May Department Stores Company - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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May Department Stores Company M&A Summary

May Department Stores Company has acquired 1 company.

May Department Stores Company’s largest acquisition to date was in 2004, when it acquired Marshall Field for $3.2B. May Department Stores Company has acquired in 1 US state. The Company’s most targeted sectors include retail (100%).

May Department Stores Company Business Overview

Where is May Department Stores Company headquartered?

May Department Stores Company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

What sector is May Department Stores Company in?

May Department Stores Company is a retail company.

When was May Department Stores Company founded?

May Department Stores Company was founded in 1910.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity1
    • M&A Buy Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

May Department Stores Company

611 Olive Street,
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
United States,
(314)342-6300

May operated 491 department stores under the names of Famous-Barr, Filene's, Foley's, Hecht's, Kaufmann's, Lord & Taylor, L.S. Ayres, Marshall Field's, Meier & Frank, Robinsons-May, Strawbridge's, and The Jones Store, as well as 239 David's Bridal stores, 449 After Hours Formalwear stores, and 11 Priscilla of Boston stores. May was formed in 1910.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # - - - - - 1 1
vol $3.2B $3.2B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  1

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Marshall Field & Co. 2004-06-10 3.2B USD Divestiture
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Retail 1 (100%) 3.2B (100%) - -
Total 1 $3.2B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 1 3.2B - -
  Minnesota 1 3.2B - -
Total 1 $3.2B - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $3.2B
TOTAL $3.2B
Largest Marshall Field & Co.
$3.2B (2004-06-10)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Retail

Established

1910

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