Sainsbury - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Sainsbury M&A Summary

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

Sainsbury’s largest acquisition to date was in 1999, when it acquired Star Market for $482M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2001, when it sold HHGL to Permira for $1.2B. Sainsbury has acquired in 1 US state, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include retail (100%).

Sainsbury Business Overview

Where is Sainsbury headquartered?

Sainsbury is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What is Sainsbury’s revenue?

Sainsbury disclosed revenue of 32,700M GBP for 2024 and 31,491M GBP for 2023.

How many employees does Sainsbury have?

Sainsbury has 171,000 employees.

What sector is Sainsbury in?

Sainsbury is a retail company.

When was Sainsbury founded?

Sainsbury was founded in 1869.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity4
    • M&A Buy Activity3
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6

Sainsbury

J. Sainsbury plc

Sainsbury's Store Support Centre, 33 Holborn,
London, EC1N 2HT
United Kingdom,
+44 20 7695 6000
www.about.sainsburys.co.uk

Sainsbury today operates over 1,203 supermarkets and convenience stores and employs around 117000 colleagues. Sainsbury was founded in 1869 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 2 - - - - 1 3
vol $482M $482M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $1.2B $1.2B
  4

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Homebase - 10 leasehold stores 2024-07-29 - Divestiture
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Safeway Ltd. 2003-03-28 - Add-on Acquisition
Hayes, United Kingdom
HHGL Ltd. 2001-03-01 1.2B GBP Divestiture
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom · www.homebase.co.uk
Star Market Co. 1999-07-12 482M USD Add-on Acquisition
Boise, Idaho · www.starmarket.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Retail 3 (100%) 482M (100%) 1 (100%) 1.2B (100%)
Total 3 $482M 1 $1.2B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 2 - 1 1.2B
United States 1 482M - -
  Idaho 1 482M - -
Domestic 2 (67%) - 1 (100%) 1.2B (100%)
Cross-border 1 (33%) 482M (100%) - -
Total 3 $482M 1 $1.2B

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $482M
TOTAL $482M
Largest Star Market Co.
$482M (1999-07-12)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.2B
TOTAL $1.2B
Largest HHGL Ltd.
$1.2B (2001-03-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
33%
1 (33%)
Strategic(s)
33%
1 (33%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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