Hanson - Ownership and Business Overview

Building MaterialsCompany

Hanson Ownership

Who owns Hanson?

Hanson is owned by HeidelbergCement AG. It was acquired on May 15, 2007.

Hanson Business Overview

Where is Hanson headquartered?

Hanson is headquartered in Maidenhead, United Kingdom.

How many employees does Hanson have?

Hanson has 26,000 employees.

What sector is Hanson in?

Hanson is a building materials company.

When was Hanson founded?

Hanson was founded in 1950.

Building Materials M&A Summary in 2007

Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, building materials ranked 24 in number of deals in 2007. The largest building materials acquisition in 2007 was Hanson - which was acquired by HeidelbergCement AG for $15.8B.

Join Mergr to view all 101 acquisitions of building materials companies in 2007, including 44 acquisitions by private equity firms, and 57 by strategics.

Hanson Plc

Hanson House 14 Castle Hill,
Maidenhead, SL6 4JJ
United Kingdom,
+44 16 2877 4100

Hanson Plc is the third largest producer of aggregates and the second largest producer of concrete pipes in the US. In the UK and continental Europe.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - - - - 1 1
vol $77M $77M
  1

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Southern Star Concrete, Inc. 2003-08-11 77M USD Divestiture
Irving, Texas · www.southernstarconcrete.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Building Materials - - 1 (100%) 77M (100%)
Total - - 1 $77M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States - - 1 77M
  Texas - - 1 77M
Total - - 1 $77M

Deal Values

sell # Total
< $100M 1 $77M
TOTAL $77M
Largest Southern Star Concrete, Inc.
$77M (2003-08-11)

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Building Materials

Employees

26,000

Established

1950

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