Dunelm Group - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Dunelm Group M&A Summary

Dunelm Group has acquired 1 company. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms.

Dunelm Group’s largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired Worldstores for $13M. The Company’s most targeted sectors include retail (100%).

Dunelm Group Business Overview

Where is Dunelm Group headquartered?

Dunelm Group is headquartered in Syston, United Kingdom.

What is Dunelm Group’s revenue?

Dunelm Group disclosed revenue of 1,639M GBP for 2023 and 1,581M GBP for 2022.

How many employees does Dunelm Group have?

Dunelm Group has 11,000 employees.

What sector is Dunelm Group in?

Dunelm Group is a retail company.

When was Dunelm Group founded?

Dunelm Group was founded in 1979.

M&A Summary

M&A Total Activity1
- M&A Buy Activity1
Total Sectors Invested 1
Total Countries Invested 1
M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

Dunelm Group

Dunelm Group plc

Watermead Business Park,
Syston, LE7 1AD
United Kingdom,
+44 11 6264 4400
www.dunelm.com

Dunelm Group is a homewares retailers in the UK with 160 stores nationwide and an online webstore at dunelm.com. It has over 9,000 employees. Dunelm's headquarters are in Syston, Leicestershire. Dunelm offers customers a wide range of quality homeware items from bedding, sofas, curtains, cushions, quilts and pillows, to kitchenware and dining, lighting, wall art, furniture and rugs, as well as premium brands such as Dorma and Fogarty and in-house production of made-to-measure curtains and blinds. Dunelm was founded in 1979 as a market stall business, selling ready-made curtains. The first shop was opened in Leicester in 1984 and over the following years the business developed into a successful chain of high street shops before expanding into broader homewares categories following the opening of the first Dunelm superstore in 1991. Dunelm Group was incorporated in 1979 and is based in Syston, the United Kingdom.

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year		≤ '20	'21	'22	'23	'24	'25	T
Buy (0.0/yr)	#	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
Buy (0.0/yr)	vol	$13M						$13M
Sell (0.0/yr)	#	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
								1

Most Recent M&A

Company	Date	Value	Type
Worldstores Ltd.	2016-11-28	13M GBP	Add-on Acquisition
Twickenham, United Kingdom · www.worldstores.co.uk
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M&A by Sector

Sector		Buy #	Value	Sell #	Value
Retail		1 (100%)	13M (100%)	-	-
Total		1	$13M	-	-

By Geo

State/Country		Buy	Value		Sell	Value
United Kingdom		1	13M		-	-
Total		1	$13M		-	-

Deal Values

buy	#	Total
< $100M	1	$13M
TOTAL		$13M
Largest	Worldstores Ltd. $13M (2016-11-28)

M&A Connections

		Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)	100%	1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Retail

Revenue

1,639 4%	2023
1,581 19%	2022
1,336 27%	2021
1,058 4%	2020
1,100 5%	2019
1,050 10%	2018
956 9%	2017
881 6%	2016
836 15%	2015
730 8%	2014
677 13%	2013
604 13%	2012
538	2011
(millions of GBP)	Show More Show Less

Employees

11,000

Established

1979

Public

London Stock Exchange: DNLM

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