Costain Group Mergers & Acquisitions

Costain Group M&A Summary

Costain Group has acquired 5 companies. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Costain Group’s largest acquisition to date was in 2015, when it acquired Rhead Group for $55M. The Company’s most targeted sectors include engineering (60%) and business services (20%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

Costain Group

Costain Group Plc

Costain House Vanwall Business Park,
Maidenhead, SL6 4UB
United Kingdom,
+44 16 2884 2444
www.costain.com

All (5) Buy (5) Sell (-)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2016-07-06 Simulation Systems (SSL) · Information Technology
Bristol, United Kingdom · www.simulation-systems.co.uk

Simulation Systems (SSL) is a provider of innovative technology-based solutions, primarily for the highways sector but with the potential for wider application across the Group. Company provides integrated hardware and software-based solutions across a broad spectrum of traffic monitoring and management requirements. SSL has an established blue-chip customer base including Highways England, Transport for London, the Scottish and Welsh governments and a number of English county and city councils.

Revenue (mlns) 15 GBP
EBITDA (mlns) 2 GBP
26
8.5x EBITDA
1.1x REVENUE
Add-on Acquisition

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