EssilorLuxottica - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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EssilorLuxottica M&A Summary

EssilorLuxottica has acquired 57 companies, including 4 in the last 5 years. A total of 5 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

EssilorLuxottica’s largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired Luxottica Group for $51.8B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2010, when it sold Sperian Protection S.A. to Honeywell International for $1.4B. EssilorLuxottica has acquired in 10 different US states, and 24 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include consumer products (75%) and healthcare services (8%).

EssilorLuxottica Business Overview

Where is EssilorLuxottica headquartered?

EssilorLuxottica is headquartered in Paris, France.

What is EssilorLuxottica’s revenue?

EssilorLuxottica disclosed revenue of 24,494M EUR for 2022 and 19,820M EUR for 2021.

How many employees does EssilorLuxottica have?

EssilorLuxottica has 144,888 employees.

What sector is EssilorLuxottica in?

EssilorLuxottica is a consumer products company.

When was EssilorLuxottica founded?

EssilorLuxottica was founded in 1849.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity56
    • M&A Buy Activity55
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 9
  • Total Countries Invested 24
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 9
  • M&A Advisors 3

EssilorLuxottica

EssilorLuxottica SA

1-5 rue Paul CEzanne,
Paris, 75008
France,
+33 1 49 77 42 16
www.essilorluxottica.com

EssilorLuxottica is a provider of vision solutions and design to manufacture, the group develops a wide range of lenses to correct and protect eyesight. EssilorLuxottica was founded in 1849 and is based in Paris, France.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 52 - 2 - - 1 55
vol $53.2B $53.2B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $1.4B $1.4B
  56

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Washin Co., Ltd. 2024-04-09 - Add-on Acquisition
Tokyo, Japan · www.washin-optical.co.jp
Walman Optical Co. 2021-03-25 - Add-on Acquisition
Minneapolis, Minnesota · www.walmanoptical.com
SightGlass Vision, Inc. 2021-02-03 - Joint Venture
Palo Alto, California · www.sightglassvision.com
GrandVision N.V. 2019-07-31 - Stake Purchase
Schiphol, Netherlands · www.grandvision.com
Team Effort Optical 2017-07-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · www.teameffortoptical.com
Luxottica Group S.p.A. 2017-01-16 51.8B EUR Merger
Milan, Italy · www.luxottica.com
MyOptique Group Ltd. 2016-08-16 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.myoptiquegroup.com
VisionDirect.co.uk 2016-02-23 - Divestiture
London, United Kingdom · www.visiondirect.co.uk
ECP Spain 2016-01-08 - Add-on Acquisition
, Spain
Jai Kudo Polska Sp. z o.o. 2016-01-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Poznan, Poland · www.jaikudo.pl
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Essilor of America, Inc.    - Vision Source LP 2015-07-30 8
Dallas,, Texas · www.essilorusa.com Kingwood, Texas · www.visionsource.com
FGX International, Inc. 2009-12-16 Stylemark, Inc. 2011-12-14 4
Smithfield, Rhode Island · www.fgxi.com Ormond Beach, Florida · www.stylemark.net

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Consumer Products 41 (75%) 52.4B (98%) 1 (100%) 1.4B (100%)
Healthcare Services 4 (7%) 130M (< 1%) - -
Distribution 3 (5%) - - -
Retail 2 (4%) - - -
Apparel/Textiles 1 (2%) 270M (1%) - -
E-Commerce 1 (2%) 430M (1%) - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (2%) - - -
Machinery 1 (2%) - - -
Software 1 (2%) - - -
Total 55 $53.2B 1 $1.4B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 15 835M - -
  California 5 - - -
  Rhode Island 2 835M - -
  Virginia 1 - - -
  Oklahoma 1 - - -
  Missouri 1 - - -
  Minnesota 1 - - -
  Michigan 1 - - -
  Florida 1 - - -
  Arkansas 1 - - -
Brazil 7 - - -
Canada 4 430M - -
  Ontario 3 - - -
  British Columbia 1 430M - -
China 4 - - -
France 2 - 1 1.4B
Morocco 3 - - -
South Africa 2 - - -
United Kingdom 2 - - -
Australia 1 - - -
Colombia 1 - - -
Dominican Republic 1 - - -
Germany 1 - - -
India 1 - - -
Israel 1 130M - -
Italy 1 51.8B - -
Japan 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
Poland 1 - - -
Singapore 1 - - -
South Korea 1 - - -
Spain 1 - - -
Switzerland 1 - - -
Tunisia 1 - - -
Turkey 1 - - -
Domestic 2 (4%) - 1 (100%) 1.4B (100%)
Cross-border 53 (96%) 53.2B (100%) - -
Total 55 $53.2B 1 $1.4B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Rothschild Global Advisory
1
Citigroup Investment Banking
1
Legal Deals
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $51.8B
$100M to $1B 4 $1.4B
TOTAL $53.2B
Largest Luxottica Group S.p.A.
$51.8B (2017-01-16)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.4B
TOTAL $1.4B
Largest Sperian Protection S.A.
$1.4B (2010-05-19)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
5%
3 (5%)
Strategic(s)
2%
1 (2%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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