M&A Deal Summary

SNCF Group Acquires Rentokil Initial - Initial Rouch Intermodal Business

On August 30, 2000, SNCF Group acquired distribution company Rentokil Initial - Initial Rouch Intermodal Business from Rentokil Initial for 3M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SNCF Group’s 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is SNCF Group’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is SNCF Group’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2000-08-30
Target Rentokil Initial - Initial Rouch Intermodal Business
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) SNCF Group
Sellers(s) Rentokil Initial
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 3M GBP

Target

Rentokil Initial - Initial Rouch Intermodal Business

United Kingdom
Rentokil Initial - Initial Rouch Intermodal Business is a distributor of travel-related products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

SNCF Group

Saint Denis, France
Category Company
Sector Engineering
DESCRIPTION

SNCF is France's national state-owned railway company and manages the rail traffic in France and the Principality of Monaco.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2000) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-06-04 Keolis SA

Paris, France

Kéolis SA manages passenger transport networks for the account of local authorities and private contractors: buses, cars, subways, tramways, trolley buses, ferry networks, and maritime links.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Rentokil Initial

Crawley, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1903
Sector Business Services
Employees62,931
Revenue 5.4B GBP (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Rentokil Initial is a provider of offers facilities management and related services, including catering, cleaning, security, buildings mechanical and electrical engineering, and statutory compliance to commercial and government sector organizations; pest control services. Rentokil Initial was founded in 1903 and is based in Crawley, the United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 7
Country (United Kingdom) 2 of 5
Year (2000) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-08-30 Rentokil Initial - Crawler Cranes Business

United Kingdom

Rentokil Initial - Crawler Cranes Business is a provider of crawler crane hire and rental services to public and private sectors in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Sell £5M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-11-30 Target Express Holdings

Newton-le-Willows, United Kingdom

Target Express provides a full range of premium parcel delivery services for customers throughout the UK, with its main focus on overnight timed deliveries.

Buy £210M
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