Marel - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Marel M&A Summary

Marel has acquired 5 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Marel’s largest acquisition to date was in 2022, when it acquired Wenger Manufacturing for $540M. Marel has acquired in 1 US state, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include machinery (80%) and manufacturing (20%).

Marel Business Overview

Where is Marel headquartered?

Marel is headquartered in Gardabaer, Iceland.

What is Marel’s revenue?

Marel disclosed revenue of 1,721M EUR for 2023 and 1,709M EUR for 2022.

How many employees does Marel have?

Marel has 8,000 employees.

What sector is Marel in?

Marel is a machinery company.

When was Marel founded?

Marel was founded in 1977.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

Marel

Marel hf

Austurhraun 9,
Gardabaer, 210
Iceland,
+354 563 8000
www.marel.com

Marel is a provider of advanced equipment, systems and services to the poultry, fish, meat, and further processing industries. Marel was founded in 1977 and is based in Gardabaer, Iceland.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 2 - 2 1 - - 5
vol $430M $540M $970M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Wenger Manufacturing LLC 2022-04-27 540M USD Add-on Acquisition
Sabetha, Kansas · www.wenger.com
Poultry Machinery Joosten BV 2021-01-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Opmeer, Netherlands · www.duckprocessingtechnology.nl
Poultry Machinery Joosten B.V. 2021-01-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Opmeer, Netherlands · www.pmj.info
Sulmaq 2017-07-26 - Add-on Acquisition
Guaporé, Brazil · www.sulmaq.com.br
MPS Meat Processing Systems BV 2015-11-21 430M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands · www.mps-group.nl
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Machinery 4 (80%) 970M (100%) - -
Manufacturing 1 (20%) - - -
Total 5 $970M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Netherlands 3 430M - -
Brazil 1 - - -
United States 1 540M - -
  Kansas 1 540M - -
Domestic - - - -
Cross-border 5 (100%) 970M (100%) - -
Total 5 $970M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $970M
TOTAL $970M
Largest Wenger Manufacturing LLC
$540M (2022-04-27)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
60%
3 (60%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Machinery

Revenue

1,721   1% 2023
1,709   26% 2022
1,361   11% 2021
1,237   4% 2020
1,284   8% 2019
1,198   16% 2018
1,038   2017
(millions of EUR) Show More Show Less

Employees

8,000

Established

1977

Public

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