M&A Deal Summary

JCDecaux SA Acquires APN Outdoor Group

On June 26, 2018, JCDecaux SA acquired marketing company APN Outdoor Group from Quadrant Private Equity for 1.1B AUD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is JCDecaux SA’s 2nd transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is JCDecaux SA’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is JCDecaux SA’s 1st transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-06-26
Target APN Outdoor Group
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) JCDecaux SA
Sellers(s) Quadrant Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.1B AUD

Target

APN Outdoor Group

Pyrmont, Australia
APN Outdoor Group Ltd. is a provider of outdoor advertising services across Australia and New Zealand.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

JCDecaux SA

Plaisir, France

Category Company
Founded 1964
Sector Media
Employees11,900
Revenue 2.5B EUR (2014)
DESCRIPTION

JCDecaux SA provides outdoor advertising services.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 9
Sector (Marketing) 2 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 9
Country (Australia) 1 of 1
Year (2018) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-18 Continental Outdoor Media

Bryanston, South Africa

Continental Outdoor Media is Africa’s largest outdoor advertising company.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-15 Abri-Services

La Montagne, France

Abri-Services is a family-owned company with 76 employees was taken over by Yvon Suillaud in 2004 and currently operates more than 2,600 bus shelters and 2,100 City Information Panels (CIPs) in France’s Grand-Ouest region. Beyond manufacturing street furniture, Abri-Services also markets and leases non-advertising street furniture displays, including bus shelters, electronic message boards, bike shelters, and free and micro-sign billboards. Abri-Services was formed in 1969 and is based in La Montagne, France.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Quadrant Private Equity

Sydney, Australia

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 7.0B AUD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Quadrant Private Equity is a generalist Australian private equity firm focused on management buyouts, buy-ins, and growth capital investments in a broad range of industries. Quadrant prefers profitable businesses and looks to commit AU$70 to AU$150 million per transaction. The Firm will not consider investments in mineral exploration or primary agriculture. Quadrant Private Equity is based in Sydney.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 19
Sector (Marketing) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 6
Country (Australia) 13 of 16
Year (2018) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-15 Darrell Lea Confectionery Pty.

Ingleburn, Australia

Darrell Lea Confectionery Co. Pty. Ltd. is a manufacturer and distributor of chocolate, liquorice and other confectionery. Darrell Lea Confectionery was founded in 1927 and is based in Ingleburn, Australia.

Buy $200M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-05 CR Mining

Chatswood, Australia

CR Mining is a global provider of innovative Productivity Technology solutions to the world’s leading mining operations, including productivity-enhancing Digital Technology, Surface Mining Technology, and Wear Protection and Processing. CR Mining’s broad, highly-engineered product range is backed by intellectual property developed over decades of experience and encompasses cast lip systems, ground engaging tools (“GET”) and lock systems, dragline buckets, dragline rigging and locks, Titan 3330™ load haul optimization and Titan 3620™ GET productivity optimization systems, conveyor accessories, stone dusting systems, and plate block and wear. CR Mining operates globally, with dual headquarters in the USA and Australia, technology leading manufacturing facilities across Australia and China, and a dense network of dealer locations covering all major mining regions.

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