Currys - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Currys M&A Summary

Currys has acquired 4 companies. It has also divested 1 asset.

Currys has acquired in 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include retail (75%) and communications (25%).

Currys Business Overview

Where is Currys headquartered?

Currys is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What is Currys’ revenue?

Currys disclosed revenue of 9,511M GBP for 2023 and 10,144M GBP for 2022.

How many employees does Currys have?

Currys has 30,000 employees.

What sector is Currys in?

Currys is an electronics company.

When was Currys founded?

Currys was founded in 1937.

M&A Summary

M&A Total Activity5
- M&A Buy Activity4
- M&A Sell Activity1
Total Sectors Invested 2
Total Countries Invested 2
M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2
M&A Advisors 2

Currys

Currys Plc

1 Portal Way,
London, W3 6RS
United Kingdom,
+44 12 1415 7047
www.currysplc.com

Currys is a specialist electrical and telecommunications retailer and services company. Currys was founded in 1937 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year		≤ '19	'20	'21	'22	'23	'24	T
Buy (0.0/yr)	#	4	-	-	-	-	-	4
Sell (0.0/yr)	#	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
								5

Most Recent M&A

Company	Date	Value	Type
Dixons Carphone plc - Honeybee Software Business	2018-05-04	-	Divestiture
London, United Kingdom
Simplifydigital Ltd.	2016-03-21	-	Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.simplifydigital.co.uk
Elkjøp Norge AS	2014-08-07	-	Divestiture
Lorenskog, Norway · www.elkjop.no
Carphone Warehouse Ltd.	2014-08-07	-	Merger
London, United Kingdom · www.carphonewarehouse
Dixons Retail Plc	2014-08-07	-	Merger
Herts, United Kingdom · www.dixonsretail.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector	Buy #	Value	Sell #	Value
Retail	3 (75%)	-	-	-
Communications	1 (25%)	-	-	-
Software	-	-	1 (100%)	-
Total	4	-	1	-

By Geo

State/Country	Buy	Value	Sell	Value
United Kingdom	3	-	1	-
Norway	1	-	-	-
Domestic	3 (75%)	-	1 (100%)	-
Cross-border	1 (25%)	-	-	-
Total	4	-	1	-

Top M&A Advisors

Financial	Deals
Smith Square Partners	1

Legal	Deals
Osborne Clarke	1

M&A Connections

		Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)	25%	1 (25%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)	100%	1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Electronics

Revenue

9,511 7%	2023
10,144 2%	2022
10,344 2%	2021
10,170 3%	2020
10,433 1%	2019
10,531 1%	2018
10,585 9%	2017
9,738	2016
2,576	2014
(millions of GBP)	Show More Show Less

Employees

30,000

Established

1937

Public

London Stock Exchange: CURY

Former Name

Dixons Carphone plc

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