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EY - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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EY M&A Summary

EY has acquired 25 companies, including 4 in the last 5 years. A total of 5 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 5 assets.

EY has acquired in 10 different US states, and 7 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include business services (44%) and information technology (44%).

EY Business Overview

Where is EY headquartered?

EY is headquartered in New York, New York.

How many employees does EY have?

EY has 230,000 employees.

What sector is EY in?

EY is a business services company.

When was EY founded?

EY was founded in 1849.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity28
    • M&A Buy Activity23
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 7
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 10
  • M&A Advisors 1

EY

5 Times Square, 14th Floor,
New York, New York 10036
United States,
(212) 773-3000
www.ey.com

EY is a professional services company. The Company provides assurance, auditing, technology and security risk, enterprise risk management, transaction support, merger and acquisition, actuarial, and real estate advisory services. EY was formerly known as Ernst & Young LLP up until 2013. The Firm was originally established in 1849 and is based in New York City.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 20 1 - 1 1 - 23
Sell (0.2/yr) # 4 - - - 1 - 5
  28

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
EY Dignari 2024-10-28 - Add-on Acquisition
Alexandria, Virginia · www.dignari.com
Smart Daily Management 2024-03-18 - Divestiture
, United States
klingler consultants ag 2023-04-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Zürich, Switzerland · www.klinglerconsultants.ch
CMA Strategy Consulting 2021-10-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Boston, Massachusetts · www.cmacap.com
Zilker Technology LLC 2020-11-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Austin, Texas · www.ztech.io
Pangea3 LLC 2019-04-03 - Divestiture
New York, New York · www.pangea3.com
Citizen, Inc. 2018-01-31 - Add-on Acquisition
Portland, Oregon · www.pluscitizen.com
E-STET LLC 2017-11-30 - Add-on Acquisition
Los Angeles, California · www.e-stet.com
Brightree Solutions Sdn. Bhd. 2017-08-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia · www.brightree.xyz
Open Windows Australia Pty Ltd. - IDENTITY 2017-06-05 - Divestiture
, Australia
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Business Services 10 (43%) - 2 (40%) -
Information Technology 10 (43%) - - -
Software 2 (9%) - 2 (40%) -
Information Services 1 (4%) - - -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (20%) -
Total 23 - 5 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 15 - 2 -
  California 4 - - -
  New York 2 - - -
  Georgia 2 - - -
  Washington 1 - - -
  Virginia 1 - - -
  Texas 1 - - -
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
  Oregon 1 - - -
  Missouri 1 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
  North Carolina - - 1 -
Netherlands 2 - 1 -
United Kingdom 2 - 1 -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
Australia 1 - 1 -
Germany 1 - - -
Malaysia 1 - - -
Switzerland 1 - - -
Domestic 15 (65%) - 2 (40%) -
Cross-border 8 (35%) - 3 (60%) -
Total 23 - 5 -

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
 1

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
13%
3 (13%)
Strategic(s)
9%
2 (9%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Strategic(s)
80%
4 (80%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Business Services

Revenue

29,600   2016
(millions of USD)

Employees

230,000

Established

1849

Former Name

Ernst & Young LLP

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