Access Industries - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Access Industries M&A Summary

Access Industries has acquired 21 companies. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 15 assets.

Access Industries’ largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired Calpine for $5.6B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2025, when it sold Calpine to Constellation Energy for $26.6B. Access Industries has acquired in 4 different US states, and 8 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (22%) and media (22%).

Access Industries Business Overview

Where is Access Industries headquartered?

Access Industries is headquartered in New York, New York.

What sector is Access Industries in?

Access Industries is a diversified company.

When was Access Industries founded?

Access Industries was founded in 1986.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity32
    • M&A Buy Activity19
    • M&A Sell Activity13
  • Total Sectors Invested 9
  • Total Countries Invested 8
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 17

Access Industries, Inc.

730 Fifth Avenue,
New York, New York 10019
United States,
(212) 247-6400
www.accessindustries.com

Access Industries, Inc. is a US based holding company focused on long-term investments worldwide. This includes companies located in the US, Europe, and South America. The Firm targets companies operating in the fields of natural resources, chemicals, telecommunications, media, real estate, emerging technology, and retail. Access Industries, Inc. was formed in 1986 and is based in New York City.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 19 - - - - - 19
vol $8.9B $8.9B
Sell (0.4/yr) # 11 1 - - - 1 13
vol $205M $26.6B $26.8B
  32

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Calpine Corp. 2025-01-10 26.6B USD Trade Sale
Houston, Texas · www.calpine.com
Bad Wolf 2021-12-01 - Divestiture
Cardiff, United Kingdom · www.bad-wolf.com
Warner Music Group Corp. 2020-06-03 - IPO
New York, New York · www.wmg.com
Perform Group Plc 2019-04-15 - Divestiture
Feltham, United Kingdom · www.performgroup.com
Dynamic Yield Ltd. 2019-03-25 - Trade Sale
New York, New York · www.dynamicyield.com
Calpine Corp. 2017-08-18 5.6B USD Going Private
Houston, Texas · www.calpine.com
Bad Wolf 2017-03-27 - Stake Purchase
Cardiff, United Kingdom · www.bad-wolf.com
Dynamic Yield Ltd. 2016-12-20 - Venture
New York, New York · www.dynamicyield.com
O-Zone Networks Pvt. Ltd. 2015-09-15 - Trade Sale
New Delhi, India · www.o-zone.in
Acision Ltd. 2015-06-15 135M USD Trade Sale
Reading, United Kingdom · www.acision.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services 4 (21%) - 2 (15%) -
Media 4 (21%) 3.3B (37%) 2 (15%) -
Communications 2 (11%) - 2 (15%) 70M (< 1%)
Digital Media 2 (11%) - 1 (8%) -
E-Commerce 2 (11%) - 1 (8%) -
Information Technology 2 (11%) - 1 (8%) 135M (1%)
Manufacturing 1 (5%) - 1 (8%) -
Utilities 1 (5%) 5.6B (63%) 1 (8%) 26.6B (99%)
Chemicals 1 (5%) - - -
Metals/Mining - - 1 (8%) -
Oil/Gas Exploration - - 1 (8%) -
Total 19 $8.9B 13 $26.8B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 8.9B 4 26.6B
  New York 2 3.3B 2 -
  Texas 2 5.6B 1 26.6B
  California 2 - - -
  Missouri 1 - 1 -
United Kingdom 5 - 3 135M
Germany 2 - 2 -
Russia 1 - 2 -
India 1 - 1 -
Norway 1 - 1 70M
Channel Islands 1 - - -
France 1 - - -
Domestic 7 (37%) 8.9B (100%) 4 (31%) 26.6B (99%)
Cross-border 12 (63%) - 9 (69%) 205M (1%)
Total 19 $8.9B 13 $26.8B

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $8.9B
TOTAL $8.9B
Largest Calpine Corp.
$5.6B (2017-08-18)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $26.6B
$100M to $1B 1 $135M
< $100M 1 $70M
TOTAL $26.8B
Largest Calpine Corp.
$26.6B (2025-01-10)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
5%
1 (5%)
Strategic(s)
5%
1 (5%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
8%
1 (8%)
Strategic(s)
46%
6 (46%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Diversified

Established

1986

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