Add-on Acquisition • Retail

Woolworths Acquires Country Road

On June 24, 2014, Woolworths acquired retailer Country Road for 213M AUD

Acquisition Context

This is Woolworths’ 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
This is Woolworths’ 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
This is Woolworths’ 1st transaction in Australia.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	June 24, 2014
Target	Country Road
Sector	Retail
Buyer(s)	Woolworths
Deal Type	Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value	213M AUD

Target Company

Country Road

Melbourne, Australia

Country Road is a middle-market clothing retailer located in Australia and New Zealand with 68 free-standing stores and 77 department store concessions.

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Buyer

Woolworths

Cape Town, South Africa

Category	Company
Founded	1931
Sector	Retail
Employees	37,499
Revenue	76.5B ZAR (2024)

DESCRIPTION

Woolworths is a fashion retailer offering a unique blend of food, fashion, beauty, homeware, and financial services throughout the Southern Hemisphere. Woolworths was founded in 1931 and is based in Cape Town, South Africa.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	1 of 2
Sector: Retail	1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition	1 of 2
Country: Australia	1 of 1
Year: 2014	1 of 1

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2024-04-03	Absolute Pets Cape Town, South Africa Absolute Pets offers pet supplies, services, and expertise to keep pets healthy. Absolute Pets is based in Cape Town, South Africa.	Buy	-

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2024-04-03

Absolute Pets

Cape Town, South Africa

Absolute Pets offers pet supplies, services, and expertise to keep pets healthy. Absolute Pets is based in Cape Town, South Africa.

Buy

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