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Prysmian - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Prysmian M&A Summary

Prysmian has acquired 9 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms.

Prysmian’s largest acquisition to date was in 2024, when it acquired Encore Wire for $3.9B. Prysmian has acquired in 2 different US states, and 6 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include electrical equipment (67%) and plastics (12%).

Prysmian Business Overview

Where is Prysmian headquartered?

Prysmian is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

What is Prysmian’s revenue?

Prysmian disclosed revenue of 15,354M EUR for 2023 and 16,067M EUR for 2022.

How many employees does Prysmian have?

Prysmian has 30,351 employees.

What sector is Prysmian in?

Prysmian is a technology hardware company.

When was Prysmian founded?

Prysmian was founded in 1879.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1
  • M&A Advisors 4

Prysmian

Prysmian S.p.A.

Via Chiese 6,
Milan, 20126
Italy,
+39 02 64491
www.prysmiangroup.com

Prysmian together with its subsidiaries, produces, distributes, and sells cables and systems, and related accessories for the energy and telecommunications industries worldwide. Prysmian was founded in 1879 and is based in Milan, Italy.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 7 - - - 1 1 9
vol $3.1B $3.9B $950M $7.9B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  9

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Channell Commercial Corp. 2025-03-25 950M USD Add-on Acquisition
Rockwall, Texas · www.channell.com
Encore Wire Corp. 2024-04-15 3.9B USD Add-on Acquisition
Mckinney, Texas · www.encorewire.com
General Cable Corp. 2017-12-04 3.0B USD Add-on Acquisition
Highland Heights, Kentucky · www.generalcable.com
Oman Cables Industry (SAOG) 2015-12-16 - Stake Purchase
Rusayl, Oman · www.omancables.com
Gulf Coast Downhole Technologies LLC 2015-09-25 45M USD Add-on Acquisition
Houston, Texas · www.gcdt.com
Draka Holding N.V. 2010-11-22 - Merger
Amsterdam, Netherlands · www.drakaholding.com
Ravin Cables Ltd. 2010-01-19 - Add-on Acquisition
Secunderabad, India · www.ravincables.com
Rybinsk Electrocabel 2009-12-15 12M EUR Add-on Acquisition
, Russia
Facab Lynen Gmbh & Co. KG. 2008-06-03 33M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Eschweiler, Germany
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Electrical Equipment 6 (67%) 7.0B (88%) - -
Marketing 1 (11%) - - -
Plastics 1 (11%) 950M (12%) - -
Technology Hardware 1 (11%) - - -
Total 9 $7.9B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 4 7.9B - -
  Texas 3 4.9B - -
  Kentucky 1 3.0B - -
Germany 1 33M - -
India 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
Oman 1 - - -
Russia 1 12M - -
Domestic - - - -
Cross-border 9 (100%) 7.9B (100%) - -
Total 9 $7.9B - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Goldman Sachs
 2
Mediobanca
 1
Legal Deals
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
 2
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $6.9B
$100M to $1B 1 $950M
< $100M 3 $90M
TOTAL $7.9B
Largest Encore Wire Corp.
$3.9B (2024-04-15)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
11%
1 (11%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Technology Hardware

Revenue

15,354   5% 2023
16,067   27% 2022
12,736   28% 2021
10,016   14% 2020
11,519   14% 2019
10,158   29% 2018
7,901   5% 2017
7,567   3% 2016
7,361   8% 2015
6,840   3% 2014
6,995   12% 2013
7,890   2012
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Employees

30,351

Established

1879

Public

The Milan Stock Exchange: PRY

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