Olympus - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Olympus M&A Summary

Olympus has acquired 15 companies, including 7 in the last 5 years. A total of 5 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 7 assets.

Olympus’ largest acquisition to date was in 2020, when it acquired Veran Medical Technologies for $340M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2022, when it sold Olympus - Microscope Unit to Bain Capital Private Equity for $3.1B. Olympus has acquired in 4 different US states, and 7 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include medical products (50%) and life science (15%).

Olympus Business Overview

Where is Olympus headquartered?

Olympus is headquartered in Shinjuku-ku, Japan.

What is Olympus’ revenue?

Olympus disclosed revenue of 936,210M JPY for 2024 and 881,923M JPY for 2023.

How many employees does Olympus have?

Olympus has 28,838 employees.

What sector is Olympus in?

Olympus is a diversified company.

When was Olympus founded?

Olympus was founded in 1919.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity21
    • M&A Buy Activity14
    • M&A Sell Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 7
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 11

Olympus

Olympus Corp.

Shinjuku Monolith 3-1 Nishi-Shinjuku 2-chome,
Shinjuku-ku, 163-0914
Japan,
81 3 3340 2111
www.olympus-global.com

Olympus is a diverse manufacturer and seller of precision electronics, machinery, and instruments. Olympus manufactures medical products including endoscopic video imaging systems, endoscopy products for gastroenterological surgery, and enndo therapy products. Olympus was founded in 1919 and is based in Shinjuku-ku, Japan.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # 8 3 1 1 - 1 14
vol $60M $340M $56M $456M
Sell (0.8/yr) # 3 1 - 2 - 1 7
vol $3.1B $3.1B
  21

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Proximie Ltd. 2024-10-23 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.proximie.com
Olympus Terumo Biomaterials Corp. 2024-05-27 - Divestiture
Tokyo, Japan · www.biomaterial.co.jp
Odin Medical Ltd. 2022-12-20 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.odin-vision.com
Evident Corp. 2022-08-29 - Divestiture
Tokyo, Japan · www.evidentscientific.com
Olympus - Microscope Unit 2022-08-29 3.1B USD Divestiture
Shinjuku-ku, Japan
Quest Innovations B.V. 2021-01-28 56M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Middenmeer, Netherlands · www.quest-innovations.com
Veran Medical Technologies, Inc. 2020-12-04 340M USD Add-on Acquisition
St. Louis, Missouri · www.veranmedical.com
FH ORTHO SAS 2020-11-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Heimsbrunn, France · www.fhorthopedics.com
ARC Medical Design Ltd. 2020-08-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Leeds, United Kingdom · www.endocuff.com
OM Digital Solutions Corporation Group 2020-06-24 - Divestiture
Tokyo, Japan · www.om-digitalsolutions.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Medical Products 7 (50%) 396M (87%) 2 (29%) 3.1B (100%)
Life Science 2 (14%) 60M (13%) 1 (14%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (7%) - 1 (14%) -
Healthcare Services 1 (7%) - 1 (14%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (7%) - - -
Software 1 (7%) - - -
Test/Measurement Equipment 1 (7%) - - -
Business Services - - 1 (14%) -
Electronics - - 1 (14%) -
Total 14 $456M 7 $3.1B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Japan 1 - 6 3.1B
United States 5 400M 1 -
  Massachusetts 2 - - -
  New Hampshire 1 60M - -
  Missouri 1 340M - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
United Kingdom 4 - - -
France 1 - - -
Germany 1 - - -
Israel 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 56M - -
Domestic 1 (7%) - 6 (86%) 3.1B (100%)
Cross-border 13 (93%) 456M (100%) 1 (14%) -
Total 14 $456M 7 $3.1B

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $340M
< $100M 2 $116M
TOTAL $456M
Largest Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.
$340M (2020-12-04)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $3.1B
TOTAL $3.1B
Largest Olympus - Microscope Unit
$3.1B (2022-08-29)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
29%
4 (29%)
Strategic(s)
14%
2 (14%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
86%
6 (86%)
Strategic(s)
14%
1 (14%)

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