Wincanton - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Wincanton M&A Summary

Wincanton has acquired 10 companies.

Wincanton’s largest acquisition to date was in 2008, when it acquired Product Support Holdings for $42M. Wincanton has acquired in 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include transportation (70%) and distribution (20%).

Wincanton Business Overview

Where is Wincanton headquartered?

Wincanton is headquartered in Chippenham, United Kingdom.

What is Wincanton’s revenue?

Wincanton disclosed revenue of 1,421M GBP for 2022 and 1,222M GBP for 2021.

How many employees does Wincanton have?

Wincanton has 20,300 employees.

What sector is Wincanton in?

Wincanton is a transportation company.

When was Wincanton founded?

Wincanton was founded in 1925.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity10
    • M&A Buy Activity10
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

Wincanton

Wincanton plc

Methuen Park,
Chippenham, SN14 0WT
United Kingdom,
+44 12 4971 0000
www.wincanton.co.uk

Wincanton is a United Kingdom-based company. It provides a provision of supply chain solutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Wincanton was founded in 1925 and is based in Chippenham, the United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 10 - - - - - 10
vol $100M $100M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  10

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
CEL Group Ltd. 2008-11-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Warrington, United Kingdom · www.cel.co.uk
ELI-Transport GmbH 2008-10-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Koblenz, Germany
ELI-Lagerhaus GmbH (ELI-Logistik) 2008-10-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Coblence, Germany · www.eli-logistics.de
Product Support Holdings Ltd. 2008-05-29 42M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Chippenham, United Kingdom
HeBo GmbH 2008-03-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Dusseldorf, Germany · www.hebo-gmbh.de
Hanbury Davies Ltd. 2008-01-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Felixstowe, United Kingdom
Swales Haulage Ltd. 2007-11-01 8M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Aldermaston, United Kingdom · www.swaleshaulage.com
RDL Holdings Ltd. 2006-10-01 12M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Worksop, United Kingdom
Premium Logistics 2005-10-12 27M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Vitry sur Seine, France
Rhenus Midi Data B.V. 2004-12-01 11M GBP Divestiture
Waardenburg, Netherlands
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Transportation 7 (70%) 79M (79%) - -
Distribution 2 (20%) 20M (21%) - -
Infrastructure 1 (10%) - - -
Total 10 $100M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 5 62M - -
Germany 3 - - -
France 1 27M - -
Netherlands 1 11M - -
Domestic 5 (50%) 62M (62%) - -
Cross-border 5 (50%) 38M (38%) - -
Total 10 $100M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 5 $100M
TOTAL $100M
Largest Product Support Holdings Ltd.
$42M (2008-05-29)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
10%
1 (10%)

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