M&A Deal Summary

Bunzl Acquires Saxton

On December 20, 2002, Bunzl acquired business services company Saxton

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bunzl’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Bunzl’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Bunzl’s 1st transaction in Arizona.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2002-12-20
Target Saxton
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Bunzl
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Saxton

Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Saxton is a redistribution business based in Phoenix, Arizona with locations also in Kansas City and Denver. Saxton, which principally operates in the cleaning and hygiene and foodservice sectors, had sales of $23.8 million in the year to September 2002.

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Buyer

Bunzl

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1854
Sector Distribution
Employees24,528
Revenue 11.8B GBP (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Bunzl is a distribution and outsourcing group with operations across the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, and UK & Ireland. It supports businesses all over the world with a variety of products that are essential for our customers in the successful operation of their businesses. Bunzl was founded in 1854 and is based in London, England.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 128
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 115
State (Arizona) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 25
Year (2002) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-11-22 Ecolab - Darenas Business

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Ecolab, Inc. - Darenas Business Business is a distributor of cleaning and hygiene supplies throughout the UK.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-12-23 Thomas McLaughlin

Armagh, United Kingdom

Thomas McLaughlin Ltd. is a distributor of catering equipment in both Northern Ireland and the Republic. McLaughlin has over 2,500 core items in stock available for next day delivery and access to over 50,000 products from the world’s leading catering and cleaning manufacturers that can be sourced and ordered to need.

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