DCC - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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DCC M&A Summary

DCC has acquired 15 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 5 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 7 assets.

DCC’s largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired Esso Norge AS - Retail Petrol Station Network for $294M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2017, when it sold Enva Group to Exponent Private Equity for $337M. DCC has acquired in 9 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include distribution (43%) and oil/gas exploration (15%).

DCC Business Overview

Where is DCC headquartered?

DCC is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

What is DCC’s revenue?

DCC disclosed revenue of 19,859M GBP for 2024 and 22,205M GBP for 2023.

How many employees does DCC have?

DCC has 16,600 employees.

What sector is DCC in?

DCC is a distribution company.

When was DCC founded?

DCC was founded in 1976.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity21
    • M&A Buy Activity14
    • M&A Sell Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 9
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 11
  • M&A Advisors 1

DCC

DCC plc

DCC House, Leopardstown Road Foxrock,
Dublin,
Ireland,
+353 1 279 9400
www.dcc.ie

DCC is a broadly based group, operating across five focused divisions: energy, technology, healthcare, environmental and food & beverage. DCC was founded in 1976 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 12 - - 2 - - 14
vol $855M $276M $1.1B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 7 - - - - - 7
vol $337M $337M
  21

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
PVO International B.V. 2022-09-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Rosmalen, Netherlands · www.pvo-int.com
Medi-Globe GmbH 2022-09-12 276M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Stuttgart, Germany · www.mediglobe-endoflex.de
Kent Pharmaceutical Ltd. 2019-06-05 - Divestiture
Ashford, United Kingdom · www.kentpharm.co.uk
Kondor Ltd. 2018-07-13 - Add-on Acquisition
Christchurch, United Kingdom · www.kondor.co.uk
Enva Group 2017-04-05 337M GBP Divestiture
, Ireland · www.enva.com
Royal Dutch Shell plc - LPG Business In Hong Kong & Macau 2017-04-05 150M HKD Divestiture
, China
Esso Norge AS - Retail Petrol Station Network 2017-02-07 294M NOK Divestiture
Sandnes, Norway
Gaz de Paris SAS (Gaz Européen) 2016-11-14 124M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Paris, France · www.gaz-europeen.com
Hammer Consolidated Holdings Ltd. 2016-10-14 59M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. - Oil Distribution and Retail Assets 2016-03-23 - Divestiture
Laval, Quebec
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Distribution 6 (43%) 183M (16%) 1 (14%) -
Medical Products 2 (14%) 345M (31%) 2 (29%) -
Oil/Gas Exploration 2 (14%) 444M (39%) - -
Healthcare Services 1 (7%) 69M (6%) 1 (14%) -
Life Science 1 (7%) 80M (7%) 1 (14%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (7%) - - -
Manufacturing 1 (7%) 9M (1%) - -
Environmental - - 1 (14%) 337M (100%)
Food - - 1 (14%) -
Total 14 $1.1B 7 $337M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 5 278M 2 -
France 2 124M 1 -
Ireland 1 - 2 337M
Australia - - 2 -
Canada 1 - - -
  Quebec 1 - - -
China 1 150M - -
Germany 1 276M - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
Norway 1 294M - -
Sweden 1 9M - -
Domestic 1 (7%) - 2 (29%) 337M (100%)
Cross-border 13 (93%) 1.1B (100%) 5 (71%) -
Total 14 $1.1B 7 $337M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Canaccord Genuity
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 4 $844M
< $100M 5 $287M
TOTAL $1.1B
Largest Esso Norge AS - Retail Petrol Station Network
$294M (2017-02-07)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $337M
TOTAL $337M
Largest Enva Group
$337M (2017-04-05)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
29%
4 (29%)
Strategic(s)
21%
3 (21%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
29%
2 (29%)
Strategic(s)
71%
5 (71%)

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