Brady - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Brady M&A Summary

Brady has acquired 42 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 6 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Brady’s largest acquisition to date was in 2012, when it acquired Precision Dynamics for $300M. Brady has acquired in 11 different US states, and 13 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include manufacturing (34%) and safety/security (24%).

Brady Business Overview

Where is Brady headquartered?

Brady is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

What is Brady’s revenue?

Brady disclosed revenue of 1,332M USD for 2023 and 1,302M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Brady have?

Brady has 5,600 employees.

What sector is Brady in?

Brady is a safety/security company.

When was Brady founded?

Brady was founded in 1914.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity42
    • M&A Buy Activity42
  • Total Sectors Invested 10
  • Total Countries Invested 13
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6
  • M&A Advisors 1

Brady

Brady Corp.

6555 West Good Hope Road,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223
United States,
(414) 358-6600
www.bradyid.com

Brady is a global manufacturer and supplier of identification solutions and workplace safety products that identify and protect premises, products and people. Brady was founded in 1914 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 39 - 2 - - 1 42
vol $490M $238M $139M $866M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  42

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Gravotech Holding 2024-03-15 139M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Rillieux-la-Pape, France
The Code Corp. 2021-06-17 173M USD Add-on Acquisition
Murray, Utah · www.codecorp.com
Magicard Ltd. 2021-05-21 65M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Dorset, United Kingdom · www.magicard.com
Precision Dynamics Corp. 2012-12-31 300M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Fernando, California · www.pdcorp.com
TEKLYNX International SA 2010-12-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin · www.teklynx.com
ID Warehouse Pty. Ltd. 2010-11-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Regents Park, Australia · www.idwarehouse.com.au
Securimed SAS 2010-03-31 - Add-on Acquisition
Socx, France · www.securimed.fr
Stickolor Industria e Comercio de Auto Adesivos Ltda.. 2009-12-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Sao Paulo, Brazil · www.stickolor.com.br
Welco 2009-10-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Birmingham, United Kingdom · www.welco.co.uk
DAWG, Inc. 2008-03-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Terryville, Connecticut · www.dawginc.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Manufacturing 14 (33%) - - -
Safety/Security 10 (24%) 65M (7%) - -
Distribution 5 (12%) 190M (22%) - -
Software 4 (10%) - - -
Medical Products 2 (5%) 300M (35%) - -
Metals/Mining 2 (5%) - - -
Technology Hardware 2 (5%) 312M (36%) - -
Business Services 1 (2%) - - -
Media 1 (2%) - - -
Publishing 1 (2%) - - -
Total 42 $866M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 19 663M - -
  California 4 300M - -
  New York 3 190M - -
  Wisconsin 2 - - -
  Pennsylvania 2 - - -
  Massachusetts 2 - - -
  Utah 1 173M - -
  Texas 1 - - -
  New Jersey 1 - - -
  Minnesota 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
  Connecticut 1 - - -
United Kingdom 5 65M - -
Australia 4 - - -
Brazil 2 - - -
France 2 139M - -
Germany 2 - - -
Thailand 2 - - -
Denmark 1 - - -
Italy 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
Singapore 1 - - -
South Korea 1 - - -
Sweden 1 - - -
Domestic 19 (45%) 663M (77%) - -
Cross-border 23 (55%) 203M (23%) - -
Total 42 $866M - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
C.W. Downer & Co.
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 4 $802M
< $100M 1 $65M
TOTAL $866M
Largest Precision Dynamics Corp.
$300M (2012-12-31)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
14%
6 (14%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Safety/Security

Revenue

1,332   3% 2023
1,302   14% 2022
1,145   6% 2021
1,081   7% 2020
1,161   2% 2019
1,174   6% 2018
1,113   1% 2017
1,121   5% 2016
1,172   5% 2015
1,225   6% 2014
1,157   2013
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Employees

5,600

Established

1914

Public

NYSE: BRC

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