Baker Hughes - M&A Summary and Business Overview

Energy Services And EquipmentCompany

Baker Hughes M&A Summary

Baker Hughes has acquired 21 companies, including 5 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 10 assets.

Baker Hughes’ largest acquisition to date was in 2010, when it acquired BJ Services for $5.5B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2006, when it sold WesternGeco to Schlumberger for $2.4B. Baker Hughes has acquired in 5 different US states, and 8 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include energy services and equipment (39%) and software (24%).

Baker Hughes Business Overview

Where is Baker Hughes headquartered?

Baker Hughes is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

What is Baker Hughes’ revenue?

Baker Hughes disclosed revenue of 25,506M USD for 2023 and 21,156M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Baker Hughes have?

Baker Hughes has 57,000 employees.

What sector is Baker Hughes in?

Baker Hughes is an energy services and equipment company.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity30
    • M&A Buy Activity20
    • M&A Sell Activity10
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 8
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 15
  • M&A Advisors 11

Baker Hughes

Baker Hughes Company

17021 Aldine Westfield Road,
Houston, Texas 77073
United States,
(713) 439-8600
www.bakerhughes.com

Baker Hughes is a provider of oilfield services, products, technology and systems to the worldwide oil and natural gas industry. The company operates in more than 80 countries helping customers find, evaluate, drill, produce, transport and process hydrocarbon resources. Baker Hughes is headquartered in Houston, Texas.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 15 1 1 3 - - 20
vol $5.9B $5.9B
Sell (0.6/yr) # 7 3 - - - - 10
vol $2.5B $2.5B
  30

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
BRUSH Group - Power Generation Division 2022-08-08 - Divestiture
, United Kingdom
AccessESP, Inc. 2022-07-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Houston, Texas · www.accessesp.com
Oilfield And Water Management Chemicals 2022-03-29 - Joint Venture
, Saudi Arabia
ARMS Reliability 2021-02-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Ocean Grove, Australia · www.armsreliability.com
Compact Carbon Capture AS (3C) 2020-11-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Bergen, Norway · www.compactcarbon.com
Baker Hughes - Surface Pressure Control Flow Business Unit 2020-09-10 - Divestiture
Houston, Tennessee
NuCera Solutions 2020-07-27 - Divestiture
Barnsdall, Oklahoma · www.nucerasolutions.com
Lufkin Industries, Inc. 2020-05-01 - Divestiture
Missouri City, Texas · www.lufkin.com
Cooper Machinery Services 2019-07-18 - Divestiture
Houston, Texas · www.cooperservices.com
Baker Hughes - Rotoflow Turboexpander Business 2018-08-22 - Divestiture
Houston, Texas
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
BJ Services Co. 2010-08-31 Allied Oil & Gas Services LLC 2017-01-01 1
Houston, Texas · www.bjservices.com Southlake, Texas · www.alliedservices.net
Hughes Christensen Co., Inc.    - Baker Hughes Mining Tools, Inc. 2004-09-14 1
Houston, Texas Grand Prairie, Texas

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Energy Services and Equipment 8 (38%) 5.8B (99%) 5 (50%) 2.5B (99%)
Software 5 (24%) - - -
Machinery 2 (10%) 32M (1%) 3 (30%) 32M (1%)
Chemicals 2 (10%) - 1 (10%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (5%) - 1 (10%) -
Business Services 1 (5%) - - -
Distribution 1 (5%) 31M (1%) - -
Engineering 1 (5%) - - -
Total 21 $5.9B 10 $2.5B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 11 5.9B 9 87M
  Texas 7 5.8B 6 55M
  Oklahoma 1 32M 2 32M
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
  Montana 1 - - -
  Louisiana 1 70M - -
  Tennessee - - 1 -
Canada 3 31M - -
  Alberta 3 31M - -
United Kingdom 2 - 1 2.4B
Australia 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
Norway 1 - - -
Russia 1 - - -
Saudi Arabia 1 - - -
Domestic 11 (52%) 5.9B (99%) 9 (90%) 87M (3%)
Cross-border 10 (48%) 31M (1%) 1 (10%) 2.4B (97%)
Total 21 $5.9B 10 $2.5B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Goldman Sachs
1
Evercore Group
1
Perella Weinberg Partners
1
Legal Deals
King & Spalding
3
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP
1
Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $5.5B
$100M to $1B 1 $250M
< $100M 3 $132M
TOTAL $5.9B
Largest BJ Services Co.
$5.5B (2010-08-31)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $2.4B
< $100M 2 $87M
TOTAL $2.5B
Largest WesternGeco, Ltd.
$2.4B (2006-04-22)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
5%
1 (5%)
Strategic(s)
19%
4 (19%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
50%
5 (50%)
Strategic(s)
50%
5 (50%)

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