Rolls Royce Holdings - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Rolls Royce Holdings M&A Summary

Rolls Royce Holdings has acquired 5 companies. It has also divested 9 assets.

Rolls Royce Holdings’ largest acquisition to date was in 2011, when it acquired Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG for $3.8B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2021, when it sold ITP Aero to Bain Capital Private Equity for $1.9B. Rolls Royce Holdings has acquired in 2 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include construction (20%) and machinery (20%).

Rolls Royce Holdings Business Overview

Where is Rolls Royce Holdings headquartered?

Rolls Royce Holdings is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What is Rolls Royce Holdings’ revenue?

Rolls Royce Holdings disclosed revenue of 16,486M GBP for 2023 and 13,520M GBP for 2022.

How many employees does Rolls Royce Holdings have?

Rolls Royce Holdings has 41,400 employees.

What sector is Rolls Royce Holdings in?

Rolls Royce Holdings is an aerospace company.

When was Rolls Royce Holdings founded?

Rolls Royce Holdings was founded in 1884.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity14
    • M&A Buy Activity5
    • M&A Sell Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 11
  • M&A Advisors 1

Rolls Royce Holdings

Rolls Royce Holdings plc

Kings Place 90 York Way,
London, N1 9FX
United Kingdom,
+44 20 7222 9020
www.rolls-royce.com

Rolls-Royce is a provider of power systems and services for use on land, at sea and in the air, and has established a strong position in global markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy. Rolls-Royce Holdings was founded in 1884 and is based in London, England.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 5 - - - - - 5
vol $3.8B $3.8B
Sell (0.6/yr) # 6 1 - - 1 1 9
vol $2.0B $1.9B $3.9B
  14

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
AQD 2025-04-07 - Divestiture
London, United Kingdom
Rolls-Royce Naval Propulsors & Handling Business 2024-09-19 - Divestiture
London, United Kingdom
ITP Aero 2021-09-27 1.9B EUR Divestiture
Zamudio, Spain · www.itpaero.com
VisiumKMS, Inc. 2020-02-25 - Divestiture
Houston, Texas · www.visiumkms.com
Rolls Royce Holdings plc - Civil Nuclear Business 2019-09-26 - Divestiture
London, United Kingdom
Rolls Royce Holdings plc - Commercial Marine Business 2018-07-06 770M GBP Divestiture
London, United Kingdom
Industria de Turbo Propulsores S.A. 2016-07-11 - Stake Purchase
Zamudio, Spain · www.itp.es
Rolls Royce Holdings plc - Pipe Manufacturing Business 2016-01-29 5M GBP Divestiture
London, United Kingdom
Rolls-Royce Energy Gas Turbine Business 2014-05-06 1.2B GBP Divestiture
, United Kingdom
Hyper-Therm High Temperature Composites, Inc. 2013-05-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Huntington Beach, California · www.htcomposites.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG    - L’Orange GmbH 2018-04-09 2
Friedrichshafen, Germany · www.rrpowersystems.com Stuttgart, Germany · www.lorange.com
Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG    - MTU Detroit Diesel Australia Pty Ltd. 2014-10-01 1
Friedrichshafen, Germany · www.rrpowersystems.com Altona North,, Australia · www.mtudda.com.au

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Aerospace 1 (20%) - 2 (22%) 1.9B (49%)
Machinery 1 (20%) 3.8B (100%) 2 (22%) 1.2B (31%)
Marine 1 (20%) - 1 (11%) 770M (20%)
Building Materials 1 (20%) - - -
Construction 1 (20%) - - -
Business Services - - 1 (11%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (11%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (11%) -
Software - - 1 (11%) -
Total 5 $3.8B 9 $3.9B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom - - 7 2.0B
United States 2 - 1 -
  Connecticut 1 - - -
  California 1 - - -
  Texas - - 1 -
Germany 2 3.8B - -
Spain 1 - 1 1.9B
Domestic - - 7 (78%) 2.0B (51%)
Cross-border 5 (100%) 3.8B (100%) 2 (22%) 1.9B (49%)
Total 5 $3.8B 9 $3.9B

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
DLA Piper
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $3.8B
TOTAL $3.8B
Largest Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG
$3.8B (2011-06-24)
sell # Total
> $1B 2 $3.1B
$100M to $1B 1 $770M
< $100M 1 $5M
TOTAL $3.9B
Largest ITP Aero
$1.9B (2021-09-27)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
11%
1 (11%)
Strategic(s)
89%
8 (89%)

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