M&A Deal Summary

Brookfield Private Equity Acquires Loblaw Companies - Gas Station Business

On April 19, 2017, private equity firm Brookfield Private Equity acquired retailer Loblaw Companies - Gas Station Business from Loblaw Companies for 540M CAD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Brookfield Private Equity’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Brookfield Private Equity’s 11th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Brookfield Private Equity’s 3rd transaction in Canada.
  • This is Brookfield Private Equity’s 2nd transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-04-19
Target Loblaw Companies - Gas Station Business
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Brookfield Private Equity
Sellers(s) Loblaw Companies
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 540M CAD

Target

Loblaw Companies - Gas Station Business

Ontario, Canada
Loblaw Companies Ltd. - Gas Station Business is one of the largest in Canada and includes 213 retail gas stations and associated convenience kiosks adjacent to Loblaw-owned grocery stores across the country. The gas stations will continue to offer Loblaw's industry-leading PC Plus loyalty program, thereby combining the loyalty proposition that customers associate with Loblaw with the high quality gas station offering that customers in other markets have come to expect from the Mobil brand.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Brookfield Private Equity

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
PE ASSETS 44.0B CAD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Brookfield Private Equity is the private equity arm of global asset management firm, Brookfield Asset Management. Brookfield Private Equity looks to acquire and invest in a variety of North American and European companies with broad sector interest in business services, industrials, and residential real estate. In addition to acquiring companies, Brookfield looks to invest in businesses through the public debt and equity markets, or by providing financing. Brookfield Private Equity is based in Toronto.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 26
Sector (Retail) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 6
State (Ontario) 2 of 3
Country (Canada) 3 of 4
Year (2017) 2 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 11 of 13
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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Loblaw Companies

Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1919
Sector Retail
Employees220,000
Revenue 59.5B CAD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Loblaw Companies is a provider of grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty, apparel, general merchandise, banking, and wireless mobile products and services in Canada and the United States. Loblaw Companies was incorporated in 1919 and is based in Brampton, Canada.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Retail) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Ontario) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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