Ardagh Group SA - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Ardagh Group SA M&A Summary

Ardagh Group SA has acquired 7 companies, including 5 in the last 5 years. A total of 7 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Ardagh Group SA’s largest acquisition to date was in 2019, when it acquired Trivium Packaging for $2.5B. Ardagh Group SA has acquired in 1 US state, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include packaging (100%).

Ardagh Group SA Business Overview

Where is Ardagh Group SA headquartered?

Ardagh Group SA is headquartered in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

How many employees does Ardagh Group SA have?

Ardagh Group SA has 18,000 employees.

What sector is Ardagh Group SA in?

Ardagh Group SA is a packaging company.

When was Ardagh Group SA founded?

Ardagh Group SA was founded in 1932.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity4
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 9
  • M&A Advisors 2

Ardagh Group SA

56, rue Charles Martel,
Luxembourg, 2134
Luxembourg,
www.ardaghgroup.com

Ardagh Group is a Luxembourg-based producer of glass and metal products. It was founded in 1932 as the Irish Glass Bottle Company. In 1999 it expanded by buying Rockware Glass and in 2007 by buying the Rexam Glass Division.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 3 - 1 - - - 4
vol $5.3B $760M $6.1B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Consol Glass (Pty) Ltd. 2021-11-26 760M ZAR Add-on Acquisition
Johannesburg, South Africa · www.consol.co.za
Trivium Packaging 2019-07-15 2.5B USD Add-on Acquisition
Amsterdam, Netherlands · www.exal.com
Anchor Glass Container Corp. 2014-04-15 - Divestiture
Tampa, Florida · www.anchorglass.com
Anchor Glass Container Corp. 2012-07-17 880M USD Add-on Acquisition
Tampa, Florida · www.anchorglass.com
Impress Holdings BV 2010-12-01 1.9B EUR Add-on Acquisition
Deventer, Netherlands · www.impressgroup.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Trivium Packaging 2019-07-15 Exal Packaging SA 2019-08-07 1
Amsterdam, Netherlands · www.exal.com Youngstown, Ohio

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Packaging 4 (100%) 6.1B (100%) 1 (100%) -
Total 4 $6.1B 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Netherlands 2 4.4B - -
United States 1 880M 1 -
  Florida 1 880M 1 -
South Africa 1 760M - -
Domestic - - - -
Cross-border 4 (100%) 6.1B (100%) 1 (100%) -
Total 4 $6.1B 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Citigroup Investment Banking
4
Legal Deals
Shearman & Sterling
2

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $4.4B
$100M to $1B 2 $1.6B
TOTAL $6.1B
Largest Trivium Packaging
$2.5B (2019-07-15)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
100%
4 (100%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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