EssilorLuxottica Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

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EssilorLuxottica has acquired 56 companies, including 3 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 23 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include consumer products (75%) and healthcare services (8%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity55
    • M&A Buy Activity54
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 9
  • Total Countries Invested 23
  • 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 ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 51 1 - 2 - - 54
vol $53.2B $53.2B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $1.4B $1.4B
  55

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
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
Infinity Vision Alliance, Inc. 2015-10-22 - Stake Purchase
West Covina, California · www.infinityvisionalliance.com
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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 40 (74%) 52.4B (98%) 1 (100%) 1.4B (100%)
Healthcare Services 4 (7%) 130M (< 1%) - -
Distribution 3 (6%) - - -
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 54 $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 - -
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 52 (96%) 53.2B (100%) - -
Total 54 $53.2B 1 $1.4B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Citigroup Investment Banking
1
Rothschild Global Advisory
1
Legal Deals
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
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)
6%
3 (6%)
Strategic(s)
2%
1 (2%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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