Weston - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Weston M&A Summary

Weston has acquired 2 companies. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Weston’s largest acquisition to date was in 2010, when it acquired Keystone Bakery Holdings for $185M. Weston has acquired in 1 US state, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include food (100%).

Weston Business Overview

Where is Weston headquartered?

Weston is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

What is Weston’s revenue?

Weston disclosed revenue of 57,048M CAD for 2022 and 53,748M CAD for 2021.

How many employees does Weston have?

Weston has 226,299 employees.

What sector is Weston in?

Weston is a food company.

When was Weston founded?

Weston was founded in 1882.

M&A Summary

M&A Total Activity2
- M&A Buy Activity2
Total Sectors Invested 1
Total Countries Invested 2
M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

Weston

George Weston Ltd.

22 St. Clair Avenue East,
Toronto, Ontario M4T 2S5
Canada,
(416) 922-2500
www.weston.ca

Weston is a Canadian public company. Its operates subsidiaries of food processing and distribution groups. Weston has two reportable operating segments: Weston Foods and Loblaw, which is operated by Loblaw Companies Limited. Weston was founded in 1882 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year		≤ '19	'20	'21	'22	'23	'24	T
Buy (0.0/yr)	#	2	-	-	-	-	-	2
Buy (0.0/yr)	vol	$185M						$185M
Sell (0.0/yr)	#	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
								2

Most Recent M&A

Company	Date	Value	Type
Yumi's Quality Foods Pty Ltd.	2018-09-18	-	Add-on Acquisition
Hallam, Australia · www.yumis.com.au
Keystone Bakery Holdings, LLC	2010-09-24	185M USD	Add-on Acquisition
Manchester, New Hampshire · www.keystonebakeries.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company	Acquired	Add-On/Sale	Date	#
Weston Foods (Canada), Inc.	-	Weston Foods (Canada), Inc. - Baking Division Assets	2021-11-15	1
Etobicoke, Ontario · www.westonfoodscanada.ca		Toronto, Ontario
Weston Foods (Canada), Inc.	-	ACE Bakery Ltd.	2010-11-30	2
Etobicoke, Ontario · www.westonfoodscanada.ca		Mississauga, Ontario · www.acebakery.com

M&A by Sector

Sector		Buy #	Value	Sell #	Value
Food		2 (100%)	185M (100%)	-	-
Total		2	$185M	-	-

By Geo

State/Country		Buy	Value	Sell	Value
Australia		1	-	-	-
United States		1	185M	-	-
	New Hampshire	1	185M	-	-
Domestic		-	-	-	-
Cross-border		2 (100%)	185M (100%)	-	-
Total		2	$185M	-	-

Deal Values

buy	#	Total
$100M to $1B	1	$185M
TOTAL		$185M
Largest	Keystone Bakery Holdings, LLC $185M (2010-09-24)

M&A Connections

		Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)	100%	2 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Food

Revenue

57,048 7%	2022
53,748 2%	2021
54,705 10%	2020
50,109 4%	2019
48,568 1%	2018
48,292 1%	2017
47,999 3%	2016
46,894 7%	2015
43,918	2014
(millions of CAD)	Show More Show Less

Employees

226,299

Established

1882

Public

Toronto (TSX): WN

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Weston - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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