National Express Group - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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National Express Group M&A Summary

National Express Group has acquired 5 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. It has also divested 1 asset.

National Express Group’s largest acquisition to date was in 2019, when it acquired WeDriveU for $84M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2006, when it sold Trainline to Exponent Private Equity for $251M. National Express Group has acquired in 3 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include transportation (80%) and software (20%).

National Express Group Business Overview

Where is National Express Group headquartered?

National Express Group is headquartered in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

What is National Express Group’s revenue?

National Express Group disclosed revenue of 2,808M GBP for 2022 and 2,170M GBP for 2021.

How many employees does National Express Group have?

National Express Group has 46,200 employees.

What sector is National Express Group in?

National Express Group is a transportation company.

When was National Express Group founded?

National Express Group was founded in 1991.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity6
    • M&A Buy Activity5
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4

National Express Group

National Express Group PLC

National Express House Birmingham Coach Station Mill Lane Digbeth,
Birmingham, B5 6DD
United Kingdom,
+44 84 5013 0130
www.nationalexpressgroup.com

National Express Group is a transport provider delivering services in the UK, North America, Germany, Spain and Morocco. National Express Group was founded in 1991 and is based in Birmingham, the United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 4 - 1 - - - 5
vol $84M $15M $99M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $251M $251M
  6

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Transportes Rober SA 2021-06-22 15M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Granada, Spain · www.transportesrober.com
WeDriveU, Inc. 2019-04-12 84M USD Add-on Acquisition
, California · www.wedriveu.com
Ecolane USA, Inc. 2016-06-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Wayne, Pennsylvania · www.ecolane.com
Petermann Ltd. 2011-09-13 - Add-on Acquisition
Cincinnati, Ohio · www.petermannbus.com
Trainline Plc 2006-07-05 251M GBP Divestiture
London, United Kingdom · www.thetrainline.com
ALSA GRUPO, S.L.U. 2005-10-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Madrid, Spain · www.alsa.es
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Transportation 4 (80%) 99M (100%) - -
Software 1 (20%) - - -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (100%) 251M (100%)
Total 5 $99M 1 $251M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 3 84M - -
  Ohio 1 - - -
  California 1 84M - -
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
Spain 2 15M - -
United Kingdom - - 1 251M
Domestic - - 1 (100%) 251M (100%)
Cross-border 5 (100%) 99M (100%) - -
Total 5 $99M 1 $251M

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 2 $99M
TOTAL $99M
Largest WeDriveU, Inc.
$84M (2019-04-12)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $251M
TOTAL $251M
Largest Trainline Plc
$251M (2006-07-05)

M&A Connections

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

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