Bureau Veritas - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Bureau Veritas M&A Summary

Bureau Veritas has acquired 78 companies, including 17 in the last 5 years. A total of 6 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 4 assets.

Bureau Veritas’ largest acquisition to date was in 2014, when it acquired Maxxam Analytics International for $494M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2024, when it sold Bureau Veritas SA - Food Testing Business to Merieux NutriSciences for $406M. Bureau Veritas has acquired in 11 different US states, and 24 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include business services (83%) and test/measurement equipment (7%).

Bureau Veritas Business Overview

Where is Bureau Veritas headquartered?

Bureau Veritas is headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.

What is Bureau Veritas’ revenue?

Bureau Veritas disclosed revenue of 5,868M EUR for 2023 and 5,651M EUR for 2022.

How many employees does Bureau Veritas have?

Bureau Veritas has 77,722 employees.

What sector is Bureau Veritas in?

Bureau Veritas is a business services company.

When was Bureau Veritas founded?

Bureau Veritas was founded in 1828.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity82
    • M&A Buy Activity78
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 10
  • Total Countries Invested 24
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 13

Bureau Veritas

Bureau Veritas SA

Immeuble Newtime 40/52 Boulevard du Parc,
Neuilly-sur-Seine, 92200
France,
+33 1 55 24 70 00
www.bureauveritas.com

Bureau Veritas is delivering high quality services to help clients meet the growing challenges of quality, safety, environmental protection and social responsibility. Bureau Veritas was founded in 1828 and is based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (3.2/yr) # 62 - 4 4 1 7 78
vol $494M $494M
Sell (0.6/yr) # 1 1 - - 1 1 4
vol $406M $406M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Versatec Energy B.V. 2024-11-12 - Add-on Acquisition
Woerden, Netherlands · www.versatec.nl
APP Corp. Pty Ltd. 2024-11-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Sydney, Australia · www.app.com.au
Aligned Incentives 2024-10-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Middleton, Massachusetts · www.alignedincentives.com
Bureau Veritas SA - Food Testing Business 2024-10-07 406M EUR Divestiture
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
IDP Ingeniería y Arquitectura Iberia, SLU 2024-10-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Sabadell, Spain · www.idp.es
ArcVera Renewables 2024-09-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Golden, Colorado · www.arcvera.com
Security Innovation, Inc. 2024-07-25 - Add-on Acquisition
Seattle, Washington · www.securityinnovation.com
Ance S.A de C.V. 2024-01-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Mexico, Mexico · www.ance.org.mx
Impactiva Group S.A. 2023-12-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Dongguan, China · www.impactiva.com
Quiktrak, Inc. 2023-10-17 - Divestiture
Beaverton, Oregon · www.quiktrak.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Business Services 64 (82%) 494M (100%) 2 (50%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment 5 (6%) - 1 (25%) -
Engineering 2 (3%) - - -
Construction 1 (1%) - - -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (1%) - - -
Insurance 1 (1%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (1%) - - -
Life Science 1 (1%) - - -
Renewable Energy 1 (1%) - - -
Software 1 (1%) - - -
Food - - 1 (25%) 406M (100%)
Total 78 $494M 4 $406M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 19 - 2 -
  California 5 - - -
  Texas 4 - - -
  Florida 2 - - -
  Oregon 1 - 1 -
  Tennessee 1 - - -
  Ohio 1 - - -
  North Carolina 1 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
  Washington 1 - - -
  Alabama - - 1 -
China 7 - - -
Germany 6 - - -
Brazil 5 - - -
France 3 - 2 406M
United Kingdom 5 - - -
Australia 4 - - -
Canada 4 494M - -
  Ontario 2 494M - -
  British Columbia 1 - - -
  Quebec 1 - - -
Chile 3 - - -
India 2 - - -
Italy 2 - - -
Japan 2 - - -
Mexico 2 - - -
Netherlands 2 - - -
Singapore 2 - - -
Spain 2 - - -
Colombia 1 - - -
Czech Republic 1 - - -
Denmark 1 - - -
Malaysia 1 - - -
Philippines 1 - - -
South Africa 1 - - -
South Korea 1 - - -
Thailand 1 - - -
Domestic 3 (4%) - 2 (50%) 406M (100%)
Cross-border 75 (96%) 494M (100%) 2 (50%) -
Total 78 $494M 4 $406M

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $494M
TOTAL $494M
Largest Maxxam Analytics International Corp.
$494M (2014-02-03)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $406M
TOTAL $406M
Largest Bureau Veritas SA - Food Testing Business
$406M (2024-10-07)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
8%
6 (8%)
Strategic(s)
4%
3 (4%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
4 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Business Services

Revenue

5,868   4% 2023
5,651   14% 2022
4,981   9% 2021
4,601   10% 2020
5,100   7% 2019
4,796   3% 2018
4,689   4% 2017
4,549   2% 2016
4,635   12% 2015
4,172   7% 2014
3,902   2013
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Employees

77,722

Established

1828

Public

Euronext: BVI

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