Frasers Group - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Frasers Group M&A Summary

Frasers Group has acquired 18 companies, including 7 in the last 5 years. A total of 5 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 5 assets.

Frasers Group’s largest acquisition to date was in 2018, when it acquired House of Fraser for $139M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2016, when it sold Sports Direct - Dunlop Business to Sumitomo Rubber Industries for $138M. Frasers Group has acquired in 2 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include retail (69%) and e-commerce (13%).

Frasers Group Business Overview

Where is Frasers Group headquartered?

Frasers Group is headquartered in Shirebrook, United Kingdom.

What is Frasers Group’s revenue?

Frasers Group disclosed revenue of 5,557M GBP for 2023 and 4,691M GBP for 2022.

How many employees does Frasers Group have?

Frasers Group has 30,000 employees.

What sector is Frasers Group in?

Frasers Group is a retail company.

When was Frasers Group founded?

Frasers Group was founded in 1982.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity21
    • M&A Buy Activity16
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 9
  • M&A Advisors 1

Frasers Group

Frasers Group plc

Unit A Brook Park East,
Shirebrook, NG20 8RY
United Kingdom,
+44 34 4245 9200
www.frasers.group

Frasers Group is a sports retailer with approximately 400 stores and provides an unrivalled range of products, offering exceptional quality and unbeatable value, from a wide variety of third-party and Group-owned brands, both in-store and online. Frasers Group was incorporated in 1982 and is based in Shirebrook, United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 13 - - 1 2 - 16
vol $450M $31M $104M $585M
Sell (0.6/yr) # 2 - - 2 1 - 5
vol $145M $145M
  21

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Matchesfashion Ltd. 2023-12-20 63M USD Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.matchesfashion.com
Missguided Retail Ltd. 2023-10-30 - Divestiture
Stretford, United Kingdom · www.missguided.co.uk
Studio Retail Group plc 2023-02-23 41M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Accrington, United Kingdom · www.studioretail.group
Missguided Retail Ltd. 2022-06-01 31M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Stretford, United Kingdom · www.missguided.co.uk
Bob's Stores LLC 2022-05-26 - Divestiture
Meriden, Connecticut · www.bobstores.com
Eastern Mountain Sports LLC 2022-05-26 - Divestiture
Meriden, Connecticut · www.ems.com
Jack Wills Ltd. 2019-08-05 20M GBP Special Situations/Distressed
Greenford, United Kingdom · www.jackwills.com
Game Retail Ltd. 2019-06-24 - Add-on Acquisition
Basingstoke, United Kingdom · www.gamedigitalplc.com
F.W. Evans Cycles (UK) Ltd. 2018-10-31 - Add-on Acquisition
Crawley, United Kingdom · www.evanscycles.com
House of Fraser 2018-08-10 139M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Glasgow, United Kingdom · www.houseoffraser.co.uk
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Game Retail Ltd. 2019-06-24 Belong Gaming Arenas 2020-07-29 1
Basingstoke, United Kingdom · www.gamedigitalplc.com Basingstoke, United Kingdom · www.belong.gg

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Retail 11 (69%) 354M (61%) 3 (60%) 8M (5%)
E-Commerce 2 (13%) 94M (16%) 1 (20%) -
Consumer Products 1 (6%) 129M (22%) 1 (20%) 138M (95%)
Apparel/Textiles 1 (6%) 8M (1%) - -
Leisure 1 (6%) - - -
Total 16 $585M 5 $145M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 11 301M 3 145M
United States 4 230M 2 -
  Connecticut 3 101M 2 -
  New York 1 129M - -
Ireland 1 54M - -
Domestic 11 (69%) 301M (51%) 3 (60%) 145M (100%)
Cross-border 5 (31%) 284M (49%) 2 (40%) -
Total 16 $585M 5 $145M

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Dentons
2

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $369M
< $100M 6 $216M
TOTAL $585M
Largest House of Fraser
$139M (2018-08-10)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $138M
< $100M 1 $8M
TOTAL $145M
Largest Sports Direct - Dunlop Business
$138M (2016-12-27)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
19%
3 (19%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
5 (100%)

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