EssilorLuxottica - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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EssilorLuxottica M&A Summary

EssilorLuxottica has acquired 64 companies, including 10 in the last 5 years. A total of 7 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

EssilorLuxottica’s largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired Luxottica Group for $51.8B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2010, when it sold Sperian Protection S.A. to Honeywell International for $1.4B. EssilorLuxottica has acquired in 11 different US states, and 25 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include consumer products (71%) and healthcare services (9%).

EssilorLuxottica Business Overview

Where is EssilorLuxottica headquartered?

EssilorLuxottica is headquartered in Paris, France.

What is EssilorLuxottica’s revenue?

EssilorLuxottica disclosed revenue of 25,395M EUR for 2023 and 24,494M EUR for 2022.

How many employees does EssilorLuxottica have?

EssilorLuxottica has 151,292 employees.

What sector is EssilorLuxottica in?

EssilorLuxottica is a consumer products company.

When was EssilorLuxottica founded?

EssilorLuxottica was founded in 1849.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity62
    • M&A Buy Activity61
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 10
  • Total Countries Invested 25
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 12
  • M&A Advisors 5

EssilorLuxottica

EssilorLuxottica SA

1-5 rue Paul CEzanne,
Paris, 75008
France,
+33 1 49 77 42 16
www.essilorluxottica.com

EssilorLuxottica is a provider of vision solutions and design to manufacture, the group develops a wide range of lenses to correct and protect eyesight. EssilorLuxottica was founded in 1849 and is based in Paris, France.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.8/yr) # 52 2 - - 3 4 61
vol $53.2B $1.5B $54.7B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $1.4B $1.4B
  62

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
A-Look Eyewear Sdn. Bhd 2025-06-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · www.a-look.com.my
Optegra UK Ltd. 2025-05-30 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.optegra.com
Cellview Imaging, Inc. 2025-02-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Toronto, Ontario · www.cellviewimaging.com
Pulse Audition 2025-01-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Vallauris, France · www.pulse-audition.com
Supreme 2024-07-17 1.5B USD Divestiture
New York, New York · www.supreme.com
Heidelberg Engineering GmbH 2024-07-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Heidelberg, Germany · www.heidelbergengineering.com
Washin Co., Ltd. 2024-04-09 - Add-on Acquisition
Tokyo, Japan · www.washin-optical.co.jp
Walman Optical Co. 2021-03-25 - Add-on Acquisition
Minneapolis, Minnesota · www.walmanoptical.com
SightGlass Vision, Inc. 2021-02-03 - Joint Venture
Palo Alto, California · www.sightglassvision.com
GrandVision N.V. 2019-07-31 - Stake Purchase
Schiphol, Netherlands · www.grandvision.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Essilor of America, Inc.    - Vision Source LP 2015-07-30 8
Dallas,, Texas · www.essilorusa.com Kingwood, Texas · www.visionsource.com
FGX International, Inc. 2009-12-16 Stylemark, Inc. 2011-12-14 4
Smithfield, Rhode Island · www.fgxi.com Ormond Beach, Florida · www.stylemark.net

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Consumer Products 43 (70%) 52.4B (96%) 1 (100%) 1.4B (100%)
Healthcare Services 5 (8%) 130M (< 1%) - -
Distribution 3 (5%) - - -
Apparel/Textiles 2 (3%) 1.8B (3%) - -
Machinery 2 (3%) - - -
Retail 2 (3%) - - -
E-Commerce 1 (2%) 430M (1%) - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (2%) - - -
Medical Products 1 (2%) - - -
Software 1 (2%) - - -
Total 61 $54.7B 1 $1.4B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 16 2.3B - -
  California 5 - - -
  Rhode Island 2 835M - -
  Virginia 1 - - -
  Oklahoma 1 - - -
  New York 1 1.5B - -
  Missouri 1 - - -
  Minnesota 1 - - -
  Michigan 1 - - -
  Florida 1 - - -
  Arkansas 1 - - -
Brazil 7 - - -
Canada 5 430M - -
  Ontario 4 - - -
  British Columbia 1 430M - -
China 4 - - -
France 3 - 1 1.4B
Morocco 3 - - -
United Kingdom 3 - - -
Germany 2 - - -
South Africa 2 - - -
Australia 1 - - -
Colombia 1 - - -
Dominican Republic 1 - - -
India 1 - - -
Israel 1 130M - -
Italy 1 51.8B - -
Japan 1 - - -
Malaysia 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
Poland 1 - - -
Singapore 1 - - -
South Korea 1 - - -
Spain 1 - - -
Switzerland 1 - - -
Tunisia 1 - - -
Turkey 1 - - -
Domestic 3 (5%) - 1 (100%) 1.4B (100%)
Cross-border 58 (95%) 54.7B (100%) - -
Total 61 $54.7B 1 $1.4B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
J.P. Morgan Securities
1
Rothschild Global Advisory
1
Citi
1
Legal Deals
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
1
Latham & Watkins
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $53.3B
$100M to $1B 4 $1.4B
TOTAL $54.7B
Largest Luxottica Group S.p.A.
$51.8B (2017-01-16)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.4B
TOTAL $1.4B
Largest Sperian Protection S.A.
$1.4B (2010-05-19)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
7%
4 (7%)
Strategic(s)
3%
2 (3%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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