ASSA ABLOY - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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ASSA ABLOY M&A Summary

ASSA ABLOY has acquired 138 companies, including 48 in the last 5 years. A total of 15 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 5 assets.

ASSA ABLOY’s largest acquisition to date was in 2021, when it acquired Spectrum Brands Holdings - Hardware and Home Improvement for $4.3B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2022, when it sold ASSA ABLOY - Emtek and Schaub to Fortune Brands Home & Security for $800M. ASSA ABLOY has acquired in 18 different US states, and 30 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include building materials (42%) and safety/security (17%).

ASSA ABLOY Business Overview

Where is ASSA ABLOY headquartered?

ASSA ABLOY is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

What is ASSA ABLOY’s revenue?

ASSA ABLOY disclosed revenue of 140,716M SEK for 2023 and 120,793M SEK for 2022.

How many employees does ASSA ABLOY have?

ASSA ABLOY has 62,538 employees.

What sector is ASSA ABLOY in?

ASSA ABLOY is a manufacturing company.

When was ASSA ABLOY founded?

ASSA ABLOY was founded in 1954.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity142
    • M&A Buy Activity137
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 17
  • Total Countries Invested 30
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 26
  • M&A Advisors 3

ASSA ABLOY

ASSA ABLOY AB

Klarabergsviadukten 90,
Stockholm, 107 23
Sweden,
+46 8-506 485 00
www.assaabloy.com

ASSA ABLOY is a Swedish lock manufacturer, and is the world's largest lock manufacturer by sales volume. ASSA ABLOY was founded in 1954 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (8.8/yr) # 93 6 9 8 13 8 137
vol $1.4B $4.3B $5.7B
Sell (0.4/yr) # 3 - 1 - 1 - 5
vol $89M $800M $889M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Pedestal Pro LLC 2025-04-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Lindon, Utah · www.pedestalpro.com
GfS - Gesellschaft fur Sicherheitstechnik mbH 2025-03-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Hamburg, Germany · www.gfs-online.com
Senior Architectural Systems Ltd. 2025-03-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Doncaster, United Kingdom · www.seniorarchitectural.co.uk
Wallace Perimeter Security 2025-03-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Winnipeg, Manitoba · www.wallaceperimetersecurity.com
InVue Security Products, Inc. 2025-01-24 - Add-on Acquisition
Charlotte, North Carolina · www.invue.com
Uhlmann & Zacher GmbH 2025-01-24 - Add-on Acquisition
Waldbuttelbrunn, Germany · www.uundz.com
Third Millennium Systems Ltd. 2025-01-08 - Add-on Acquisition
New Inn, United Kingdom · www.tm-readers.com
3millID Corp. 2025-01-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Highlands Ranch, Colorado · www.3millid.com
Norshield Security Products LLC 2024-12-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Montgomery, Alabama · www.norshield.net
Roger Sp. z o.o. sp.k. 2024-12-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Sztum, Poland · www.roger.pl
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
HID Global Corp. 2007-07-03 HID - Citizen Identity Solutions Business 2024-10-18 1
Austin, Texas · www.hidglobal.com Austin, Texas
HID Global Corp. 2007-07-03 Access Ltd. 2020-08-17 21
Austin, Texas · www.hidglobal.com Reading, United Kingdom · www.access-is.com
HID Global Corp. 2007-07-03 De La Rue plc - Citizen Identity Business 2019-06-12 20
Austin, Texas · www.hidglobal.com Basingstoke, United Kingdom
HID Global Corp. 2007-07-03 Cross Match Holdings, Inc. 2018-09-24 19
Austin, Texas · www.hidglobal.com Palm Beach Gardens, Florida · www.crossmatch.com
HID Global Corp. 2007-07-03 Cross Match Technologies, Inc. 2018-09-24 18
Austin, Texas · www.hidglobal.com Palm Beach Gardens, Florida · www.crossmatch.com
HID Global Corp. 2007-07-03 Mercury Security Products 2017-09-18 17
Austin, Texas · www.hidglobal.com Long Beach, California · www.mercury-security.com
HID Global Corp. 2007-07-03 Mercury Security Distribution 2017-09-18 16
Austin, Texas · www.hidglobal.com Togher, Ireland · www.mercurysd.ie
HID Global Corp. 2007-07-03 IAI Industrial Systems BV 2015-12-15 15
Austin, Texas · www.hidglobal.com Veldhoven, Netherlands · www.iai-industrial-systems.com
HID Global Corp. 2007-07-03 Quantum Secure, Inc. 2015-03-26 14
Austin, Texas · www.hidglobal.com San Jose, California · www.quantumsecure.com
HID Global Corp. 2007-07-03 Lumidigm, Inc. 2014-02-10 13
Austin, Texas · www.hidglobal.com Albuquerque, New Mexico · www.lumidigm.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Building Materials 57 (42%) 4.3B (75%) - -
Safety/Security 23 (17%) - - -
Manufacturing 16 (12%) - - -
Technology Hardware 9 (7%) - - -
Distribution 7 (5%) 1.4B (25%) - -
Metals/Mining 7 (5%) - - -
Information Technology 5 (4%) - - -
Machinery 2 (1%) - 1 (20%) 89M (10%)
Semiconductors 2 (1%) - 1 (20%) -
Communications 2 (1%) - - -
Business Services 1 (1%) - 1 (20%) -
Consumer Products 1 (1%) - - -
Electrical Equipment 1 (1%) - - -
Electronics 1 (1%) - - -
Insurance 1 (1%) - - -
Retail 1 (1%) - - -
Software 1 (1%) - - -
Automotive - - 1 (20%) -
Furniture - - 1 (20%) 800M (90%)
Total 137 $5.7B 5 $889M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 38 4.3B - -
  California 9 4.3B - -
  Texas 6 - - -
  Pennsylvania 3 - - -
  North Carolina 3 - - -
  Utah 2 - - -
  New York 2 - - -
  Florida 2 - - -
  South Carolina 1 - - -
  Oklahoma 1 - - -
  New Jersey 1 - - -
  Nevada 1 - - -
  Maryland 1 - - -
  Louisiana 1 - - -
  Kansas 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
  Alabama 1 - - -
United Kingdom 13 10M - -
China 11 - - -
Canada 9 - - -
  Ontario 6 - - -
  British Columbia 2 - - -
  Manitoba 1 - - -
Sweden 6 1.4B 2 889M
Australia 5 - - -
Germany 5 - - -
Italy 5 - - -
Brazil 4 - - -
France 3 - 1 -
Poland 4 - - -
South Africa 4 - - -
Finland 3 - - -
Netherlands 3 - - -
New Zealand 3 - - -
South Korea 3 - - -
Switzerland 2 - 1 -
Austria 2 - - -
Belgium 2 - - -
Czech Republic 1 - 1 -
Ireland 2 - - -
Chile 1 - - -
Costa Rica 1 - - -
Croatia 1 - - -
Denmark 1 - - -
India 1 - - -
Malaysia 1 - - -
Peru 1 - - -
Turkey 1 - - -
United Arab Emirates 1 - - -
Domestic 6 (4%) 1.4B (25%) 2 (40%) 889M (100%)
Cross-border 131 (96%) 4.3B (75%) 3 (60%) -
Total 137 $5.7B 5 $889M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
BofA Securities
1
Legal Deals
Linklaters
1
Hogan Lovells
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $5.7B
< $100M 1 $10M
TOTAL $5.7B
Largest Spectrum Brands Holdings - Hardware and Home Improvement
$4.3B (2021-09-08)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $800M
< $100M 1 $89M
TOTAL $889M
Largest ASSA ABLOY - Emtek and Schaub
$800M (2022-12-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
10%
14 (10%)
Strategic(s)
4%
5 (4%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Strategic(s)
80%
4 (80%)

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