SCA - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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SCA M&A Summary

SCA has acquired 15 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 6 assets.

SCA’s largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired BSN medical for $3.1B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2007, when it sold Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget - Packaging Opertions to Metalmark Capital for $430M. SCA has acquired in 1 US state, and 12 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include consumer products (60%) and packaging (14%).

SCA Business Overview

Where is SCA headquartered?

SCA is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

What is SCA’s revenue?

SCA disclosed revenue of 18,081M SEK for 2023 and 20,794M SEK for 2022.

How many employees does SCA have?

SCA has 3,400 employees.

What sector is SCA in?

SCA is a business services company.

When was SCA founded?

SCA was founded in 1915.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity21
    • M&A Buy Activity15
    • M&A Sell Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 12
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 12
  • M&A Advisors 2

SCA

Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA

Skepparplatsen 1,
Stockholm, 851 88
Sweden,
+46 60 19 30 00
www.sca.com

SCA's hygiene operations are located at four locations in western Sweden. SCA's headquarters are corporate staffs in Finance, Strategy & Business, Law, Sustainability, Human Resources and Communication. SCA was founded in 1915 and is based in Sundsvall, Sweden.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 14 - - 1 - - 15
vol $5.8B $95M $5.9B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 5 1 - - - - 6
vol $630M $630M
  21

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Skogberget Vind AB 2022-12-21 95M SEK Divestiture
Pitea, Sweden
SCA Wood Supply UK Ltd. 2020-11-30 - Divestiture
Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
SCA Logistics (Rotterdam) B.V. 2019-06-03 - Divestiture
Rotterdam, Netherlands
BSN medical GmbH 2016-12-19 3.1B EUR Add-on Acquisition
Hamburg, Germany · www.bsnmedical.com
Wausau Paper Corp. 2016-01-20 513M USD Add-on Acquisition
Mosinee, Wisconsin · www.wausaupaper.com
Cool Logistics Ltd. 2014-01-23 - Divestiture
Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom · www.cool-logistics.com
Vinda International Holdings Ltd. 2013-10-28 - Stake Purchase
Tsim Sha Tsui, China · www.vinda.com
Georgia-Pacific LLC - Tissue Business 2012-07-19 1.5B EUR Divestiture
, United Kingdom
Everbeauty Corp. 2012-06-01 225M SEK Add-on Acquisition
Taipei, Taiwan · www.everbeauty.com.tw
PLF SA 2012-03-09 - Add-on Acquisition
Bonneuil Matours, France · www.plf.fr
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
SCA North America, Inc.    - Encore Paper Co., Inc. 2001-11-21 1
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · www.sca.com Stockholm, Sweden

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Consumer Products 9 (60%) 2.7B (46%) - -
Packaging 2 (13%) 5M (< 1%) 3 (50%) 630M (100%)
Distribution 1 (7%) - - -
Forest Products 1 (7%) - - -
Medical Products 1 (7%) 3.1B (53%) - -
Renewable Energy 1 (7%) 95M (2%) - -
Building Materials - - 1 (17%) -
Machinery - - 1 (17%) -
Transportation - - 1 (17%) -
Total 15 $5.9B 6 $630M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 3 1.8B 2 -
China 2 5M 1 200M
Sweden 1 95M 1 -
United States 1 513M 1 430M
  Wisconsin 1 513M - -
Argentina 1 20M - -
Brazil 1 53M - -
France 1 - - -
Germany 1 3.1B - -
Malaysia 1 - - -
Mexico 1 50M - -
Netherlands - - 1 -
Taiwan 1 225M - -
Turkey 1 36M - -
Domestic 1 (7%) 95M (2%) 1 (17%) -
Cross-border 14 (93%) 5.8B (98%) 5 (83%) 630M (100%)
Total 15 $5.9B 6 $630M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
BofA Securities
1
Legal Deals
Morgan Lewis
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $4.6B
$100M to $1B 3 $1.0B
< $100M 6 $259M
TOTAL $5.9B
Largest BSN medical GmbH
$3.1B (2016-12-19)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $630M
TOTAL $630M
Largest Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget - Packaging Opertions
$430M (2007-01-23)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
13%
2 (13%)
Strategic(s)
27%
4 (27%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
17%
1 (17%)
Strategic(s)
83%
5 (83%)

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