Cazoo - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Cazoo M&A Summary

Cazoo has acquired 6 companies, including 6 in the last 5 years. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Cazoo’s largest acquisition to date was in 2021, when it acquired SMH Fleet Solutions for $108M. Cazoo has acquired in 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (34%) and automotive (34%).

Cazoo Business Overview

Where is Cazoo headquartered?

Cazoo is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What is Cazoo’s revenue?

Cazoo disclosed revenue of 1,249M GBP for 2022 and 655M GBP for 2021.

How many employees does Cazoo have?

Cazoo has 3,266 employees.

What sector is Cazoo in?

Cazoo is an automotive company.

When was Cazoo founded?

Cazoo was founded in 2018.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity7
    • M&A Buy Activity6
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3
  • M&A Advisors 1

Cazoo

Cazoo Holdings Ltd.

41 Chalton Street,
London, NW1 1JD
United Kingdom,
+44 20 3901 3488
www.cazoo.co.uk

Cazoo is a provider and owns and fully reconditions all its cars before offering them for sale and delivering them free to customer’s doors in a convenient two-hour delivery slot. Every Cazoo car comes with a 7-day money-back guarantee, free comprehensive 90-day warranty, and roadside assistance. Buyers can purchase or finance one of the thousands of Cazoo cars entirely online as well as get an instant offer for any part exchange. Cazoo was founded in 2018 and is based in London, England.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # - 1 4 1 - - 6
vol $180M $90M $270M
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - - 1 - - 1
  7

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Cazoo Trading Italy S.p.A. 2022-10-31 - Divestiture
Milan, Italy
brumbrum S.p.A. 2022-01-26 90M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Milan, Italy · www.brumbrum.it
Swipcar 2021-11-16 34M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Barcelona, Spain · www.swipcar.com
SMH Fleet Solutions Ltd. 2021-09-15 108M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Worcester, United Kingdom · www.smhfleet.com
Cazana 2021-09-02 38M GBP Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.cazana.com
Cluno GmbH 2021-02-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Munich, Germany · www.cluno.com
Drover Ltd. 2020-12-17 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.joindrover.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Automotive 2 (33%) 90M (33%) 1 (100%) -
Internet Software and Services 2 (33%) 34M (13%) - -
Information Services 1 (17%) 38M (14%) - -
Transportation 1 (17%) 108M (40%) - -
Total 6 $270M 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 3 146M - -
Italy 1 90M 1 -
Germany 1 - - -
Spain 1 34M - -
Domestic 3 (50%) 146M (54%) - -
Cross-border 3 (50%) 124M (46%) 1 (100%) -
Total 6 $270M 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Numis Securities Ltd.
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $108M
< $100M 3 $162M
TOTAL $270M
Largest SMH Fleet Solutions Ltd.
$108M (2021-09-15)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
33%
2 (33%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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