Bridgestone - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Bridgestone M&A Summary

Bridgestone has acquired 2 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years.

Bridgestone’s largest acquisition to date was in 1988, when it acquired Firestone Tire and Rubber Company for $2.6B. Bridgestone has acquired in 1 US state, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include automotive (50%) and information technology (50%).

Bridgestone Business Overview

Where is Bridgestone headquartered?

Bridgestone is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

What is Bridgestone’s revenue?

Bridgestone disclosed revenue of 4,313,800M JPY for 2023 and 4,110,070M JPY for 2022.

How many employees does Bridgestone have?

Bridgestone has 125,199 employees.

What sector is Bridgestone in?

Bridgestone is an automotive company.

When was Bridgestone founded?

Bridgestone was founded in 1931.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity2
    • M&A Buy Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

Bridgestone

Bridgestone Corp.

1-1, Kyobashi 3-chome Chuo-ku,
Tokyo, 104-8340
Japan,
+81 3 6836 3333
www.bridgestone.co.jp

Bridgestone is a global tire and rubber company. The Company is producing a wide range of tires for various vehicles, including cars, trucks, motorcycles, and agricultural equipment. Bridgestone was formed in 1931 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 1 1 - - - - 2
vol $2.6B $2.6B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  2

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Transense Technologies PLC - iTrack Solutions Business 2020-06-25 - Divestiture
Green Bicester, United Kingdom
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company 1988-03-17 2.6B USD Add-on Acquisition
Chicago, Illinois
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Bridgestone Americas, Inc.    - Azuga, Inc. 2021-08-02 3
Nashville, Tennessee · www.bridgestone-firestone.com San Jose, California · www.azuga.com
Bridgestone Americas, Inc.    - Firestone Building Products Company LLC 2021-01-07 4
Nashville, Tennessee · www.bridgestone-firestone.com Nashville, Tennessee · www.firestonebpco.com
Bridgestone Europe NV/SA    - TomTom NV - Telematics business 2019-01-22 1
Zaventem, Belgium · www.bridgestone.eu , Netherlands
Bridgestone Americas, Inc.    - Truck PM Plus 2018-08-28 3
Nashville, Tennessee · www.bridgestone-firestone.com Longwood, Florida · www.truckpmplus.com
Bridgestone Americas, Inc.    - Speedco, Inc. 2017-09-15 2
Nashville, Tennessee · www.bridgestone-firestone.com Nashville, Tennessee · www.speedco.com
Bridgestone Americas, Inc.    - Bridgestone Firestone Venezolana CA 2016-05-23 1
Nashville, Tennessee · www.bridgestone-firestone.com Los Guayos, Venezuela
Bridgestone Hose America Inc.    - Masthead Industries, Inc. 2014-07-01 1
, United States Orange Park, Florida · www.hosepower.com
Bridgestone Tyre Sales (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.    - Shell Autoserv (Malaysia) Co., Ltd. 2008-02-04 1
Subang Jaya, Malaysia · www.bridgestonetyre.com.my , Malaysia
Bridgestone Australia Ltd.    - Boral Tyres Pty. Ltd. 2000-01-31 1
Adelaide, Australia Alice Springs, Australia

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Automotive 1 (50%) 2.6B (100%) - -
Information Technology 1 (50%) - - -
Total 2 $2.6B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 1 - - -
United States 1 2.6B - -
  Illinois 1 2.6B - -
Domestic - - - -
Cross-border 2 (100%) 2.6B (100%) - -
Total 2 $2.6B - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $2.6B
TOTAL $2.6B
Largest Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
$2.6B (1988-03-17)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
50%
1 (50%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Automotive

Revenue

4,313,800   5% 2023
4,110,070   27% 2022
3,246,057   21% 2021
2,695,224   24% 2020
3,525,600   4% 2019
3,650,111   1% 2018
3,643,427   10% 2017
3,337,017   2016
(millions of JPY) Show More Show Less

Employees

125,199

Established

1931

Public

Tokyo (TSE): 5108

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