Saint-Gobain to Acquire CSR Limited
Saint-Gobain announces it has entered into a definitive agreement with CSR Limited to acquire all of the outstanding shares of CSR by way of an Australian scheme of arrangement for A$9.00 per share, in cash, corresponding to an enterprise value of A$4.5 billion and a net enterprise value of A$3.2bn post short to mid-term monetizable property value of at least A$1.3bn. […]
16 Acquisitions Announced for Global 5000 Companies
This past week we noted and posted activity related to M&A at 16 Global 5000 companies in Business Services, Consumer Services, Healthcare, Oil & Gas — a variety of industries. Announcement details and links posted below. All of these will affect the revenue of the companies mentioned when they are complete. Global 5000 Company News […]
Global 5000 Database Update – year end 2023
We have completed the Global 5000 database updates for Q4, 2023 which are now posted and available for client delivery. During the quarter, over 1100 records were updated, and all 5,000 company records have been updated within the past 12 months. During Q4, 33 companies were added (or returned to the list) replacing those that […]
The Profile of The Global 5000 Companies
With our latest update, here’s a snapshot of how the Global 5000 companies shake out by industry and country. First is the database sliced by revenue for Global 5000 companies – total revenue by country. Shown here are the top 12 countries and dollar value in billions. You can see that the ranking of countries […]
Global 5000 Database Update – Q3, 2023
Updates for Q3, 2023 (ending September 2023) are complete, posted and available for client delivery. During the quarter, over 1500 records were updated, and all 5,000 company records have been updated within the past 12 months. During Q3, 30 companies were added (or returned to the list) and another 30 were removed as they were […]
Global 5000 Database Update – May 2023
Continuing our regular updating of the Global 5000 database, we have completed updating over 520 records for the month of May. During the month, we also welcomed 10 new companies to the Global 5000 replacing some who were acquired (or their revenue fell back too far to make it into the 5000. That brings the […]
A Look @ Business Services Industry
We capture a number of diverse segments under the Business Services industry grouping including: law firms, outplacement, accountants, engineering services, consultants, etc. Here are the top 10 (largest revenue) in that industry: Alphabet (Google) Meta Platofrms Xiamen Xiangyu Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Accenture Plc PricewaterhouseCoopers Ernst & Young KPMG TD Synnex Corporation Randstad Holding
A Broader View of Transportation
We are currently working on an expansion of the overall transportation industry. In the Global economy, transportation spans multiple industry codes and groups that all seem to be experiencing major fundamental shifts. The impact of COVID upended the airline passenger travel business which is just now bouncing back – it also caused havoc with shipping […]
More New Companies Added to The Global 5000 Database
The early part of 2022 has been quite a wild ride in the financial markets which often means plenty of company activity – IPO’s launched, M&A running at a furious pace and plenty of spin-offs announced. That was the case as we started into 2022. And the converse is true — as markets have cooled […]
Global 5000 Database Update for Q1 2022
The Global 5000 database of the largest companies in the world continues to provide B2B marketers a timely, continually updated source of business information for business lead generation, CRM systems and ABM activity. To begin 2022, we have added/replaced 45 companies during Quarter One. This brings our total new companies added over the last 12 […]