Peabody - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Peabody M&A Summary

Peabody has acquired 2 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. It has also divested 3 assets.

Peabody’s largest acquisition to date was in 2024, when it acquired Anglo American - Tier 1 Metallurgical Coal Assets for $2.3B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2016, when it sold Peabody Energy - Metropolitan Mine to South32 for $200M. The Company’s most targeted sectors include energy services and equipment (50%) and metals/mining (50%).

Peabody Business Overview

Where is Peabody headquartered?

Peabody is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

What is Peabody’s revenue?

Peabody disclosed revenue of 4,947M USD for 2023 and 4,982M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Peabody have?

Peabody has 5,400 employees.

What sector is Peabody in?

Peabody is an energy services and equipment company.

When was Peabody founded?

Peabody was founded in 1883.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity2
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 2

Peabody

Peabody Energy Corp.

Peabody Plaza, 701 Market Street,
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
United States,
(314) 342-3400
www.peabodyenergy.com

Peabody is a coal company and a provider of sustainable mining and clean coal solutions. Peabody serves metallurgical and thermal coal customers in more than 25 countries on six continents. Peabody was founded in 1883 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 1 - - - - 1 2
vol $1.3B $2.3B $3.7B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
vol $270M $270M
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Anglo American - Tier 1 Metallurgical Coal Assets 2024-11-25 2.3B USD Divestiture
, Australia
Peabody Energy Corp. - Metropolitan Mine 2016-11-03 200M USD Divestiture
, Australia
Blue Harvest Fisheries LLC 2015-04-27 - Divestiture
New Bedford, Massachusetts · www.blueharvestfisheries.com
Peabody Budjero - Mineral Development Licence 162 2014-01-20 70M USD Divestiture
, Australia
Excel Coal Ltd. 2006-07-05 1.3B USD Add-on Acquisition
Sydney, Australia
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Metals/Mining 1 (50%) 2.3B (63%) 1 (33%) 200M (74%)
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (50%) 1.3B (37%) - -
Agriculture - - 1 (33%) -
Oil/Gas Exploration - - 1 (33%) 70M (26%)
Total 2 $3.7B 3 $270M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Australia 2 3.7B 2 270M
United States - - 1 -
  Massachusetts - - 1 -
Domestic - - 1 (33%) -
Cross-border 2 (100%) 3.7B (100%) 2 (67%) 270M (100%)
Total 2 $3.7B 3 $270M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Moelis & Co.
 1
Legal Deals
Jones Day
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $3.7B
TOTAL $3.7B
Largest Anglo American - Tier 1 Metallurgical Coal Assets
$2.3B (2024-11-25)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $200M
< $100M 1 $70M
TOTAL $270M
Largest Peabody Energy Corp. - Metropolitan Mine
$200M (2016-11-03)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
50%
1 (50%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
33%
1 (33%)
Strategic(s)
67%
2 (67%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Energy Services and Equipment

Revenue

4,947   1% 2023
4,982   51% 2022
3,318   16% 2021
2,881   38% 2020
4,623   18% 2019
5,582   1% 2018
5,579   19% 2017
4,715   16% 2016
5,609   18% 2015
6,792   4% 2014
7,014   14% 2013
8,077   2012
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Employees

5,400

Established

1883

Public

NYSE: BTU

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