Macy s - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Macy s M&A Summary

Macy s has acquired 4 companies. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

Macy s’ largest acquisition to date was in 2005, when it acquired May Department Stores Company for $17.0B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2006, when it sold Lord & Taylor to NRDC Equity Partners for $1.2B. Macy s has acquired in 4 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include retail (100%).

Macy s Business Overview

Where is Macy s headquartered?

Macy s is headquartered in New York, New York.

What is Macy s’ revenue?

Macy s disclosed revenue of 25,292M USD for 2022 and 18,097M USD for 2021.

How many employees does Macy s have?

Macy s has 123,000 employees.

What sector is Macy s in?

Macy s is a retail company.

When was Macy s founded?

Macy s was founded in 1830.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity6
    • M&A Buy Activity4
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 2

Macy's

Macy's, Inc.

151 West 34th Street,
New York, New York 10001
United States,
(212) 494-1602
www.macysinc.com

Macy's is a large retail company that sells a variety of clothing and home goods through department stores and online. The company operates the Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s brands with about 840 stores in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico under the names of Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s; the macys.com and bloomingdales.com websites, and 13 Bloomingdale’s Outlet stores. Macy's was founded in 1830 and is based in New York, New York.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 4 - - - - - 4
vol $17.2B $17.2B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $1.2B $1.2B
  6

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
b8ta, Inc. 2018-06-12 - Stake Purchase
San Francisco, California · www.b8ta.com
Bluemercury, Inc. 2015-02-03 210M USD Add-on Acquisition
Washington, DC, Washington · www.bluemercury.com
Lord & Taylor LLC 2006-06-22 1.2B USD Divestiture
New York, New York · www.lordandtaylor.com
May Department Stores Company 2005-02-28 17.0B USD Merger
St. Louis, Missouri
Liberty House 2000-06-19 - Add-on Acquisition
, Hawaii
Aeropostale, Inc. 1998-08-01 - Divestiture
New York, New York · www.aeropostale.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Retail 4 (100%) 17.2B (100%) 1 (50%) 1.2B (100%)
Apparel/Textiles - - 1 (50%) -
Total 4 $17.2B 2 $1.2B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 4 17.2B 2 1.2B
  New York - - 2 1.2B
  Washington 1 210M - -
  Missouri 1 17.0B - -
  Hawaii 1 - - -
  California 1 - - -
Total 4 $17.2B 2 $1.2B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Credit Suisse Investment Banking
 1
Legal Deals
Jones Day
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $17.0B
$100M to $1B 1 $210M
TOTAL $17.2B
Largest May Department Stores Company
$17.0B (2005-02-28)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.2B
TOTAL $1.2B
Largest Lord & Taylor LLC
$1.2B (2006-06-22)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
25%
1 (25%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
2 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Retail

Revenue

25,292   40% 2022
18,097   29% 2021
25,331   2% 2020
25,739   4% 2019
24,837   4% 2018
25,778   5% 2017
27,079   4% 2016
28,105   1% 2015
27,931   1% 2014
27,686   2013
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Employees

123,000

Established

1830

Public

NYSE: M

Former Name

Federated Department Stores, Inc.

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