Exova Group - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Exova Group M&A Summary

Exova Group has acquired 11 companies of its own. It has also divested 1 asset.

Exova Group’s largest acquisition to date was in 2015, when it acquired BM TRADA Group for $34M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2016, when it sold Exova Group - Environmental East Business to Eurofins Scientific SE for $10M. Exova Group has acquired in 2 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include test/measurement equipment (46%) and environmental (19%).

Exova Group Ownership

Who owns Exova Group?

Exova Group is owned by Element Materials Technology Group. It was acquired on April 19, 2017.

Was Exova Group formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Exova Group was formerly owned by 1 private investor.

Exova Group Business Overview

Where is Exova Group headquartered?

Exova Group is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What is Exova Group’s revenue?

Exova Group disclosed revenue of 329M GBP for 2016 and 297M GBP for 2015.

How many employees does Exova Group have?

Exova Group has 3,500 employees.

What sector is Exova Group in?

Exova Group is an engineering company.

When was Exova Group founded?

Exova Group was founded in 1965.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity12
    • M&A Buy Activity11
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

Exova Group Ltd.

6 Coronet Way, Centenary Park Salford,
London, M50 1RE
United Kingdom,
+44 (0)161 787 3291
www.exova.com

Exova Group Ltd. is a provider of technical and engineering services to the aerospace, energy, oil and gas, civil engineering, transportation, fire, pharmaceutical, environmental, food and consumer products industries. Exova’s services include quality control, product accreditation, and specification compliance mission critical to its customers.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 11 - - - - - 11
vol $34M $34M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $10M $10M
  12

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Defire Holdings Pty. Ltd. 2017-05-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Surry Hills, Australia · www.defire.com.au
SL Pharma Labs, Inc. 2017-04-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Wilmington, Delaware · www.slpharmalabs.com
Insight NDT Ltd. 2016-12-06 - Add-on Acquisition
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom · www.insightndt.co.uk
Exova Group - Environmental East Business 2016-12-05 10M CAD Divestiture
Edmonton, Alberta
Jones Environmental Laboratory Ltd. 2016-06-28 - Add-on Acquisition
Flintshire, United Kingdom · www.jones-environmental.com
Admaterials Technologies Pte Ltd. 2016-02-15 - Stake Purchase
Singapore, Singapore · www.admaterials.com.sg
Western Technical Services Ltd. 2015-11-30 - Add-on Acquisition
Bridgwater, United Kingdom · www.wts-int.com
Environmental Evaluation Ltd. 2015-07-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Oldham, United Kingdom · www.environmentalevaluation.co.uk
BM TRADA Group Ltd. 2015-05-14 34M GBP Add-on Acquisition
High Wycombe, United Kingdom · www.bmtradagroup.com
Metallurgical Services Pvt. Ltd. 2014-07-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Mumbai, India · www.metallurgicallab.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Test/Measurement Equipment 5 (45%) - 1 (100%) 10M (100%)
Environmental 2 (18%) - - -
Business Services 1 (9%) 34M (100%) - -
Engineering 1 (9%) - - -
Life Science 1 (9%) - - -
Safety/Security 1 (9%) - - -
Total 11 $34M 1 $10M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 6 34M - -
United States 2 - - -
  Michigan 1 - - -
  Delaware 1 - - -
Australia 1 - - -
Canada - - 1 10M
  Alberta - - 1 10M
India 1 - - -
Singapore 1 - - -
Domestic 6 (55%) 34M (100%) - -
Cross-border 5 (45%) - 1 (100%) 10M (100%)
Total 11 $34M 1 $10M

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $34M
TOTAL $34M
Largest BM TRADA Group Ltd.
$34M (2015-05-14)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $10M
TOTAL $10M
Largest Exova Group - Environmental East Business
$10M (2016-12-05)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
9%
1 (9%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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