HeidelbergCement - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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HeidelbergCement M&A Summary

HeidelbergCement has acquired 7 companies, including 4 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 6 assets.

HeidelbergCement’s largest acquisition to date was in 2007, when it acquired Hanson for $15.8B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2014, when it sold Forterra to Lone Star Funds for $1.4B. HeidelbergCement has acquired in 2 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include building materials (67%) and information technology (17%).

HeidelbergCement Business Overview

Where is HeidelbergCement headquartered?

HeidelbergCement is headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany.

What is HeidelbergCement’s revenue?

HeidelbergCement disclosed revenue of 21,178M EUR for 2023 and 21,095M EUR for 2022.

How many employees does HeidelbergCement have?

HeidelbergCement has 50,780 employees.

What sector is HeidelbergCement in?

HeidelbergCement is a building materials company.

When was HeidelbergCement founded?

HeidelbergCement was founded in 1873.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity12
    • M&A Buy Activity6
    • M&A Sell Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 10
  • M&A Advisors 2

HeidelbergCement

HeidelbergCement AG

Berliner Strasse 6,
Heidelberg, 69120
Germany,
+49 6221 481 13227
www.heidelbergcement.com

HeidelbergCement is a German multinational building materials company headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany. HeidelbergCement a market leader in aggregates and a prominent player in the fields of cement, concrete and other downstream activities, making it one of the world’s largest manufacturers of building materials. HeidelbergCement was founded in 1873 and is based in Heidelberg, Germany.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 3 1 - 1 1 - 6
vol $15.8B $15.8B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 6 - - - - - 6
vol $2.4B $2.4B
  12

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
The SEFA Group, Inc. 2023-04-24 - Add-on Acquisition
Lexington, South Carolina · www.sefagroup.com
Giatec Scientific, Inc. 2022-05-10 - Stake Purchase
Ottawa, Ontario · www.giatecscientific.com
Command Alkon, Inc. 2020-03-31 - Secondary Buyout
Birmingham, Alabama · www.commandalkon.com
Cementir Italia SpA 2018-01-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Rome, Italy · www.cementiritalia.it
HeidelbergCement AG - Calcium Silicate Unit Business 2017-12-15 - Divestiture
Heidelberg, Germany
Italcementi S.p.A 2016-10-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Bergamo, Italy · www.italcementigroup.com
HeidelbergCement AG - Cement Plant Assets 2016-08-18 660M USD Divestiture
, Germany
Compagnie des Ciments Belges S.A. 2016-07-25 352M EUR Divestiture
Gaurain-Ramecroix, Belgium · www.ccb.be
HeidelbergCement - Lime Business 2015-09-03 - Divestiture
, Germany
Forterra, Inc. 2014-12-25 1.4B USD Divestiture
Irving, Texas · www.forterrabp.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Command Alkon, Inc. 2020-03-31 Trimble Navigation Ltd. - Construction Logistics Business 2020-10-05 2
Birmingham, Alabama · www.commandalkon.com Sunnyvale, California

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Building Materials 4 (67%) 15.8B (100%) 6 (100%) 2.4B (100%)
Business Services 1 (17%) - - -
Information Technology 1 (17%) - - -
Total 6 $15.8B 6 $2.4B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Germany - - 4 660M
United States 2 - 1 1.4B
  South Carolina 1 - - -
  Alabama 1 - - -
  Texas - - 1 1.4B
Italy 2 - - -
Belgium - - 1 352M
Canada 1 - - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 15.8B - -
Domestic - - 4 (67%) 660M (27%)
Cross-border 6 (100%) 15.8B (100%) 2 (33%) 1.8B (73%)
Total 6 $15.8B 6 $2.4B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Citigroup Investment Banking
1
Legal Deals
Shearman & Sterling
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $15.8B
TOTAL $15.8B
Largest Hanson Plc
$15.8B (2007-05-15)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.4B
$100M to $1B 2 $1.0B
TOTAL $2.4B
Largest Forterra, Inc.
$1.4B (2014-12-25)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
33%
2 (33%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
33%
2 (33%)
Strategic(s)
67%
4 (67%)

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