M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2012-12-19 |
| Target | Austral Refrigeration Holdings Pty |
| Sector | Electronics |
| Buyer(s) | Woolworths |
| Sellers(s) | Hastie Group Services Pty |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1924 |
| Sector | Retail |
| Employees | 202,846 |
| Revenue | 69.1B AUD (2025) |
Woolworths is a provider of retail stores services. Woolworths was founded in 1924 and is based in Bella Vista, Australia.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 9 |
| Sector: Electronics M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| Country: Australia M&A | 5 of 8 |
| Year: 2012 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-27 |
Dick Smith Electronics Pty
Chullora, Australia Dick Smith is an Australian consumer electronics retailer that was founded in 1968 by entrepreneur Dick Smith and became part of the Woolworths group in 1980. Today Dick Smith employs more than 4,500 people across 325 stores in Australia and New Zealand and in fiscal year 2012 reported sales of $1.6 billion. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-22 |
EziBuy
Auckland, Australia EziBuy Ltd. is a direct-to-customer retailer of apparel and homewares in both New Zealand and Australia, operating primarily via an online platform, catalogues and contact centres. |
Buy | NZ$350M |
The merged Austral Refrigeration and Hastie businesses were listed on the ASX in April 2005 as Hastie Group (HST) with an enterprise value of $180 million.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 1 |
| Sector: Electronics M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| Country: Australia M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2012 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-03-09 |
Austral Refrigeration Pty
Silverwater, Australia Austral Refrigeration Pty Ltd. is a manufacturer of commercial refrigeration for supermarkets and convenience stores. |
Buy | - |
