M&A Deal Summary

JB Hi-Fi Acquires B Hi-Fi Group Limited

On March 1, 2007, JB Hi-Fi acquired retailer B Hi-Fi Group Limited

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is JB Hi-Fi’s 2nd transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is JB Hi-Fi’s 1st transaction in New Zealand.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-03-01
Target B Hi-Fi Group Limited
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) JB Hi-Fi
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

B Hi-Fi Group Limited

Auckland, New Zealand
Hill & Stewart Appliances Limited operates in the electrical business with categories including Audio/Visual, Whitegoods, Cameras,Computers and Small Appliances.

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Buyer

JB Hi-Fi

Southbank, Australia

Category Company
Founded 1974
Sector Retail
Employees16,000
Revenue 10.6B AUD (2025)
DESCRIPTION

JB Hi-Fi is a specialty retailer of home entertainment products, focusing on consumer electronics, car sound systems, and music and DVDs. JB Hi-Fi was founded in 1974 and is based in Southbank, Australia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Retail M&A 2 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: New Zealand M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-08-05 Clive Anthonys Pty

Mermaid Waters, Australia

Clive Anthonys Pty Ltd. is a retailer of household appliances.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-13 Good Guys

Alameda, California, United States

Good Guys, Inc. has 71 stores throughout California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Good Guys operates as a retailer of consumer entertainment electronics products. Good Guys was founded in 1973 and is based in Alameda, California.

Buy AU$870M