MTY - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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MTY M&A Summary

MTY has acquired 52 companies, including 7 in the last 5 years. A total of 8 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

MTY’s largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired Kahala Franchising for $310M. MTY has acquired in 4 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include restaurants (84%) and food (11%).

MTY Business Overview

Where is MTY headquartered?

MTY is headquartered in St. Laurent, Quebec.

What is MTY’s revenue?

MTY disclosed revenue of 1,169M CAD for 2023 and 717M CAD for 2022.

How many employees does MTY have?

MTY has 7,326 employees.

What sector is MTY in?

MTY is a food company.

When was MTY founded?

MTY was founded in 1979.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity48
    • M&A Buy Activity48
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 11
  • M&A Advisors 4

MTY

MTY Food Group, Inc.

8210 Trans-Canada Highway,
St. Laurent, Quebec H4S 1M5
Canada,
(514) 336-8885
www.mtygroup.com

MTY is among the foremost quick service companies in Canada. It operates 26 banners, of which 22 are fully owned and 4 are under exclusive license agreements. MTY Group's multi-bannered strategy has allowed it to become a leader in its class. MTY was incorporated in 1979 and is based in Saint-Laurent, Canada.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 45 - 1 2 - - 48
vol $960M $407M $1.4B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  48

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Wetzel's Pretzels LLC 2022-11-02 207M USD Add-on Acquisition
Pasadena, California · www.wetzels.com
BBQ Holdings, Inc. 2022-08-09 200M USD Add-on Acquisition
Minnetonka, Minnesota · www.bbq-holdings.com
Küto Comptoir à Tartares 2021-10-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Delson, Quebec · www.kuto.ca
Tortoise Group 2019-10-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Las Vegas, Nevada · www.tortoisegroup.org
Allô! Mon Coco 2019-04-30 - Add-on Acquisition
Lasalle, Quebec · www.allomoncoco.com
Papa Murphy’s Holdings, Inc. 2019-04-11 190M USD Add-on Acquisition
Vancouver, British Columbia · www.papamurphys.com
South St. Burger 2018-12-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Toronto, Ontario · www.southstburger.com
Casa Grecque 2018-10-31 20M USD Add-on Acquisition
Laval, Quebec · www.casagrecque.ca
SweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt 2018-09-04 35M USD Add-on Acquisition
Scottsdale, Arizona · www.sweetfrog.com
Imvescor Restaurant Group, Inc. 2018-03-01 247M USD Add-on Acquisition
Montreal, Quebec · www.imvescor.ca
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Restaurants 40 (83%) 1.3B (96%) - -
Food 5 (10%) 58M (4%) - -
Retail 2 (4%) - - -
Franchising 1 (2%) - - -
Total 48 $1.4B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Canada 37 612M - -
  Quebec 19 299M - -
  Ontario 14 98M - -
  Alberta 3 25M - -
  British Columbia 1 190M - -
United States 10 755M - -
  California 5 207M - -
  Arizona 3 348M - -
  Nevada 1 - - -
  Minnesota 1 200M - -
Singapore 1 - - -
Domestic 37 (77%) 612M (45%) - -
Cross-border 11 (23%) 755M (55%) - -
Total 48 $1.4B - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
National Bank Financial
 2
Legal Deals
Morrison & Foerster
 2
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin
 1
Salley Bowes Harwardt Law Corp.
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 5 $1.2B
< $100M 17 $213M
TOTAL $1.4B
Largest Kahala Franchising LLC (Kahala Brands)
$310M (2016-05-25)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
8%
4 (8%)
Strategic(s)
6%
3 (6%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Food

Revenue

1,169   64% 2023
717   30% 2022
552   9% 2021
511   8% 2020
551   57% 2019
353   28% 2018
276   41% 2017
196   36% 2016
145   27% 2015
115   2014
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Employees

7,326

Established

1979

Public

Toronto (TSX): MTY

Former Name

iNsu Innovations Group Inc.

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