Whitbread - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Whitbread M&A Summary

Whitbread has acquired 4 companies. It has also divested 1 asset.

Whitbread’s largest acquisition to date was in 2004, when it acquired Premier Inn Hotels for $825M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2018, when it sold Costa Limited to The Coca-Cola for $6.0B. The Company’s most targeted sectors include restaurants (50%) and beverages (25%).

Whitbread Business Overview

Where is Whitbread headquartered?

Whitbread is headquartered in Dunstable, United Kingdom.

What is Whitbread’s revenue?

Whitbread disclosed revenue of 2,960M GBP for 2024 and 2,625M GBP for 2023.

How many employees does Whitbread have?

Whitbread has 36,700 employees.

What sector is Whitbread in?

Whitbread is a restaurants company.

When was Whitbread founded?

Whitbread was founded in 1742.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity4
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

Whitbread

Whitbread PLC

Whitbread Court, Houghton Hall Business Park, Porz Avenue,
Dunstable, LU5 5XE
United Kingdom,
+44 15 8242 4200
www.whitbread.co.uk

Whitbread is a multinational hotel, coffee shop, and restaurant. Whitbread was founded in 1742 and is based in Dunstable, England.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 4 - - - - - 4
vol $881M $881M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $6.0B $6.0B
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Costa Limited 2018-08-31 6.0B GBP Divestiture
Dunstable, United Kingdom · www.costa.co.uk
Healthy Retail Ltd. (dba Pure) 2016-05-03 - Stake Purchase
London, United Kingdom · www.pure-madeforyou.co.uk
Coffeeheaven International Ltd. 2009-12-15 55M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Brighton, United Kingdom
Premier Inn Hotels Ltd. 2004-07-23 825M GBP Divestiture
Dunstable, United Kingdom · www.premierinn.com
Costa Limited 1995-01-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Dunstable, United Kingdom · www.costa.co.uk
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Restaurants 2 (50%) 881M (100%) - -
Beverages 1 (25%) - 1 (100%) 6.0B (100%)
Retail 1 (25%) - - -
Total 4 $881M 1 $6.0B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 4 881M 1 6.0B
Total 4 $881M 1 $6.0B

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $825M
< $100M 1 $55M
TOTAL $881M
Largest Premier Inn Hotels Ltd.
$825M (2004-07-23)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $6.0B
TOTAL $6.0B
Largest Costa Limited
$6.0B (2018-08-31)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
25%
1 (25%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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