SGS - M&A Summary and Business Overview

Test/measurement EquipmentCompany

SGS M&A Summary

SGS has acquired 40 companies, including 11 in the last 5 years. A total of 7 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 3 assets.

SGS’s largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired BioVision Seed Research for -. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2019, when it sold PSC Group to Aurora Capital Partners for $335M. SGS has acquired in 12 different US states, and 13 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include test/measurement equipment (30%) and business services (22%).

SGS Business Overview

Where is SGS headquartered?

SGS is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

What is SGS’s revenue?

SGS disclosed revenue of 6,794M CHF for 2024 and 6,622M CHF for 2023.

How many employees does SGS have?

SGS has 94,938 employees.

What sector is SGS in?

SGS is a test/measurement equipment company.

When was SGS founded?

SGS was founded in 1878.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity40
    • M&A Buy Activity37
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 10
  • Total Countries Invested 13
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 13
  • M&A Advisors 2

SGS

SGS S.A.

1 Place Des Alpes,
Geneva, 1211
Switzerland,
+41 22 739 91 11
www.sgs.com

SGS is a provider of inspection, verification, testing and certification services. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark in quality and integrity. SGS was founded in 1878 and is based in Geneva, Switzerland.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # 31 1 - - 1 4 37
Sell (0.4/yr) # 1 - - 2 - - 3
vol $335M $335M
  40

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
H2Safety Services, Inc. 2025-06-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Calgary, Alberta · www.h2safety.ca
Streamline Control 2025-05-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Calgary, Alberta · www.streamlinecontrol.com
MP Machinery and Testing LLC 2025-01-21 - Add-on Acquisition
State College, Pennsylvania · www.mpmachineryandtesting.com
Aster Global Environmental Solutions, Inc. 2025-01-08 - Add-on Acquisition
North Lawrence, Ohio · www.asterglobal.com
Beta Analytic, Inc. 2024-11-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Miami, Florida · www.radiocarbon.com
Transparency-One 2023-09-07 - Stake Sale
Geneva, Switzerland · www.transparency-one.com
SGS - Subsurface Consultancy 2023-02-10 - Divestiture
Geneva, Switzerland
Analytical & Development Services 2021-01-07 - Divestiture
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Ryobi Geotechnique International Pte Ltd. 2020-12-21 - Stake Purchase
Singapore, Singapore · www.ryobi-g.com
Synlab Group - Analytics & Services business 2020-11-10 - Divestiture
Augsburg, Germany
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Test/Measurement Equipment 11 (30%) - - -
Business Services 8 (22%) - 1 (33%) -
Life Science 6 (16%) - - -
Engineering 5 (14%) - - -
Machinery 2 (5%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (3%) - 1 (33%) -
Environmental 1 (3%) - - -
Manufacturing 1 (3%) - - -
Packaging 1 (3%) - - -
Software 1 (3%) - - -
Transportation - - 1 (33%) 335M (100%)
Total 37 - 3 $335M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 16 - 1 335M
  Michigan 3 - - -
  New York 2 - - -
  Illinois 2 - - -
  South Dakota 1 - - -
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
  Oklahoma 1 - - -
  Ohio 1 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
  Indiana 1 - - -
  Florida 1 - - -
  California 1 - - -
  Arizona 1 - - -
  Louisiana - - 1 335M
Canada 6 - - -
  Alberta 3 - - -
  Ontario 2 - - -
  British Columbia 1 - - -
Switzerland 1 - 2 -
France 2 - - -
Germany 2 - - -
Netherlands 2 - - -
United Kingdom 2 - - -
Belgium 1 - - -
China 1 - - -
Italy 1 - - -
New Zealand 1 - - -
Singapore 1 - - -
South Africa 1 - - -
Domestic 1 (3%) - 2 (67%) -
Cross-border 36 (97%) - 1 (33%) 335M (100%)
Total 37 - 3 $335M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Edmond de Rothschild
1
Legal Deals
Weil Gotshal & Manges
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
TOTAL -
Largest BioVision Seed Research Ltd.
- (2017-11-03)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $335M
TOTAL $335M
Largest PSC Group
$335M (2019-06-24)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
11%
4 (11%)
Strategic(s)
8%
3 (8%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
33%
1 (33%)
Strategic(s)
67%
2 (67%)

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