Givaudan - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Givaudan M&A Summary

Givaudan has acquired 22 companies, including 13 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

Givaudan’s largest acquisition to date was in 2006, when it acquired Quest International for $1.8B. Givaudan has acquired in 4 different US states, and 9 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include consumer products (37%) and chemicals (28%).

Givaudan Business Overview

Where is Givaudan headquartered?

Givaudan is headquartered in Vernier, Switzerland.

What is Givaudan’s revenue?

Givaudan disclosed revenue of 6,915M USD for 2023 and 7,117M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Givaudan have?

Givaudan has 16,260 employees.

What sector is Givaudan in?

Givaudan is a chemicals company.

When was Givaudan founded?

Givaudan was founded in 1796.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity24
    • M&A Buy Activity22
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 9
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8
  • M&A Advisors 1

Givaudan

Givaudan SA

Chemin de la Parfumerie 5,
Vernier, 1214
Switzerland,
+41 22 780 91 11
www.givaudan.com

Givaudan is a provider of fragrances and flavors. Givaudan was founded in 1796 and is based in Vernier, Switzerland.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.4/yr) # 15 1 4 - 1 1 22
vol $2.2B $2.2B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 1 1 - - - - 2
  24

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
B. Kolormakeup & Skincare S.p.a. 2024-07-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Treviglio, Italy · www.bkolormakeup-skincare.com
Amyris - Cosmetic Ingredients 2023-02-22 - Divestiture
Emeryville, California
Custom Essence, Inc. 2021-11-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Somerset, New Jersey · www.customessence.com
DDW, Inc. 2021-10-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Louisville, Kentucky · www.ddwcolor.com
Next Beauty 2021-07-28 - Stake Purchase
Shanghai, China · www.next-beauty.com
Myrissi 2021-02-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France · www.myrissi.fr
Alderys 2020-05-28 - Add-on Acquisition
Orsay, France · www.alderys.com
Givaudan SA - Processed and Grated Cheese Business 2020-05-13 - Divestiture
, Maryland
Indena S.p.A. - Cosmetics Business 2019-11-26 - Divestiture
Milan, Italy
Ungerer & Co. 2019-11-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Lincoln Park, New Jersey · www.ungererandcompany.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Consumer Products 8 (36%) - - -
Chemicals 6 (27%) 1.8B (84%) 1 (50%) -
Food 5 (23%) 340M (16%) 1 (50%) -
Information Technology 1 (5%) - - -
Life Science 1 (5%) - - -
Marketing 1 (5%) - - -
Total 22 $2.2B 2 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 6 340M 2 -
  New Jersey 3 - - -
  Nebraska 1 340M - -
  Kentucky 1 - - -
  California 1 - - -
  Ohio - - 1 -
  Maryland - - 1 -
France 6 - - -
Germany 2 - - -
Italy 2 - - -
Netherlands 2 1.8B - -
China 1 - - -
Switzerland 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Vietnam 1 - - -
Domestic 1 (5%) - - -
Cross-border 21 (95%) 2.2B (100%) 2 (100%) -
Total 22 $2.2B 2 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
C.W. Downer & Co.
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.8B
$100M to $1B 1 $340M
TOTAL $2.2B
Largest Quest International
$1.8B (2006-11-22)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
5%
1 (5%)
Strategic(s)
23%
5 (23%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

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