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Laidlaw International - Ownership and Business Overview

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Laidlaw International Ownership

Who owns Laidlaw International?

Laidlaw International is owned by Firstgroup. It was acquired on February 9, 2007.

Laidlaw International Business Overview

Where is Laidlaw International headquartered?

Laidlaw International is headquartered in Naperville, Illinois.

How many employees does Laidlaw International have?

Laidlaw International has 22,983 employees.

What sector is Laidlaw International in?

Laidlaw International is a transportation company.

When was Laidlaw International founded?

Laidlaw International was founded in 1985.

Transportation M&A Summary in 2007

Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, transportation ranked 20 in number of deals in 2007. The largest transportation acquisition in 2007 was Laidlaw International - which was acquired by Firstgroup for $2.9B.

Subscribe to Mergr to view all 122 acquisitions of transportation companies in 2007, including 55 acquisitions by private equity firms, and 67 by strategics.

Laidlaw International, Inc.

55 Shuman Boulevard Suite 400,
Naperville, Illinois 60563
United States,
(630) 848-3000

Laidlaw International, Inc. is an operator of school and inter-city bus transportation and a supplier of public transit services in North America. Laidlaw group businesses operate recognised brands, including Laidlaw Education Services, Greyhound Lines and Greyhound Canada ("Greyhound"), and Laidlaw Transit.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  1

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Envision Healthcare Corp. 2004-12-07 - Divestiture
Nashville, Tennessee · www.envisionhealth.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Healthcare Services - - 1 (100%) -
Total - - 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States - - 1 -
  Tennessee - - 1 -
Total - - 1 -

M&A Connections

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

Company Summary

SECTOR

Transportation

Revenue

1,600   2006
(millions of GBP)

Employees

22,983

Established

1985

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