Target has acquired 9 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 5 assets.
Target’s largest acquisition to date was in 1990, when it acquired Marshall Field for $1.0B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2004, when it sold Marshall Field to May Department Stores Company for $3.2B. Target has acquired in 5 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include e-commerce (38%) and internet software and services (25%).
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1000 Nicollet Mall,
Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55403
United States,
(612) 304-6073
www.targetcorp.com
Target is a general merchandise retailer serving the US market. The Target brand opened its first store in 1962 and currently operates more than 1,800 stores. Target was formerly known as Dayton Hudson Corp. which was originally established in 1902. Target is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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| vol | $1.0B | $550M | $1.6B | |||||
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Marshall Field & Co. $1.0B (1990-04-20) |
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Marshall Field & Co. $3.2B (2004-06-10) |
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When analyzing the retail sector as a whole, according to Mergr, in the last 3 years, there are 167 retail companies that have made at least 1 acquisition, 5 have acquired at least 5 companies, and 1 has acquired more than 10 companies.
The most prolific strategic retail acquirer over the past 3 years is Camping World Holdings, with 13 acquisitions. The most prolific private equity acquirer in the retail sector over the past 3 years is AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA with 4 platform acquisitions.
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