Valora Holding - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Valora Holding M&A Summary

Valora Holding has acquired 6 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 3 assets.

Valora Holding’s largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired BackWerk Service for $214M. Valora Holding has acquired in 1 US state, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include retail (34%) and food (34%).

Valora Holding Business Overview

Where is Valora Holding headquartered?

Valora Holding is headquartered in Muttenz, Switzerland.

What is Valora Holding’s revenue?

Valora Holding disclosed revenue of 1,750M CHF for 2021 and 1,697M CHF for 2020.

How many employees does Valora Holding have?

Valora Holding has 3,618 employees.

What sector is Valora Holding in?

Valora Holding is a retail company.

When was Valora Holding founded?

Valora Holding was founded in 1905.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity6
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6

Valora Holding

Valora Holding AG

Hofackerstrasse 40,
Muttenz, 4132
Switzerland,
+41 61 467 20 20
www.valora.com

Valora Holding is an economically robust, independent trading company operating on a Europe-wide scale. The Valora Group’s three divisions – Valora Retail, Valora Media (press wholesaling) and Valora Trade (distribution of fast-moving consumer goods). Valora Holding was founded in 1905 and is based in Muttenz, Switzerland.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 4 - 1 1 - - 6
vol $214M $214M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
  9

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Frittenwerk 2022-07-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Dusseldorf, Germany · www.frittenwerk.com
BACKFACTORY GmbH 2021-09-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Hamburg, Germany · www.back-factory.de
BackWerk Service GmbH 2017-09-18 214M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Eating, Germany · www.back-werk.de
Pretzel Baron 2017-01-26 - Add-on Acquisition
Cincinnati, Ohio · www.pretzelbaron.com
Conaxess Trade 2015-11-16 - Divestiture
Hvidovre, Denmark · www.conaxesstrade.com
LS distribution Suisse SA 2015-03-02 - Divestiture
Geneva, Switzerland
Naville (LS Distribution Suisse) 2014-09-11 - Divestiture
Carouge, Switzerland · www.naville.ch
Gillebagaren AB 2008-09-06 - Divestiture
Asljunga, Sweden · www.gille.fi
Kagi Sohne AG 2008-05-01 - Divestiture
Lichtensteig, Switzerland · www.kaegi-ag.ch
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Food 2 (33%) 214M (100%) 2 (67%) -
Retail 2 (33%) - - -
Franchising 1 (17%) - - -
Restaurants 1 (17%) - - -
Distribution - - 1 (33%) -
Total 6 $214M 3 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Germany 3 214M - -
Switzerland 2 - 1 -
Denmark - - 1 -
Sweden - - 1 -
United States 1 - - -
  Ohio 1 - - -
Domestic 2 (33%) - 1 (33%) -
Cross-border 4 (67%) 214M (100%) 2 (67%) -
Total 6 $214M 3 -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $214M
TOTAL $214M
Largest BackWerk Service GmbH
$214M (2017-09-18)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
17%
1 (17%)
Strategic(s)
33%
2 (33%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
67%
2 (67%)
Strategic(s)
33%
1 (33%)

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