Upl - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Upl M&A Summary

Upl has acquired 5 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms.

Upl’s largest acquisition to date was in 2018, when it acquired Arysta LifeScience for $4.2B. Upl has acquired in 1 US state, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include agriculture (40%) and chemicals (40%).

Upl Business Overview

Where is Upl headquartered?

Upl is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

What is Upl’s revenue?

Upl disclosed revenue of 425,990M INR for 2024 and 531,340M INR for 2023.

How many employees does Upl have?

Upl has 12,000 employees.

What sector is Upl in?

Upl is a chemicals company.

When was Upl founded?

Upl was founded in 1969.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2
  • M&A Advisors 4

Upl

Upl Ltd.

Uniphos House, C.D. Marg, 11th Road, Madhu Park, Khar (West),
Mumbai, 400052
India,
+91 22 6856 8000
www.upl-ltd.com

Upl is a global generic crop protection, chemicals and seeds company. UPL was founded in 1969 and is based in Mumbai, India.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 4 - - 1 - - 5
vol $4.2B $4.2B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
TeleSense, Inc. 2022-09-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Sunnyvale, California · www.telesense.com
Arysta LifeScience Corp. 2018-07-20 4.2B USD Divestiture
Chuo-Ku, Japan · www.arystalifescience.com
ICONA S.A. 2007-01-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Buenos Aires, Argentina · www.iconasa.com.ar
Advanta Netherlands Holdings BV 2006-02-14 - Stake Purchase
Rokin 55, Netherlands · www.advantaseeds.nl
Reposo S.A.I.C. 2005-10-31 - Add-on Acquisition
Buenos Aires, Argentina · www.reposo.com.ar
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Agriculture 2 (40%) 4.2B (100%) - -
Chemicals 2 (40%) - - -
Technology Hardware 1 (20%) - - -
Total 5 $4.2B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Argentina 2 - - -
Japan 1 4.2B - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
United States 1 - - -
  California 1 - - -
Domestic - - - -
Cross-border 5 (100%) 4.2B (100%) - -
Total 5 $4.2B - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
J.P. Morgan Securities
 1
Legal Deals
Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett
 1
Jones Day
 1
J. Sagar Associates
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $4.2B
TOTAL $4.2B
Largest Arysta LifeScience Corp.
$4.2B (2018-07-20)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Strategic(s)
20%
1 (20%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Chemicals

Revenue

425,990   20% 2024
531,340   16% 2023
459,710   20% 2022
384,180   9% 2021
354,890   65% 2020
216,090   26% 2019
171,630   7% 2018
161,230   23% 2017
131,324   2016
(millions of INR) Show More Show Less

Employees

12,000

Established

1969

Public

National Stock Exchange of India (NSE): UPL

Former Name

United Phosphorus Limited

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