Stagecoach Group - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Stagecoach Group M&A Summary

Stagecoach Group has acquired 8 companies of its own. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 11 assets.

Stagecoach Group’s largest acquisition to date was in 2005, when it acquired Traction Group for $40M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2019, when it sold Coach USA to Variant Equity for $271M. The Company’s most targeted sectors include transportation (88%) and retail (13%).

Stagecoach Group Ownership

Who owns Stagecoach Group?

Stagecoach Group is owned by DWS Infrastructure. It was acquired on March 9, 2022.

Is Stagecoach Group PE-backed?

Yes. Stagecoach Group is owned by private equity investor DWS Infrastructure.

Stagecoach Group Business Overview

Where is Stagecoach Group headquartered?

Stagecoach Group is headquartered in Perth, United Kingdom.

What is Stagecoach Group’s revenue?

Stagecoach Group disclosed revenue of 1,204M GBP for 2022 and 938M GBP for 2021.

How many employees does Stagecoach Group have?

Stagecoach Group has 24 employees.

What sector is Stagecoach Group in?

Stagecoach Group is a transportation company.

When was Stagecoach Group founded?

Stagecoach Group was founded in 1980.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity19
    • M&A Buy Activity8
    • M&A Sell Activity11
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 16
  • M&A Advisors 2

Stagecoach Group

Stagecoach Group PLC

10 Dunkeld Road,
Perth, PH1 5TW
United Kingdom,
+44 17 3844 2111
www.stagecoach.com

Stagecoach Group is a public transport provider in the UK and North America. Stagecoach Group was founded in 1980 and is based in Perth, United kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 8 - - - - - 8
vol $68M $68M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 11 - - - - - 11
vol $907M $907M
  19

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Coach USA LLC 2019-04-16 271M USD Divestiture
Paramus, New Jersey · www.coachusa.com
First Manchester - Wigan Bus Business and Assets 2012-12-19 18M GBP Divestiture
, United Kingdom
Firstgroup - North Devon Bus Operations 2012-03-12 4M GBP Divestiture
, United Kingdom
Eastbourne Buses Ltd. 2008-12-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Highland Country Buses Ltd. 2008-05-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Inverness, United Kingdom
Trainline Plc 2006-07-05 251M GBP Divestiture
London, United Kingdom · www.thetrainline.com
South East London & Kent Bus Co. Ltd. 2006-06-23 - Divestiture
Ilford, United Kingdom
East London Bus & Coach Co. Ltd. 2006-06-23 - Divestiture
Ilford, United Kingdom
Traction Group Ltd. 2005-12-15 40M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Barnsley, United Kingdom
Stagecoach New Zealand Ltd. 2005-11-21 160M NZD Divestiture
Wellington, New Zealand
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Transportation 7 (88%) 68M (100%) 9 (82%) 656M (72%)
Retail 1 (13%) - 1 (9%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (9%) 251M (28%)
Total 8 $68M 11 $907M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 8 68M 6 271M
United States - - 3 454M
  Texas - - 2 183M
  New Jersey - - 1 271M
New Zealand - - 1 160M
Portugal - - 1 22M
Domestic 8 (100%) 68M (100%) 6 (55%) 271M (30%)
Cross-border - - 5 (45%) 636M (70%)
Total 8 $68M 11 $907M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
RBC Capital Markets
2
Legal Deals
Covington & Burling
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 4 $68M
TOTAL $68M
Largest Traction Group Ltd.
$40M (2005-12-15)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 4 $837M
< $100M 3 $70M
TOTAL $907M
Largest Coach USA LLC
$271M (2019-04-16)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
13%
1 (13%)
Strategic(s)
25%
2 (25%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
27%
3 (27%)
Strategic(s)
73%
8 (73%)

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