Itochu - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Itochu M&A Summary

Itochu has acquired 29 companies, including 18 in the last 5 years. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 8 assets.

Itochu’s largest acquisition to date was in 2011, when it acquired Samson Investment for $7.2B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2018, when it sold Cieco Exploration & Production Limited to Verus Petroleum for $400M. Itochu has acquired in 8 different US states, and 8 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (12%) and food (8%).

Itochu Business Overview

Where is Itochu headquartered?

Itochu is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

What is Itochu’s revenue?

Itochu disclosed revenue of 14,029,910M JPY for 2024 and 13,945,633M JPY for 2023.

How many employees does Itochu have?

Itochu has 128,146 employees.

What sector is Itochu in?

Itochu is a business services company.

When was Itochu founded?

Itochu was founded in 1858.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity33
    • M&A Buy Activity27
    • M&A Sell Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 20
  • Total Countries Invested 8
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 15
  • M&A Advisors 5

Itochu

Itochu Corp.

5-1, Kita-Aoyama 2-chome Minato-ku,
Tokyo, 107-8077
Japan,
+81 3 3497 2121
www.itochu.co.jp

Itochu is a prominent multinational trading company operating in various industries worldwide. With a diverse portfolio, the company engages in the sales, import, and export of an extensive range of products and services. Its offerings span sectors such as textiles, machinery, metals, energy, chemicals, food, and general merchandise. It caters to a broad customer base comprising retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, and businesses across different sectors, providing them with high-quality goods and facilitating global trade through its extensive network and expertise. Itochu was founded in 1858 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (3.2/yr) # 11 3 4 5 1 3 27
vol $9.9B $9.9B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 5 - 1 - - - 6
vol $400M $400M
  33

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Killick Aerospace Ltd. 2024-09-09 - Add-on Acquisition
Dublin, Texas · www.killickaerospace.com
Gatik AI, Inc. 2024-06-11 - Growth Capital
Mountain View, United States · www.gatik.ai
Fettle Bike Repair Ltd. 2024-01-17 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.fettle.cc
Trende Co., Ltd. 2023-06-28 - Stake Purchase
Tokyo, Japan · www.trende.jp
TeamT5, Inc. 2022-09-14 - Growth Capital
Taipei, Taiwan · www.teamt5.org
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. 2022-08-23 - Stake Purchase
Tokyo, Japan · www.hitachicm.com/globalSector
PowerX, Inc. 2022-08-03 - Stake Purchase
Tokyo, Japan · www.power-x.jp
DOME Corp. 2022-04-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Koto-ku, Japan
Bumper International Ltd. 2022-03-04 - Stake Purchase
London, United Kingdom · www.bumper.co.uk
Murfitts Group Ltd. 2021-12-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Brandon, United Kingdom · www.murfittsindustries.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
ITOCHU Coal International, Inc.    - Canyon Fuel Co., LLC 2013-08-19 1
, United States Midvale, Utah

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Information Technology 3 (11%) - - -
Distribution 2 (7%) - 1 (17%) -
Software 2 (7%) - 1 (17%) -
Oil/Gas Exploration 1 (4%) 7.2B (73%) 2 (33%) 400M (100%)
Food 2 (7%) 1.7B (17%) - -
Internet Software and Services 2 (7%) - - -
Renewable Energy 2 (7%) - - -
Building Materials 1 (4%) - 1 (17%) -
Aerospace 1 (4%) - - -
Automotive 1 (4%) - - -
Chemicals 1 (4%) - - -
Electrical Equipment 1 (4%) - - -
Environmental 1 (4%) - - -
Forest Products 1 (4%) - - -
Healthcare Services 1 (4%) - - -
Machinery 1 (4%) - - -
Marketing 1 (4%) - - -
Retail 1 (4%) 981M (10%) - -
Staffing 1 (4%) - - -
Technology Hardware 1 (4%) - - -
Transportation - - 1 (17%) -
Total 27 $9.9B 6 $400M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Japan 10 1.7B 1 -
United States 8 7.2B 3 -
  Texas 1 - 1 -
  Oklahoma 1 7.2B 1 -
  California 1 - 1 -
  Wyoming 1 - - -
  Washington 1 - - -
  Vermont 1 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
United Kingdom 4 981M 2 400M
1 - - -
Ireland 1 - - -
  Texas 1 - - -
Saudi Arabia 1 - - -
Singapore 1 - - -
Taiwan 1 - - -
Domestic 10 (37%) 1.7B (17%) 1 (17%) -
Cross-border 17 (63%) 8.2B (83%) 5 (83%) 400M (100%)
Total 27 $9.9B 6 $400M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Lincoln International
 1
Evercore Group
 1
J.P. Morgan Securities
 1
Legal Deals
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
 1
Covington & Burling
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $8.9B
$100M to $1B 1 $981M
TOTAL $9.9B
Largest Samson Investment Co.
$7.2B (2011-11-23)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $400M
TOTAL $400M
Largest Cieco Exploration & Production (UK) Limited
$400M (2018-09-20)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
7%
2 (7%)
Strategic(s)
4%
1 (4%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
50%
3 (50%)
Strategic(s)
17%
1 (17%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Business Services

Revenue

14,029,910   1% 2024
13,945,633   14% 2023
12,293,348   19% 2022
10,362,628   6% 2021
10,982,968   6% 2020
11,600,485   111% 2019
5,510,059   14% 2018
4,838,464   2017
5,530,895   2014
(millions of JPY) Show More Show Less

Employees

128,146

Established

1858

Public

Tokyo (TSE): 8001

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