellers(s) Travis Perkins
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 28M GBP

Target

Buck & Hickman

Coventry, United Kingdom
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Buck & Hickman Ltd. is a UK business-to-business distributor of industrial tools and supplies, selling products through catalogues, via its own branches and through its external sales force, of approximately 75 people. It has a National Distribution Centre in Coventry, stocks more than 48,000 products and has a well established "not in catalogue" service to customers. It has approximately 17,000 active customers and employs 700 staff.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Brammer

Knutsford, United Kingdom

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Category Company
Founded 1920
Sector Distribution
Employees3,862
Revenue 717M GBP (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Brammer plc is a distribution company offering a single source of supply, with an unrivalled and competitively priced product range from the world’s most respected manufacturers, supported by online ordering and a state of the art distribution network. Brammer draws on a rich heritage of industrial and mechanical knowledge. Company serve more than 100,000 customers in every manufacturing sector, leveraging pan-European network and offering added value technical expertise combined with in-depth, industry specific understanding on a regional and local level.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 9
Sector (Distribution) 8 of 9
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 2 of 2
Year (2011) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-05-15 Tecnoforniture S.r.l.

Porto D’Ascoli, Italy

Tecnoforniture S.r.l. is a regional Italian specialist distributor of industrial services businesses providing critical industrial components, bearings and related power transmission products.

Buy £9M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-07 Lönne

Bergen, Norway

Lönne is a distributor of OEM and MRO industrial products, operating predominantly in Norway and Sweden with further operations in Finland and Denmark. The key focus of the product range is motors, inverters, bearings and power transmission. Lonne has 4500 active customers principally in Oil and Gas, Fisheries, Mining, Energy and Food processing, with customers serviced through a network of 15 branches and a Nordic central warehouse in Helsingborg, southern Sweden. Lönne is based in Bergen, Norway.

Buy Nkr190M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Travis Perkins

Northampton, United Kingdom

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Category Company
Founded 1797
Sector Building Materials
Employees28,710
Revenue 5.0B GBP (2022)
DESCRIPTION

Travis Perkins is a supplier of materials and professional services to the building and construction, and home improvement markets. Travis Perkins was founded in 1797 and is based in Northampton, the United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 2
Year (2011) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-05 BSS Group

Leicester, United Kingdom

The BSS Group is a distributor of pipeline and heating solutions. BSS serves a wide range of sectors and trades and provides bespoke solutions to customers including products, specifications, technical support and aftersales care. The BSS Group was formed in 1899 and is based in Leicester, United Kingdom.

Buy £557M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-30 Solfex

Lancashire, United Kingdom

Solfex Ltd. is a distributor of solar thermal energy systems.

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