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FIRSTGROUP

HQ - Aberdeen

Summary

FirstGroup is a British multi-national transport group operating transport services in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

Deals Overview

Total Deals12

Valued Deals7

Total Value£ 4.87 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 696 M

Market Context

Senior Management

Graham Sutherland
CEO
David Martin
Chairman
Marianna Bowes
‎Head of Investor Relations

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04 Feb 2025|Ireland|Transportation Services

Target: MATTHEWS COACH HIRE

Bidder: FIRSTGROUP

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

9 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Transportation Services

Target: RATP DEV UK

Bidder: FIRSTGROUP

5 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 90 M

Value

05 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Railroads

Target: GRAND UNION TRAINS

Bidder: FIRSTGROUP

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

8 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Transportation Services

Target: LAKESIDE GROUP

Bidder: FIRSTGROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Transportation Services

Target: ANDERSON TRAVEL

Bidder: FIRSTGROUP

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

9 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Nov 2023|United Kingdom|Auto Parts

Target: FIRSTGROUP / HITACHI JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: FIRSTGROUP

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

6 Bidder

£ 99 M

Value

08 Feb 2023|United Kingdom|Transportation Services

Target: ENSIGN BUS COMPANY

Bidder: FIRSTGROUP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Sep 2022|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: GREYHOUND US (33 PROPERTIES)

Bidder: TWENTY LAKE HOLDINGS LLC

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 114 M

Value

26 May 2022|United Kingdom|Transportation Services

Target: FIRSTGROUP

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

8 Service Providers

7 Target | 1 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

15 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 1.20 B

Value

21 Oct 2021|United States|Commercial Vehicles and Parts

Target: GREYHOUND LINES

Bidder: FLIX SE

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 56 M

Value

23 Apr 2021|United States|Transportation Services

Target: FIRST STUDENT

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

3 Target | 41 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 3.30 B

Value

19 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Car Parks

Target: FIRSTGROUP (QUEENS ROAD BUS DEPOT)

Bidder: GO-AHEAD

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 11 M

Value

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