Carsales - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Carsales M&A Summary

Carsales has acquired 6 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Carsales’ largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired DeMotores for $5M. Carsales has acquired in 1 US state, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (80%) and financial services (20%).

Carsales Business Overview

Where is Carsales headquartered?

Carsales is headquartered in Richmond, Australia.

What is Carsales’ revenue?

Carsales disclosed revenue of 396M AUD for 2020 and 417M AUD for 2019.

How many employees does Carsales have?

Carsales has 1,200 employees.

What sector is Carsales in?

Carsales is an internet software and services company.

When was Carsales founded?

Carsales was founded in 1997.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

Carsales

Carsales.Com Ltd.

449 Punt Road, Level 4,
Richmond, VIC 3121
Australia,
61 3 9093 8600
www.carsales.com.au

Carsales provides online automotive, motorcycle and marine classifieds business in Australia. Carsales was founded in 1997 and is based in Melbourne, Australia.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 4 - 1 - - - 5
vol $5M $5M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Trader Interactive LLC 2021-05-12 - Stake Purchase
Virginia Beach, Virginia · www.traderinteractive.com
DeMotores 2017-01-31 5M AUD Divestiture
, Argentina · autos.demotores.com.ar
Chileautos Limitada 2016-03-25 - Stake Purchase
Santiago, Chile · www.chileautos.cl
Anuncios Exitosos en Internet SA de CV (dba SoloAutos) 2015-08-07 - Stake Purchase
Guadalajara, Mexico · www.soloautos.mx
Stratton Finance Pty. Ltd. 2014-06-30 - Stake Purchase
Melbourne, Australia · www.strattonfinance.com.au
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services 4 (80%) 5M (100%) - -
Financial Services 1 (20%) - - -
Total 5 $5M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Argentina 1 5M - -
Australia 1 - - -
Chile 1 - - -
Mexico 1 - - -
United States 1 - - -
  Virginia 1 - - -
Domestic 1 (20%) - - -
Cross-border 4 (80%) 5M (100%) - -
Total 5 $5M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $5M
TOTAL $5M
Largest DeMotores
$5M (2017-01-31)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Strategic(s)
20%
1 (20%)

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