Acquiring Company
LKQ
Acquired Company
Uni-Select
Chicago
BouchervilleAutomotiveManufacturingAutomotiveManufacturingDescription
LKQ Corporation (Nasdaq: LKQ) (“LKQ”) and Uni-Select Inc. (TSX: UNS) (“Uni-Select”) today announced the completion of the previously-announced acquisition of Uni-Select by 9485-4692 Québec Inc. (the “Purchaser”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of LKQ by way of a plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”) under the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (Québec). Under the terms of the Arrangement, the Purchaser has acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Uni-Select for C$48.00 per share in cash.
FundzWatch™ Score
86
High M&A Activity
M&A Insights
Based on deal dataIntegration timeline
70% of M&A integrations take 12-24 months to complete
Tech stack consolidation
83% of merged companies consolidate technology vendors within first year
Post-acquisition investment
Companies increase IT spending by 23% on average after acquisitions
Success factor
M&A deals with strong technology integration plans are 2.5x more likely to succeed