SEB - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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SEB M&A Summary

SEB has acquired 14 companies, including 8 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

SEB’s largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired WMF AG for $1.8B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2014, when it sold Bambora Group to Nordic Capital for $260M. SEB has acquired in 3 different US states, and 8 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include consumer products (50%) and manufacturing (15%).

SEB Business Overview

Where is SEB headquartered?

SEB is headquartered in Ecully, France.

What is SEB’s revenue?

SEB disclosed revenue of 8,006M EUR for 2023 and 7,960M EUR for 2022.

How many employees does SEB have?

SEB has 31,338 employees.

What sector is SEB in?

SEB is a consumer products company.

When was SEB founded?

SEB was founded in 1857.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity15
    • M&A Buy Activity14
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 8
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5
  • M&A Advisors 1

SEB

SEB SA

Campus SEB - 112 Chemin du Moulin Carron,
Ecully, 69130
France,
+33 4 72 18 18 18
www.groupeseb.com

SEB designs, manufactures, and markets cookware and small household appliances worldwide. SEB was founded in 1857 and is based in Ecully, France.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # 8 - 2 3 1 - 14
vol $2.2B $2.2B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $260M $260M
  15

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Alesayi Household Appliances Co. LLC 2024-04-19 - Stake Purchase
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Arretons l'Usage Unique Maintenant 2023-12-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Chatillon, France · www.auum.com
Forge Adour SAS 2023-07-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Bayonne, France · www.forgeadour.com
Pacojet International AG 2023-05-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Zug, Switzerland · www.pacojet.com
I-TEN SA 2022-10-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Dardilly, France · www.iten.com
Zummo-Innovaciones Mecanicas SA 2022-07-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Valencia, Spain · www.zummocorp.com
StoreBound LLC 2020-07-22 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.storebound.com
IEVA SAS 2020-07-22 - Stake Purchase
Paris, France · www.ieva.io
Wilbur Curtis Co. 2019-01-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Montebello, California · www.wilburcurtis.com
WMF AG 2016-05-24 1.8B EUR Add-on Acquisition
Geislingen, Germany · www.wmf.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Consumer Products 7 (50%) 2.0B (94%) - -
Manufacturing 2 (14%) - - -
Financial Services 1 (7%) 121M (6%) 1 (100%) 260M (100%)
Electrical Equipment 1 (7%) - - -
Electronics 1 (7%) - - -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (7%) - - -
Machinery 1 (7%) - - -
Total 14 $2.2B 1 $260M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
France 4 - - -
United States 3 250M - -
  Pennsylvania 1 250M - -
  New York 1 - - -
  California 1 - - -
Germany 2 1.8B - -
Sweden 1 121M 1 260M
Denmark 1 - - -
Saudi Arabia 1 - - -
Spain 1 - - -
Switzerland 1 - - -
Domestic 4 (29%) - - -
Cross-border 10 (71%) 2.2B (100%) 1 (100%) 260M (100%)
Total 14 $2.2B 1 $260M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
C.W. Downer & Co.
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.8B
$100M to $1B 2 $371M
TOTAL $2.2B
Largest WMF AG
$1.8B (2016-05-24)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $260M
TOTAL $260M
Largest Bambora Group
$260M (2014-05-28)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
21%
3 (21%)
Strategic(s)
7%
1 (7%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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