Shell - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Shell M&A Summary

Shell has acquired 11 companies, including 7 in the last 5 years. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 19 assets.

Shell’s largest acquisition to date was in 2015, when it acquired BG Group for $72.4B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2017, when it sold Royal Dutch Shell - UK North Sea Assets to Chrysaor Holdings for $3.8B. Shell has acquired in 4 different US states, and 7 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include oil/gas exploration (37%) and renewable energy (28%).

Shell Business Overview

Where is Shell headquartered?

Shell is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What is Shell’s revenue?

Shell disclosed revenue of 316,620M USD for 2023 and 381,314M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Shell have?

Shell has 103,000 employees.

What sector is Shell in?

Shell is an oil/gas exploration company.

When was Shell founded?

Shell was founded in 1907.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity30
    • M&A Buy Activity11
    • M&A Sell Activity19
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 7
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 25

Shell

Shell plc

Shell Centre, 2 York Road,
London, SE1 7NA
United Kingdom,
+44 20 7934 1234
www.shell.com

Shell is an Anglo–Dutch multinational oil and gas company. Shell was founded in 1907 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 7 - 1 3 - - 11
vol $77.1B $2.1B $79.2B
Sell (1.0/yr) # 14 1 3 1 - - 19
vol $7.0B $541M $759M $8.3B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Nature Energy Biogas A/S 2022-11-28 2.1B EUR Add-on Acquisition
Odense, Denmark · www.nature-energy.com
Aera Energy LLC 2022-09-01 - Divestiture
Bakersfield, California · www.aeraenergy.com
Sprng Energy Pvt Ltd. 2022-04-29 - Add-on Acquisition
Pune, India · www.sprngenergy.com
Powershop Australia Pty Ltd. 2022-02-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Melbourne, Australia · www.powershop.com.au
Inspire Energy Holdings LLC 2021-07-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Cherry Hill, New Jersey · www.inspirecleanenergy.com
Mobile Chemical LP Refinery 2021-05-26 75M USD Divestiture
Mobile, Alabama
Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. 2021-05-20 - Divestiture
Manila, Philippines · www.shell.com.ph
Royal Dutch Shell plc - Kaybob Duvernay Assets 2021-02-17 684M CAD Divestiture
The Hague, Netherlands
Royal Dutch Shell plc - U.S. Appalachia Assets 2020-05-04 541M USD Divestiture
, New York
Royal Dutch Shell plc - Martinez Refinery 2019-06-11 1.0B USD Divestiture
, California
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Oil/Gas Exploration 4 (36%) 79.2B (100%) 13 (68%) 8.3B (100%)
Renewable Energy 3 (27%) - - -
Chemicals - - 2 (11%) -
Retail - - 2 (11%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (9%) - - -
Software 1 (9%) - - -
Technology Hardware 1 (9%) - - -
Utilities 1 (9%) - - -
Consumer Services - - 1 (5%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (5%) -
Total 11 $79.2B 19 $8.3B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 4 4.7B 5 1.6B
  California 1 - 2 1.0B
  West Virginia 1 4.7B - -
  Tennessee 1 - - -
  New Jersey 1 - - -
  New York - - 1 541M
  Alabama - - 1 75M
United Kingdom 2 72.4B 1 3.8B
Canada - - 2 1.0B
  British Columbia - - 1 1.0B
  Alberta - - 1 -
China - - 2 150M
Denmark 1 2.1B 1 -
Germany 1 - 1 -
Netherlands - - 2 684M
Australia 1 - - -
Hungary - - 1 -
India 1 - - -
Indonesia 1 - - -
Malaysia - - 1 -
Mexico - - 1 965M
Philippines - - 1 -
Thailand - - 1 -
Domestic 2 (18%) 72.4B (91%) 1 (5%) 3.8B (46%)
Cross-border 9 (82%) 6.8B (9%) 18 (95%) 4.5B (54%)
Total 11 $79.2B 19 $8.3B

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 3 $79.2B
TOTAL $79.2B
Largest BG Group plc
$72.4B (2015-04-08)
sell # Total
> $1B 3 $5.8B
$100M to $1B 4 $2.3B
< $100M 1 $75M
TOTAL $8.3B
Largest Royal Dutch Shell - UK North Sea Assets
$3.8B (2017-01-31)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
36%
4 (36%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
11%
2 (11%)
Strategic(s)
89%
17 (89%)

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