Essentra - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Essentra M&A Summary

Essentra has acquired 21 companies, including 4 in the last 5 years. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 7 assets.

Essentra’s largest acquisition to date was in 2014, when it acquired Clondalkin - Packaging Division for $455M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2016, when it sold Essentra - Porous Technologies Business to Filtration Group Crop. for $339M. Essentra has acquired in 4 different US states, and 12 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include packaging (24%) and manufacturing (20%).

Essentra Business Overview

Where is Essentra headquartered?

Essentra is headquartered in Oxford, United Kingdom.

What is Essentra’s revenue?

Essentra disclosed revenue of 316M GBP for 2023 and 338M GBP for 2022.

How many employees does Essentra have?

Essentra has 3,000 employees.

What sector is Essentra in?

Essentra is a plastics company.

When was Essentra founded?

Essentra was founded in 2005.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity28
    • M&A Buy Activity21
    • M&A Sell Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 12
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 10

Essentra

Essentra PLC

Langford Locks Kidlington,
Oxford, OX5 1HX
United Kingdom,
+44 19 0835 9100
www.essentraplc.com

Essentra is a supplier of plastic and fibre products. Essentra was founded in 2005 and is based in Oxford, the United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 20 - 1 - - - 21
vol $944M $944M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 6 - - 1 - - 7
vol $482M $482M
  28

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
ESNT Packaging & Securing Solutions Ltd. 2022-06-24 - Divestiture
Oxford, United Kingdom
Jiangxi Hengzhu Electrical Cabinet Lock Co. Ltd. 2021-05-13 - Add-on Acquisition
Yichun, China · www.hengzhu.com
Nekicesa Packaging S.L. 2019-09-09 - Add-on Acquisition
Madrid, Spain · www.nekicesa.com
Innovative Components, Inc. 2019-06-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Schaumburg, Illinois · www.innovative-components.com
Componentes Innovadores Ltda 2019-06-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Cartago, Costa Rica · www.cimoldes.com
Duraco Specialty Tapes LLC 2019-06-20 77M USD Divestiture
Forest Park, Illinois · www.duraco.com
Essentra Extrusion B.V. 2019-06-11 18M EUR Divestiture
Buitenpost, Netherlands · www.essentraextrusion.com
Essentra Pipe Protection Technologies 2019-01-14 48M USD Divestiture
Houston, Texas · www.essentrapipeprotection.com
Micro Plastics 2017-12-13 - Add-on Acquisition
Flippin, Arkansas · www.microplastics.com
Essentra - Porous Technologies Business 2016-08-25 339M GBP Divestiture
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Contego Healthcare Ltd    - Contego Cartons 2012-11-16 1
Bagshot, United Kingdom · www.contegopackaging.com Bagshot, United Kingdom

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Packaging 5 (24%) 701M (74%) 1 (14%) -
Manufacturing 4 (19%) - 2 (29%) 77M (16%)
Plastics 3 (14%) 110M (12%) 2 (29%) 18M (4%)
Chemicals 3 (14%) 46M (5%) - -
Consumer Products 2 (10%) 45M (5%) - -
Distribution 2 (10%) 32M (3%) - -
Technology Hardware 1 (5%) 9M (1%) 1 (14%) 339M (70%)
Building Materials 1 (5%) - - -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (14%) 48M (10%)
Total 21 $944M 7 $482M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 222M 3 125M
  Illinois 3 110M 1 77M
  Michigan 2 67M - -
  Massachusetts 1 45M - -
  Arkansas 1 - - -
  Texas - - 1 48M
  Georgia - - 1 -
United Kingdom 4 266M 2 339M
Netherlands 1 455M 1 18M
Australia 1 - - -
Brazil - - 1 -
China 1 - - -
Costa Rica 1 - - -
India 1 - - -
Ireland 1 - - -
South Korea 1 - - -
Spain 1 - - -
Sweden 1 - - -
Turkey 1 - - -
Domestic 4 (19%) 266M (28%) 2 (29%) 339M (70%)
Cross-border 17 (81%) 677M (72%) 5 (71%) 143M (30%)
Total 21 $944M 7 $482M

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $811M
< $100M 6 $132M
TOTAL $944M
Largest Clondalkin - Packaging Division
$455M (2014-12-11)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $339M
< $100M 3 $143M
TOTAL $482M
Largest Essentra - Porous Technologies Business
$339M (2016-08-25)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
10%
2 (10%)
Strategic(s)
5%
1 (5%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
29%
2 (29%)
Strategic(s)
71%
5 (71%)

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