Essity - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Essity M&A Summary

Essity has acquired 10 companies, including 10 in the last 5 years. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Essity’s largest acquisition to date was in 2021, when it acquired Grupo Familia for $1.5B. Essity has acquired in 3 different US states, and 6 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include medical products (34%) and consumer products (34%).

Essity Business Overview

Where is Essity headquartered?

Essity is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

What is Essity’s revenue?

Essity disclosed revenue of 121,752M SEK for 2020 and 128,975M SEK for 2019.

How many employees does Essity have?

Essity has 46,000 employees.

What sector is Essity in?

Essity is a consumer products company.

When was Essity founded?

Essity was founded in 1849.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

Essity

Essity AB

Waterfront Building Klarabergsviadukten 63 PO Box 200,
Stockholm, 10123
Sweden,
+46 87 88 51 00
www.essity.com

Essity is a global hygiene and health company dedicated to improving well-being through products and services. Essity AB's personal care products include incontinence products, including skincare products, wet wipes, and wash gloves; baby and pant diapers, as well as baby care products, such as wet wipes, shampoos, lotions, and baby oils; pads, panty liners, tampons, intimate soaps, and intimate wipes; and wound care, vascular, and orthopedics products and services. Essity was founded in 1849 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.8/yr) # - 2 4 3 - - 9
vol $8M $2.3B $460M $2.7B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  9

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Knix Wear, Inc. 2022-07-08 320M USD Add-on Acquisition
Toronto, Ontario · www.knix.com
Modibodi Pty Ltd. 2022-07-07 100M AUD Add-on Acquisition
Balmain, Australia · www.modibodi.com
Legacy Converting, Inc. 2022-02-02 40M USD Add-on Acquisition
Fieldsboro, New Jersey · www.everwipe.com
Hydrofera LLC 2021-12-29 116M USD Add-on Acquisition
Manchester, Connecticut · www.hydrofera.com
AquaCast Liner LLC 2021-12-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Newark, Delaware · www.aquacastliner.com
Grupo Familia 2021-04-22 1.5B SEK Add-on Acquisition
Medellin, Colombia · www.grupofamilia.com
Asaleo Care Ltd. 2021-02-16 608M AUD Add-on Acquisition
Springvale, Australia · www.asaleocare.com
Novioscan Holding B.V. 2020-04-01 8M SEK Add-on Acquisition
Nijmegen, Netherlands · www.novioscan.com
ABIGO Medical AB 2020-02-27 - Stake Purchase
ASKIM, Sweden · www.abigo.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Consumer Products 3 (33%) 2.2B (80%) - -
Medical Products 3 (33%) 8M (< 1%) - -
Apparel/Textiles 2 (22%) 420M (15%) - -
Life Science 1 (11%) 116M (4%) - -
Total 9 $2.7B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 3 156M - -
  New Jersey 1 40M - -
  Delaware 1 - - -
  Connecticut 1 116M - -
Australia 2 708M - -
Canada 1 320M - -
  Ontario 1 320M - -
Colombia 1 1.5B - -
Netherlands 1 8M - -
Sweden 1 - - -
Domestic 1 (11%) - - -
Cross-border 8 (89%) 2.7B (100%) - -
Total 9 $2.7B - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.5B
$100M to $1B 3 $1.0B
< $100M 3 $148M
TOTAL $2.7B
Largest Grupo Familia
$1.5B (2021-04-22)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
11%
1 (11%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Consumer Products

Revenue

121,752   6% 2020
128,975   9% 2019
118,500   9% 2018
109,265   2017
(millions of SEK) Show More Show Less

Employees

46,000

Established

1849

Public

Stockholm Stock Exchange: ESSITY

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