Babcock International Group - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Babcock International Group M&A Summary

Babcock International Group has acquired 11 companies. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 7 assets.

Babcock International Group’s largest acquisition to date was in 2014, when it acquired Avincis for $2.3B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2021, when it sold Frazer-Nash Consultancy to KBR for $400M. Babcock International Group has acquired in 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include construction (20%) and engineering (20%).

Babcock International Group Business Overview

Where is Babcock International Group headquartered?

Babcock International Group is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What is Babcock International Group’s revenue?

Babcock International Group disclosed revenue of 4,439M GBP for 2023 and 4,102M GBP for 2022.

How many employees does Babcock International Group have?

Babcock International Group has 26,115 employees.

What sector is Babcock International Group in?

Babcock International Group is an environmental company.

When was Babcock International Group founded?

Babcock International Group was founded in 1891.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity17
    • M&A Buy Activity10
    • M&A Sell Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 11
  • M&A Advisors 1

Babcock International Group

Babcock International Group Plc

33 Wigmore Street,
London, W1U 1QX
United Kingdom,
+44 20 7355 5300
www.babcockinternational.com

Babcock International Group is a multinational support services company specialising in managing complex assets and infrastructure in safety- and mission-critical environments. Babcock International Group was incorporated in 1891 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 10 - - - - - 10
vol $2.9B $2.9B
Sell (0.8/yr) # 3 1 2 1 - - 7
vol $99M $400M $499M
  17

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Inspiro Learning Ltd. 2022-09-26 - Divestiture
London, United Kingdom · www.inspirolearning.co.uk
Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd. 2021-08-13 400M USD Divestiture
Surrey, United Kingdom · www.fnc.co.uk
Babcock International Group Plc - Oil and Gas Aviation Business 2021-03-11 - Divestiture
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Context Information Security Ltd. 2020-03-06 - Divestiture
London, United Kingdom · www.contextis.com
Babcock Media Services 2018-08-29 - Divestiture
London, United Kingdom · www.babcock.media
Defence Support Group 2015-01-06 216M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Andover, United Kingdom · www.dsg.mod.uk
Avincis 2014-03-27 2.3B EUR Add-on Acquisition
Alicante, Spain · www.inaer.com
Context Information Security Ltd. 2013-12-19 49M GBP Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.contextis.com
Skills2Learn Ltd 2013-12-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom · www.skills2learn.com
Liquid Gas Equipment Ltd. 2012-12-28 35M GBP Divestiture
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Engineering 2 (20%) 135M (5%) 1 (14%) -
Construction 2 (20%) 163M (6%) - -
Aerospace 1 (10%) 216M (7%) 1 (14%) -
Information Technology 1 (10%) 49M (2%) 1 (14%) -
Diversified 1 (10%) - - -
Electronics 1 (10%) 7M (< 1%) - -
Transportation 1 (10%) 2.3B (78%) - -
Utilities 1 (10%) 69M (2%) - -
Business Services - - 1 (14%) 400M (80%)
Defense - - 1 (14%) 99M (20%)
Education - - 1 (14%) -
Media - - 1 (14%) -
Total 10 $2.9B 7 $499M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 9 639M 5 400M
United States - - 2 99M
  Virginia - - 1 99M
  Texas - - 1 -
Spain 1 2.3B - -
Domestic 9 (90%) 639M (22%) 5 (71%) 400M (80%)
Cross-border 1 (10%) 2.3B (78%) 2 (29%) 99M (20%)
Total 10 $2.9B 7 $499M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Bluestone Capital Partners LLC
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $2.3B
$100M to $1B 3 $479M
< $100M 4 $161M
TOTAL $2.9B
Largest Avincis
$2.3B (2014-03-27)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $400M
< $100M 1 $99M
TOTAL $499M
Largest Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd.
$400M (2021-08-13)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
20%
2 (20%)
Strategic(s)
10%
1 (10%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
43%
3 (43%)
Strategic(s)
57%
4 (57%)

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