Add-on Acquisition • Environmental

Sims Acquires Lord and Midgley

On March 8, 2018, Sims acquired environmental company Lord and Midgley

Acquisition Context
  • This is Sims’ 4th transaction in the Environmental sector.
  • This is Sims’ 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date March 8, 2018
Target Lord and Midgley
Sector Environmental
Buyer(s) Sims
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Lord and Midgley

East Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Lord and Midgley Scrap Metal Processors and Merchants are global traders in the secure and sustainable management of resources for industy, organisations and the wider community. Company process over 14,000 tonnes of metal each month. Company recover and recycle all types of metals including: scrap cars; consumer goods; surplus metal from manufacturing processes; ferrous and non ferrous scrap metal; large plant and machinery plus much much more.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Sims

Mascot, Australia

Category Company
Founded 1917
Sector Environmental
Employees3,916
Revenue 7.5B AUD (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Sims is a metal recycler, with operations encompassing the buying, processing, and selling of ferrous and non-ferrous recycled metals. Sims was founded in 1917 and is based in Mascot, Australia.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 5 of 7
Sector: Environmental 4 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition 4 of 6
Country: United Kingdom 2 of 2
Year: 2018 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-08 Morley Waste Traders

Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Morley Waste Traders Ltd. is a United Kingdom-based metal recycler with 10 facilities across Yorkshire. Growing organically from its first site in Morley, the business now operates 9 professionally organised and fully authorised metal waste recycling centres, which combine to provide significant coverage of the Yorkshire region.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-21 Northeast Metal Traders

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Northeast Metal Traders is a non-ferrous scrap metal wholesaler and broker, operates a single-scale site in Philadelphia and has extensive supplier and end-consumer relationships that stretch across the eastern United States. Northeast Metal Traders is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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