Quebecor - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Quebecor M&A Summary

Quebecor has acquired 5 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

Quebecor’s largest acquisition to date was in 2007, when it acquired Osprey Media Publishing for $414M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2015, when it sold Sun Media to Postmedia Network Canada for $240M. The Company’s most targeted sectors include publishing (40%) and communications (20%).

Quebecor Business Overview

Where is Quebecor headquartered?

Quebecor is headquartered in Montréal, Quebec.

What is Quebecor’s revenue?

Quebecor disclosed revenue of 4,554M CAD for 2021 and 4,318M CAD for 2020.

How many employees does Quebecor have?

Quebecor has 10,000 employees.

What sector is Quebecor in?

Quebecor is a communications company.

When was Quebecor founded?

Quebecor was founded in 1965.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity7
    • M&A Buy Activity5
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

Quebecor

Quebecor, Inc.

612, Rue Saint-Jacques,
Montréal, Quebec H3C 4M8
Canada,
(514) 380-1999
www.quebecor.com

Quebecor engages in telecommunications, entertainment, news media and culture, Quebecor is one of the best-performing integrated communications companies in the industry. Quebecor was founded in 1965 and is based in Montreal, Canada.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 4 - 1 - - - 5
vol $414M $414M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $355M $355M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Audiogram 2021-02-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Montreal, Quebec · www.audiogram.com
Sun Media Corp. 2015-04-13 240M CAD Divestiture
Toronto, Ontario · www.sunmedia.ca
Nurun 2014-09-02 114M USD Divestiture
Montreal, Quebec · www.nurun.com
Gestev, Inc. 2013-05-24 - Add-on Acquisition
Beaupré, Canada · www.gestev.com
Osprey Media Publishing, Inc. 2007-08-03 414M USD Add-on Acquisition
Markham, Ontario · www.ospreymedialp.com
Vidéotron Telecom Ltd. 2006-12-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Montreal, Quebec · www.vtl.ca
Sun Media Corp. 1999-03-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Toronto, Ontario · www.sunmedia.ca
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Vidéotron Telecom Ltd. 2006-12-22 Freedom Mobile, Inc. 2023-04-03 3
Montreal, Quebec · www.vtl.ca Toronto, Ontario · www.freedommobile.ca
Vidéotron Telecom Ltd. 2006-12-22 4Degrees Colocation, Inc. 2018-12-18 1
Montreal, Quebec · www.vtl.ca Saint-laurent, Quebec · www.4degrees-colo.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Publishing 2 (40%) 414M (100%) 1 (50%) 240M (68%)
Communications 1 (20%) - - -
Digital Media 1 (20%) - - -
Media 1 (20%) - - -
Marketing - - 1 (50%) 114M (32%)
Total 5 $414M 2 $355M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Canada 5 414M 2 355M
  Quebec 2 - 1 114M
  Ontario 2 414M 1 240M
Total 5 $414M 2 $355M

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $414M
TOTAL $414M
Largest Osprey Media Publishing, Inc.
$414M (2007-08-03)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $355M
TOTAL $355M
Largest Sun Media Corp.
$240M (2015-04-13)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Communications

Revenue

4,554   6% 2021
4,318   1% 2020
4,294   3% 2019
4,181   2% 2018
4,122   3% 2017
4,017   4% 2016
3,880   5% 2015
3,716   2014
(millions of CAD) Show More Show Less

Employees

10,000

Established

1965

Public

Toronto (TSX): QBR

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