Empire - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Empire M&A Summary

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

Empire’s largest acquisition to date was in 2018, when it acquired Farm Boy for $608M. The Company’s most targeted sectors include retail (100%).

Empire Business Overview

Where is Empire headquartered?

Empire is headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia.

What is Empire’s revenue?

Empire disclosed revenue of 30,478M CAD for 2023 and 30,162M CAD for 2022.

How many employees does Empire have?

Empire has 131,000 employees.

What sector is Empire in?

Empire is a retail company.

When was Empire founded?

Empire was founded in 1907.

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
  • M&A Advisors 6

Empire

Empire Company Limited

115 King Street,
Stellarton, Nova Scotia B0K 1S0
Canada,
(902) 752-8371
www.empireco.ca

Empire is a Canadian company headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. Empire's key businesses are food retailing and related real estate. Empire was incorporated in 1907 and is based in Stellarton, Canada.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $608M $608M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  1

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Farm Boy, Inc. 2018-09-24 608M CAD Add-on Acquisition
Ottawa, Ontario · www.farmboy.ca
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Retail 1 (100%) 608M (100%) - -
Total 1 $608M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Canada 1 608M - -
  Ontario 1 608M - -
Total 1 $608M - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC
 1
Scotia Capital, Inc. (Scotiabank - Global Banking and Markets)
 1
Greenhill & Co., Inc.
 1
Legal Deals
Stikeman Elliott
 1
Stewart McKelvey
 1
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $608M
TOTAL $608M
Largest Farm Boy, Inc.
$608M (2018-09-24)

M&A Connections

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

Company Summary

SECTOR

Retail

Revenue

30,478   2% 2023
30,162   7% 2022
28,268   7% 2021
26,588   6% 2020
25,142   4% 2019
24,215   2018
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Employees

131,000

Established

1907

Public

Toronto (TSX): EMP

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