Applus+ - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Applus+ M&A Summary

Applus+ has acquired 19 companies, including 17 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

Applus+’s largest acquisition to date was in 2020, when it acquired Besikta Bilprovning i Sverige AB for $124M. Applus+ has acquired in 2 different US states, and 10 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include business services (43%) and engineering (16%).

Applus+ Business Overview

Where is Applus+ headquartered?

Applus+ is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

What is Applus+’s revenue?

Applus+ disclosed revenue of 2,058M EUR for 2023 and 1,898M EUR for 2022.

How many employees does Applus+ have?

Applus+ has 27,218 employees.

What sector is Applus+ in?

Applus+ is a business services company.

When was Applus+ founded?

Applus+ was founded in 1996.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity21
    • M&A Buy Activity19
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 9
  • Total Countries Invested 10
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5

Applus+

Applus Services, S.A.

Parque Empresarial Las Mercedes Calle Campezo 1 Edificio 3,
Madrid, 28022
Spain,
+34 912 080 800
www.applus.com

Applus+ is a global certification company specializing in testing, inspection, certification, and technological services. Applus+ was incorporated in 1996 and is based in Madrid, Spain.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (3.4/yr) # 2 5 4 5 3 - 19
vol $200M $200M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 1 - - 1 - - 2
  21

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Barlovento Recursos Naturales S.L. 2023-12-27 - Add-on Acquisition
La Rioja, Spain · www.barloventorecursos.com
Rescoll 2023-06-12 - Add-on Acquisition
Pessac, France · www.rescoll.fr
Camara Laboratorios Metrologia 2023-03-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Madrid, Spain · www.camaralaboratorios.com
K1 Katsastajat Oy 2022-12-22 - Divestiture
Raisio, Finland · www.k1katsastus.fi
jtsec beyond IT security, S.L. 2022-07-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Antequera, Spain · www.jtsec.es
K2 Ingenieria S.A.S 2022-07-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Bucaramanga, Colombia · www.k2ingenieria.com
Entidad IDV Madrid SL 2022-04-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Madrid, Spain
ALPE Metrología Industrial SL 2022-04-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Berriozar, Spain · www.alpemetrologia.com
Lightship Security, Inc. 2022-02-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Ottawa, Ontario · www.lightshipsec.com
Enertis Solar, S.L. 2021-07-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Madrid, Spain · www.enertis.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Business Services 8 (42%) - 1 (50%) -
Engineering 3 (16%) - - -
Information Technology 2 (11%) - - -
Automotive 1 (5%) 124M (62%) - -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (5%) - - -
Environmental 1 (5%) - - -
Renewable Energy 1 (5%) - - -
Staffing 1 (5%) - - -
Test/Measurement Equipment 1 (5%) 76M (38%) - -
Life Science - - 1 (50%) -
Total 19 $200M 2 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Spain 8 - 1 -
Canada 2 - - -
  Ontario 2 - - -
United States 2 76M - -
  Michigan 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 76M - -
Colombia 1 - - -
Egypt 1 - - -
Finland - - 1 -
France 1 - - -
Germany 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
Saudi Arabia 1 - - -
Sweden 1 124M - -
Domestic 8 (42%) - 1 (50%) -
Cross-border 11 (58%) 200M (100%) 1 (50%) -
Total 19 $200M 2 -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $124M
< $100M 1 $76M
TOTAL $200M
Largest Besikta Bilprovning i Sverige AB
$124M (2020-10-20)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
5%
1 (5%)
Strategic(s)
16%
3 (16%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Business Services

Revenue

2,058   9% 2023
1,898   7% 2022
1,777   15% 2021
1,558   13% 2020
1,778   7% 2019
1,676   6% 2018
1,583   1% 2017
1,586   2016
(millions of EUR) Show More Show Less

Employees

27,218

Established

1996

Public

Bolsa de Madrid: APPS

Former Name

Applus Technologies Holding, S.L.

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