BHP - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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BHP M&A Summary

BHP has acquired 7 companies. It has also divested 5 assets.

BHP’s largest acquisition to date was in 2011, when it acquired Petrohawk Energy for $15.1B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2005, when it sold Integris Metals to Ryerson Holding for $660M. BHP has acquired in 3 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include oil/gas exploration (43%) and metals/mining (29%).

BHP Business Overview

Where is BHP headquartered?

BHP is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

What is BHP’s revenue?

BHP disclosed revenue of 42,931M USD for 2020 and 44,288M USD for 2019.

How many employees does BHP have?

BHP has 31,589 employees.

What sector is BHP in?

BHP is a metals/mining company.

When was BHP founded?

BHP was founded in 1851.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity12
    • M&A Buy Activity7
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8
  • M&A Advisors 6

BHP

BHP Billiton Ltd.

171 Collins Street,
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Australia,
61 3 9609 3333
www.bhp.com

BHP is a multinational mining and oil/gas exploration company. BHP was formed in 2001 from the merger of Australian Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (BHP) and the Anglo–Dutch Billiton plc. BHP was founded in 1851 and is based in Melbourne, Australia.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 7 - - - - - 7
vol $26.7B $26.7B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 4 1 - - - - 5
vol $980M $980M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
The World Marine & General Insurance Company PLC 2020-08-21 - Divestiture
, United Kingdom
BHP Billiton - Cerro Colorado 2018-06-19 320M USD Divestiture
, Chile
Bayside Casthouse 2014-11-24 - Divestiture
, Australia
Louisiana Properties - BHP Billiton Ltd. 2014-11-21 - Divestiture
Melbourne, Australia
Petrohawk Energy Corp. 2011-08-26 15.1B USD Add-on Acquisition
Houston, Texas
Fayetteville Shale assets - BHP Billiton Ltd. 2011-02-22 4.8B USD Divestiture
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Athabasca Potash, Inc. 2010-01-28 341M USD Add-on Acquisition
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Exploration Assets - Falkland Oil & Gas Ltd. 2007-10-02 - Divestiture
London, United Kingdom
WMC Resources Ltd. 2005-08-02 6.5B AUD Add-on Acquisition
Kalgoorlie, Australia
Integris Metals, Inc. 2005-01-04 660M USD Divestiture
Minneapolis, Minnesota
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Metals/Mining 2 (29%) 6.5B (24%) 4 (80%) 980M (100%)
Oil/Gas Exploration 3 (43%) 19.9B (74%) - -
Insurance 1 (14%) - 1 (20%) -
Chemicals 1 (14%) 341M (1%) - -
Total 7 $26.7B 5 $980M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 3 19.9B 1 660M
  Minnesota 1 - 1 660M
  Texas 1 15.1B - -
  Oklahoma 1 4.8B - -
Australia 1 6.5B 2 -
United Kingdom 2 - 1 -
Canada 1 341M - -
  Saskatchewan 1 341M - -
Chile - - 1 320M
Domestic 1 (14%) 6.5B (24%) 2 (40%) -
Cross-border 6 (86%) 20.2B (76%) 3 (60%) 980M (100%)
Total 7 $26.7B 5 $980M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Barclays Investment Bank
 1
Scotia Waterous
 1
TD Securities
 1
Legal Deals
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
 1
Sullivan & Cromwell
 1
Morgan Lewis
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 3 $26.4B
$100M to $1B 1 $341M
TOTAL $26.7B
Largest Petrohawk Energy Corp.
$15.1B (2011-08-26)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $980M
TOTAL $980M
Largest Integris Metals, Inc.
$660M (2005-01-04)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
29%
2 (29%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Strategic(s)
80%
4 (80%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Metals/Mining

Revenue

42,931   4% 2020
44,288   2% 2019
43,638   14% 2018
38,285   24% 2017
30,912   2016
(millions of USD) Show More Show Less

Employees

31,589

Established

1851

Public

NYSE: BHP

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