M&A Deal Summary

Travis Perkins Acquires BSS Group

On July 5, 2010, Travis Perkins acquired business services company BSS Group for 557M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Travis Perkins’ 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Travis Perkins’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Travis Perkins’ 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-07-05
Target BSS Group
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Travis Perkins
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 557M GBP

Target

BSS Group

Leicester, United Kingdom
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The BSS Group is a distributor of pipeline and heating solutions. BSS serves a wide range of sectors and trades and provides bespoke solutions to customers including products, specifications, technical support and aftersales care. The BSS Group was formed in 1899 and is based in Leicester, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Travis Perkins

Northampton, United Kingdom

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Category Company
Founded 1797
Sector Building Materials
Employees28,710
Revenue 5.0B GBP (2022)
DESCRIPTION

Travis Perkins is a supplier of materials and professional services to the building and construction, and home improvement markets. Travis Perkins was founded in 1797 and is based in Northampton, the United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
Country (United Kingdom) 2 of 3
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-03-21 Buck & Hickman

Coventry, United Kingdom

Buck & Hickman Ltd. is a UK business-to-business distributor of industrial tools and supplies, selling products through catalogues, via its own branches and through its external sales force, of approximately 75 people. It has a National Distribution Centre in Coventry, stocks more than 48,000 products and has a well established "not in catalogue" service to customers. It has approximately 17,000 active customers and employs 700 staff.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-02 Buck & Hickman

Coventry, United Kingdom

Buck & Hickman Ltd. is a UK business-to-business distributor of industrial tools and supplies, selling products through catalogues, via its own branches and through its external sales force, of approximately 75 people. It has a National Distribution Centre in Coventry, stocks more than 48,000 products and has a well established "not in catalogue" service to customers. It has approximately 17,000 active customers and employs 700 staff.

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