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Stericycle acquisitions, on the record

The businesses Stericycle bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.

Deals its annual reports describe

Business	Deal	When	Value
RWCS operations in Japan Word for word“On September 1, 2021, we entered into an agreement and completed the sale of our RWCS operations in Japan for proceeds of $11.3 million.” 10-K for 2021	agreed divestiture	On September 1, 2021	$11.3 million
Environmental Solutions operations in Canada Word for word“On December 6, 2021, we entered into an agreement and completed the sale of our Environmental Solutions operations in Canada for proceeds of $24.4 million.” 10-K for 2021	agreed divestiture	On December 6, 2021	$24.4 million
Midwest-based regulated waste business Word for word“On December 31, 2021, we acquired a Midwest-based regulated waste business for total purchase consideration of $43.4 million.” 10-K for 2021	acquisition	On December 31, 2021	$43.4 million
Communication Solutions business Word for word“On December 1, 2022, we entered into an agreement and completed the sale of our Communication Solutions business for proceeds of approximately $45.0 million in cash.” 10-K for 2022	agreed divestiture	On December 1, 2022	approximately $45.0 million in cash
midwest-based regulated waste business in North America Word for word“During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company acquired a midwest-based regulated waste business in North America.” 10-K for 2022	acquisition	During the year ended December 31, 2021	—
Japan RWCS operations Word for word“In the third quarter of 2021, we received $11.3 million from the divestiture of our operations in Japan.” 10-K for 2022	divestiture	In the third quarter of 2021	$11.3 million
a southeastern U.S. regulated waste business Word for word“On January 31, 2024, we acquired a southeastern U.S. regulated waste business for total consideration of approximately $16 million in cash and a promissory note.” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	On January 31, 2024	approximately $16 million in cash and a promissory note
eight businesses, including an International container manufacturer joint venture, businesses in Brazil, Singapore, Australia, and Republic of Korea, a dental recycling business in the Netherlands, a SID joint venture in the UAE, and a business in Romania Word for word“These divestitures included an International container manufacturer joint venture, our businesses in Brazil, Singapore, Australia, and Republic of Korea, dental recycling business in the Netherlands, SID joint venture in the UAE, and our business in Romania for aggregate net proceeds of approximately $85 million.” 10-K for 2023	divestiture	—	approximately $85 million

As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year ended	Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	Cash received from selling businesses	Goodwill from acquisitions
2016-12-31	$63.9 million	$2.1 million	$52.8 million
2017-12-31	$52.5 million	$1.2 million	$46.5 million
2018-12-31	$44.7 million	$25.2 million	$32.2 million
2019-12-31	$200,000	$86.6 million	—
2020-12-31	$0	$498.9 million	—
2021-12-31	$10.5 million	$35 million	$22 million
2022-12-31	$0	$46.7 million	$1.7 million
2023-12-31	$0	—	—

Deal filings since 2016

2024-11-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2024-11-04 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2024-06-03 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-10-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-11-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-04-06 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2020-03-30 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-02-27 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-02-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-06-14 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-12-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-03-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2017-11-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2017-08-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Read from Stericycle’s annual reports (10-K for 2023, 10-K for 2022, 10-K for 2021) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2024-02-28. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.