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Sears Mergers & Acquisitions

Sears M&A Summary

Sears has acquired 4 companies of its own. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 3 assets.

Sears’ largest acquisition to date was in 2002, when it acquired Lands End for $1.9B. Sears has acquired in 4 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include retail (50%) and consumer services (25%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity7
    • M&A Buy Activity4
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4

Sears

Sears, Roebuck and Co.

3333 Beverly Road,
Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60179
United States,
(847) 286-2500
www.sears.com

All (7) Buy (4) Sell (3)
Date Target Value
$mlns 		Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2005-10-07 Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp. · Retail
San Jose, California · www.osh.com

Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp., a chain of high volume, high service retail hardware stores located in California.

- Stake Purchase

Ares Private Equity Group PE

Sears Holdings

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