Diploma - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Diploma M&A Summary

Diploma has acquired 15 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Diploma’s largest acquisition to date was in 2020, when it acquired Windy City Wire Cable & Technology Products for $550M. Diploma has acquired in 5 different US states, and 8 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include distribution (34%) and medical products (27%).

Diploma Business Overview

Where is Diploma headquartered?

Diploma is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What is Diploma’s revenue?

Diploma disclosed revenue of 787M GBP for 2021 and 538M GBP for 2020.

How many employees does Diploma have?

Diploma has 2,700 employees.

What sector is Diploma in?

Diploma is a distribution company.

When was Diploma founded?

Diploma was founded in 1931.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity15
    • M&A Buy Activity15
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 8
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2
  • M&A Advisors 2

Diploma

Diploma Plc

12 Charterhouse Square,
London, EC1M 6AX
United Kingdom,
+44 20 7549 5700
www.diplomaplc.com

Diploma is a distributor and supplier of specialized technical products and services in Europe, North America, and internationally. Diploma was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 13 1 - - 1 - 15
vol $167M $550M $716M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  15

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Tennessee Industrial Electronics LLC 2023-03-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Clinton Township, Michigan · www.tieindustrial.com
Windy City Wire Cable & Technology Products LLC 2020-09-22 550M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Bolingbrook, Illinois · www.smartwire.com
Abacus ALS Pty Ltd. 2017-04-20 19M AUD Add-on Acquisition
Meadowbrook, Australia · www.abacus-als.com
Cablecraft Ltd. 2016-03-09 40M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Dunstable, United Kingdom · www.cablecraft.co.uk
Kubo Tech AG 2015-03-13 34M CHF Add-on Acquisition
Effretikon, Switzerland · www.kubo.ch
Technopath Distribution Ltd. 2014-10-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Ballina, Ireland · www.techno-path.com
Carsen Medical, Inc. 2010-12-23 19M CAD Add-on Acquisition
Markham, Ontario
All Seals, Inc. 2010-09-10 12M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Santa Ana, California · www.allsealsinc.com
RT Dygert International, Inc. 2008-12-23 20M USD Add-on Acquisition
Edina, Minnesota · www.rtdygert.com
Hercules Europe BV 2008-06-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Raamsdonksveer, Netherlands · www.herculeseu.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Distribution 5 (33%) 616M (86%) - -
Medical Products 4 (27%) 61M (8%) - -
Electrical Equipment 2 (13%) 40M (6%) - -
Machinery 2 (13%) - - -
Business Services 1 (7%) - - -
Chemicals 1 (7%) - - -
Total 15 $716M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 5 581M - -
  Washington 1 - - -
  Minnesota 1 20M - -
  Michigan 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 550M - -
  California 1 12M - -
United Kingdom 3 40M - -
Canada 2 42M - -
  Ontario 2 42M - -
Australia 1 19M - -
Denmark 1 - - -
Ireland 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
Switzerland 1 34M - -
Domestic 3 (20%) 40M (6%) - -
Cross-border 12 (80%) 676M (94%) - -
Total 15 $716M - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Lazard Ltd.
1
Legal Deals
Foley & Lardner LLP
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $550M
< $100M 7 $167M
TOTAL $716M
Largest Windy City Wire Cable & Technology Products LLC
$550M (2020-09-22)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
13%
2 (13%)

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