SAO PAULO, June 24 (Reuters) - Brazilian auto parts
producer Frasle Mobility said on Monday it has agreed
to buy Mexican auto spare parts distributor Dacomsa from
Mexico's Grupo Kuo S.A.B de C.V. for 2.1 billion reais
($389.5 million).
CEO Sergio Carvalho told analysts in a call the deal would
be the largest acquisition ever made by Frasle Mobility or its
controlling shareholder Randoncorp.
With the deal, Frasle Mobility, formerly known as Fras-le,
said it would also acquire the Dacomsa-owned Kuo Motor and
Fritec firms, as well as some tangible and intangibles assets
related to those companies, according to a securities filing.
The companies Frasle Mobility will acquire had a total net
revenue of about 1.4 billion reais in 2023, it added.
Frasle Mobility also expects to earn some 300 million reais
with synergies to be generated from the deal - as measured by
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
(EBITDA) - in a five-year period, a presentation by the firm
showed.
"The acquisition is part of the company's strategy of
internationalizing its business in the spare parts sector,
through product diversification and brand expansion in its
portfolio," Frasle Mobility said.
The acquisition will be made through two subsidiaries in
Mexico and North America, according to Frasle Mobility.
($1 = 5.3928 reais)
(Reporting by Andre Romani and Patricia Vilas Boas; Editing by
Aida Pelaez-Fernandez, Brendan O'Boyle and Lincoln Feast.)