Nexans - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Nexans M&A Summary

Nexans has acquired 11 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 4 assets.

Nexans’ largest acquisition to date was in 2006, when it acquired Olex Australia Pty for $515M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2024, when it sold AmerCable to ShawCor for $280M. Nexans has acquired in 2 different US states, and 9 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include electrical equipment (91%) and manufacturing (10%).

Nexans Business Overview

Where is Nexans headquartered?

Nexans is headquartered in Paris, France.

What is Nexans’ revenue?

Nexans disclosed revenue of 7,790M EUR for 2023 and 8,369M EUR for 2022.

How many employees does Nexans have?

Nexans has 28,541 employees.

What sector is Nexans in?

Nexans is a manufacturing company.

When was Nexans founded?

Nexans was founded in 1994.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity15
    • M&A Buy Activity11
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 9
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 9

Nexans

Nexans S.A.

Le Vinci 4 allee de l'Arche,
Paris, 92400
France,
+33 1 78 15 00 00
www.nexans.com

Nexans provides cables and cabling solutions for energy infrastructure, industry, and building markets worldwide. It operates through three segments: Transmission, Distribution, and Operators; Industry; and Distributors and Installers. Nexans was founded in 1994 and is based in Courbevoie, France.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 8 - 1 1 - 1 11
vol $790M $225M $60M $1.1B
Sell (0.8/yr) # - 2 - - 1 1 4
vol $202M $280M $482M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
AmerCable, Inc. 2024-11-08 280M USD Divestiture
El Dorado, Arkansas · www.amercable.com
La Triveneta Cavi s.p.a. 2024-02-09 - Add-on Acquisition
Brendola, Italy · www.latrivenetacavi.com
Aginode 2023-02-06 - Divestiture
Paris, France
Reka Cables Ltd. 2022-11-10 60M EUR Divestiture
Hyvinkaa, Finland · www.rekacables.com
Centelsa SA 2021-09-10 225M USD Divestiture
Yumbo, Colombia · www.centelsa.com
Berk-Tek LLC 2020-07-17 202M USD Divestiture
New Holland, Pennsylvania · www.berktek.us
Nexans Metallurgie Deutschland GmbH 2020-06-30 - Divestiture
Bramsche, Germany
BE Cablecon A/S 2018-01-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Viborg, Denmark · www.be-cablecon.dk
Shandong Yanggu New Rihui 2012-10-01 - Joint Venture
Liaocheng, China
AmerCable, Inc. 2012-02-20 275M USD Add-on Acquisition
El Dorado, Arkansas · www.amercable.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Electrical Equipment 10 (91%) 1.0B (94%) 2 (50%) 482M (100%)
Manufacturing 1 (9%) 60M (6%) - -
Communications - - 1 (25%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (25%) -
Total 11 $1.1B 4 $482M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 2 275M 2 482M
  Arkansas 1 275M 1 280M
  Connecticut 1 - - -
  Pennsylvania - - 1 202M
Italy 2 - - -
Australia 1 515M - -
Chile 1 - - -
China 1 - - -
Colombia 1 225M - -
Denmark 1 - - -
Finland 1 60M - -
France - - 1 -
Germany - - 1 -
South Korea 1 - - -
Domestic - - 1 (25%) -
Cross-border 11 (100%) 1.1B (100%) 3 (75%) 482M (100%)
Total 11 $1.1B 4 $482M

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $1.0B
< $100M 1 $60M
TOTAL $1.1B
Largest Olex Australia Pty Ltd.
$515M (2006-11-08)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $482M
TOTAL $482M
Largest AmerCable, Inc.
$280M (2024-11-08)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
9%
1 (9%)
Strategic(s)
27%
3 (27%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
50%
2 (50%)
Strategic(s)
50%
2 (50%)

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