Procter & Gamble - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Procter & Gamble M&A Summary

Procter & Gamble has acquired 29 companies, including 4 in the last 5 years. A total of 7 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 31 assets.

Procter & Gamble’s largest acquisition to date was in 2005, when it acquired The Gillette for $57.0B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2015, when it sold Procter & Gamble - Beauty Products Business to Coty for $12.0B. Procter & Gamble has acquired in 14 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include consumer products (79%) and beverages (4%).

Procter & Gamble Business Overview

Where is Procter & Gamble headquartered?

Procter & Gamble is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

What is Procter & Gamble’s revenue?

Procter & Gamble disclosed revenue of 76,118M USD for 2021 and 70,950M USD for 2020.

How many employees does Procter & Gamble have?

Procter & Gamble has 99,000 employees.

What sector is Procter & Gamble in?

Procter & Gamble is a consumer products company.

When was Procter & Gamble founded?

Procter & Gamble was founded in 1837.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity59
    • M&A Buy Activity28
    • M&A Sell Activity31
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 35
  • M&A Advisors 7

Procter & Gamble

The Procter & Gamble Co.

One Procter & Gamble Plaza,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
United States,
(513) 983-1100
www.pginvestor.com

Procter & Gamble is a producer of branded consumer packaged goods. The Company has five reportable segments, including Beauty; Grooming; Health Care; Fabric Care and Home Care; and Baby, Feminine and Family Care. Customers include mass merchandisers, grocery stores, membership club stores, drug stores, department stores, salons, distributors, e-commerce and high-frequency stores. Procter & Gamble was formed in 1837 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 25 1 1 - 1 - 28
vol $76.4B $76.4B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 30 - 1 - - - 31
vol $29.6B $310M $29.9B
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Consumer Products 22 (79%) 76.2B (100%) 22 (71%) 12.4B (41%)
Food 1 (4%) - 3 (10%) 6.4B (21%)
Beverages 1 (4%) - 2 (6%) 3.3B (11%)
Healthcare Services 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Life Science - - 2 (6%) 3.1B (10%)
Business Services 1 (4%) - - -
Packaging 1 (4%) 200M (< 1%) - -
Retail 1 (4%) - - -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (3%) 4.7B (16%)
Total 28 $76.4B 31 $29.9B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 25 66.4B 28 29.9B
  Ohio 2 - 6 15.4B
  Pennsylvania 3 - 3 -
  New York 3 - 3 310M
  California 4 200M - -
  Connecticut 2 6.2B 1 4.7B
  Maryland 2 2.4B - -
  Georgia 1 - 1 -
  Florida 1 - 1 -
  Vermont 1 - - -
  Nebraska 1 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 250M - -
  Indiana 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
  Texas - - 1 -
  Tennessee - - 1 2.7B
Germany 2 10.0B - -
1 - - -
Greece - - 1 -
Mexico - - 1 -
Spain - - 1 -
Domestic 25 (89%) 66.4B (87%) 28 (90%) 29.9B (100%)
Cross-border 3 (11%) 10.0B (13%) 3 (10%) -
Total 28 $76.4B 31 $29.9B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Goldman Sachs
2
BofA Securities
1
Morgan Stanley
1
Legal Deals
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
3
Jones Day
2
Covington & Burling
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 7 $75.6B
$100M to $1B 3 $811M
TOTAL $76.4B
Largest The Gillette Co.
$57.0B (2005-01-28)
sell # Total
> $1B 6 $28.7B
$100M to $1B 3 $1.2B
TOTAL $29.9B
Largest Procter & Gamble - Beauty Products Business
$12.0B (2015-07-09)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
21%
6 (21%)
Strategic(s)
14%
4 (14%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
13%
4 (13%)
Strategic(s)
87%
27 (87%)

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