M&A Deal Summary

Cintas Acquires 3GS

On November 27, 2012, Cintas acquired business services company 3GS

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cintas’ 2nd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Cintas’ 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Cintas’ 1st transaction in Tennessee.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-11-27
Target 3GS
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Cintas
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

3GS

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
3GS, LLC is a company providing data destruction, records / tape storage, and imaging services in the Southern Illinois and South Texas markets. 3GS operates via locally managed brands in each market and delivers high quality service to virtually every industry segment.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cintas

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Category Company
Founded 1968
Sector Business Services
Employees43,000
Revenue 8.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Cintas is a provider of uniform and safety products to customers throughout North and South America and Europe. Cintas rents, sells, and services uniforms and other garments including flame-resistant clothing, mats, mops and shop towels and other ancillary items. Cintas also offers restroom cleaning services and supplies as well as carpet and tile cleaning services. Cintas was incorporated in 1968 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 15
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 11
State (Tennessee) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 7 of 12
Year (2012) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-03-17 FACS Records Center

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

FACS, is a 71,760-square-foot off-site records management and storage facility.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-06 Cintas Document Management UK

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Cintas Document Management UK Ltd. is a provider of integrated document management solutions including archiving, scanning and digitisation, and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO).

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