M&A Deal Summary

Bunzl Acquires Weita Holding AG

On March 15, 2010, Bunzl acquired distribution company Weita Holding AG

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bunzl’s 13th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Bunzl’s 1st transaction in Switzerland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-03-15
Target Weita Holding AG
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Bunzl
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Weita Holding AG

Arlesheim, Switzerland
Weita Holding is a supplier of cleaning and hygiene, foodservice, retail, healthcare and safety consumable products to both end users and redistributors throughout Switzerland.

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Buyer

Bunzl

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1854
Sector Distribution
Employees26,978
Revenue 11.8B GBP (2024)
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 17 of 128
Sector: Distribution M&A 13 of 73
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 13 of 115
Country: Switzerland M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2010 M&A 2 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-01-18 Clean Care A/S

Aalborg, Denmark

Clean Care is principally engaged in the supply of cleaning and hygiene consumable products and equipment to a variety of end users including contract cleaners and other industrial and institutional customers throughout Denmark.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-04-21 Silco A.S.

Israel

Silco, which is based near Tel Aviv, is a leading supplier of foodservice disposables to a number of different sectors throughout Israel, including restaurants, caterers and redistributors.

Buy -