Toshiba - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Toshiba M&A Summary

Toshiba has acquired 7 companies of its own. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 6 assets.

Toshiba’s largest acquisition to date was in 2011, when it acquired Landis+Gyr AG for $2.3B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2017, when it sold Kioxia Holdings to SK Hynix for $18.0B. Toshiba has acquired in 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include electrical equipment (40%) and semiconductors (40%).

Toshiba Ownership

Who owns Toshiba?

Toshiba is owned by Japan Industrial Partners. It was acquired on August 7, 2023.

Is Toshiba PE-backed?

Yes. Toshiba is owned by private equity investor Japan Industrial Partners.

Toshiba Business Overview

Where is Toshiba headquartered?

Toshiba is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

What is Toshiba’s revenue?

Toshiba disclosed revenue of 3,336,967M JPY for 2022 and 3,054,375M JPY for 2021.

How many employees does Toshiba have?

Toshiba has 116,224 employees.

What sector is Toshiba in?

Toshiba is an electronics company.

When was Toshiba founded?

Toshiba was founded in 1875.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity11
    • M&A Buy Activity5
    • M&A Sell Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 13

Toshiba

Toshiba Corp.

1-1, Shibaura 1-Chome Minato-ku,
Tokyo, 105-8001
Japan,
+81 3-3457-4511
www.toshiba.co.jp

Toshiba is a multinational engineering and electronics conglomerate. The Company manufactures and sells cellular phones, hard disc devices, optical disc devices, and televisions amongst other products. Toshiba was founded in 1875 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 5 - - - - - 5
vol $2.3B $2.3B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 6 - - - - - 6
vol $23.1B $23.1B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Toshiba America LNG Corp. 2019-06-01 15M USD Divestiture
Houston, Texas · www.toshiba.com/tal
Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC 2018-01-04 4.6B USD Divestiture
Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania · www.westinghousenuclear.com
Kioxia Holdings Corp. 2017-09-28 18.0B USD Divestiture
Tokyo, Japan · www.kioxia-holdings.com
Toshiba Lifestyle Products & Services Corporation 2016-03-30 473M USD Divestiture
Tokyo, China
Vijai Electricals Ltd. 2013-09-10 - Stake Purchase
Hyderabad, India · www.vijaielectricals.com
Elettra Technology Inc. 2013-05-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Hamilton, Ontario
Toshiba Electronics Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. 2011-09-29 - Divestiture
Kuala Langat, Malaysia
Landis+Gyr AG 2011-05-19 2.3B USD Add-on Acquisition
Zug, Switzerland · www.landisgyr.com
J-Devices Corp. 2009-10-23 - Joint Venture
Usuki City, Japan · www.j-devices.co.jp
Ekitan & Co Ltd. 2007-10-01 - Divestiture
Tokyo, Japan · www.ekitan.co.jp
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Semiconductors 2 (40%) - 1 (17%) -
Electrical Equipment 2 (40%) - - -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 2 (33%) 4.6B (20%)
Communications 1 (20%) 2.3B (100%) - -
Consumer Products - - 1 (17%) 473M (2%)
Information Services - - 1 (17%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (17%) 18.0B (78%)
Total 5 $2.3B 6 $23.1B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Japan 2 - 2 18.0B
United States - - 2 4.6B
  Texas - - 1 15M
  Pennsylvania - - 1 4.6B
Canada 1 - - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
China - - 1 473M
India 1 - - -
Malaysia - - 1 -
Switzerland 1 2.3B - -
Domestic 2 (40%) - 2 (33%) 18.0B (78%)
Cross-border 3 (60%) 2.3B (100%) 4 (67%) 5.1B (22%)
Total 5 $2.3B 6 $23.1B

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $2.3B
TOTAL $2.3B
Largest Landis+Gyr AG
$2.3B (2011-05-19)
sell # Total
> $1B 2 $22.6B
$100M to $1B 1 $473M
< $100M 1 $15M
TOTAL $23.1B
Largest Kioxia Holdings Corp.
$18.0B (2017-09-28)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
40%
2 (40%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
50%
3 (50%)
Strategic(s)
67%
4 (67%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Electronics

Revenue

3,336,967   10% 2022
3,054,375   10% 2021
3,389,871   9% 2020
3,693,539   7% 2019
3,947,596   19% 2018
4,870,773   15% 2017
5,668,688   15% 2016
6,655,894   2015
(millions of JPY) Show More Show Less

Employees

116,224

Established

1875

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