UGL - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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UGL M&A Summary

UGL has acquired 6 companies of its own. It has also divested 1 asset.

UGL’s largest acquisition to date was in 2007, when it acquired UNICCO Service for $408M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2014, when it sold DTZ Holdings to Ontario Teachers Pension Plan for $865M. UGL has acquired in 2 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include construction (34%) and real estate (34%).

UGL Ownership

Who owns UGL?

UGL is owned by CIMIC Group. It was acquired on October 10, 2016.

UGL Business Overview

Where is UGL headquartered?

UGL is headquartered in North Sydney, Australia.

What sector is UGL in?

UGL is a construction company.

When was UGL founded?

UGL was founded in 1970.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity7
    • M&A Buy Activity6
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

UGL Ltd.

Level 8, 40 Miller Street,
North Sydney, NSW 2060
Australia,
+61 2 8925 8925
www.ugllimited.com

UGL is a provider of engineering, construction and maintenance services for rail, infrastructure and resources projects in Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. UGL was formed in 1970 and is based in North Sydney, Australia.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 6 - - - - - 6
vol $656M $656M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $865M $865M
  7

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
DTZ Holdings Plc 2014-06-16 865M AUD Divestiture
London, United Kingdom · www.dtz.com
DTZ Holdings Plc 2011-12-05 85M AUD Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.dtz.com
UNICCO Service Co. 2007-07-11 408M USD Add-on Acquisition
Newton, Massachusetts
Proactive Communications Solutions 2007-02-19 - Add-on Acquisition
, Australia
Equis Corp. 2006-07-20 116M AUD Add-on Acquisition
Chicago, Illinois
PREMAS International 2005-05-16 32M AUD Add-on Acquisition
Singapore, Singapore
Thames Water Projects 2004-06-15 15M USD Add-on Acquisition
Melbourne, Australia
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Real Estate 2 (33%) 201M (31%) 1 (100%) 865M (100%)
Construction 2 (33%) 47M (7%) - -
Business Services 1 (17%) 408M (62%) - -
Communications 1 (17%) - - -
Total 6 $656M 1 $865M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Australia 2 15M - -
United Kingdom 1 85M 1 865M
United States 2 524M - -
  Massachusetts 1 408M - -
  Illinois 1 116M - -
Singapore 1 32M - -
Domestic 2 (33%) 15M (2%) - -
Cross-border 4 (67%) 641M (98%) 1 (100%) 865M (100%)
Total 6 $656M 1 $865M

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $524M
< $100M 3 $132M
TOTAL $656M
Largest UNICCO Service Co.
$408M (2007-07-11)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $865M
TOTAL $865M
Largest DTZ Holdings Plc
$865M (2014-06-16)

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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