Evergy - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Evergy M&A Summary

Evergy has acquired 2 companies. It has also divested 1 asset.

Evergy’s largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired Westar Energy for $12.2B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2008, when it sold Strategic Energy to Direct Energy for $300M. Evergy has acquired in 2 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include energy services and equipment (50%) and utilities (50%).

Evergy Business Overview

Where is Evergy headquartered?

Evergy is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

What is Evergy’s revenue?

Evergy disclosed revenue of 5,508M USD for 2023 and 5,859M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Evergy have?

Evergy has 4,512 employees.

What sector is Evergy in?

Evergy is an utilities company.

When was Evergy founded?

Evergy was founded in 2017.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity3
    • M&A Buy Activity2
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1
  • M&A Advisors 2

Evergy

Evergy, Inc.

1200 Main Street,
Kansas City, Missouri 64105
United States,
(816) 556-2200
www.investors.evergy.com

Evergy engages in generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity. Evergy was founded in 2017 and is based in Kansas City, Missouri.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $13.9B $13.9B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $300M $300M
  3

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Westar Energy, Inc. 2016-05-31 12.2B USD Add-on Acquisition
Topeka, Kansas · www.westarenergy.com
Strategic Energy LLC 2008-04-02 300M USD Divestiture
Tonawanda, New York
Aquila, Inc. 2007-02-07 1.7B USD Add-on Acquisition
Kansas City, Montana · www.aquila.com
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Aquila, Inc. 2007-02-07 Aquila Networks-WPC. 2007-02-07 1
Kansas City, Montana · www.aquila.com Pueblo, Colorado

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (50%) 1.7B (12%) 1 (100%) 300M (100%)
Utilities 1 (50%) 12.2B (88%) - -
Total 2 $13.9B 1 $300M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 2 13.9B 1 300M
  Montana 1 1.7B - -
  Kansas 1 12.2B - -
  New York - - 1 300M
Total 2 $13.9B 1 $300M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Goldman Sachs
 1
Legal Deals
Bracewell
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $13.9B
TOTAL $13.9B
Largest Westar Energy, Inc.
$12.2B (2016-05-31)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $300M
TOTAL $300M
Largest Strategic Energy LLC
$300M (2008-04-02)

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Utilities

Revenue

5,508   6% 2023
5,859   5% 2022
5,587   14% 2021
4,913   5% 2020
5,148   21% 2019
4,276   67% 2018
2,571   1% 2017
2,562   5% 2016
2,459   6% 2015
2,602   2014
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Employees

4,512

Established

2017

Public

NASDAQ: EVRG

Former Name

Great Plains Energy, Inc.

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