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Tesla - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Tesla M&A Summary

Tesla has acquired 6 companies. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Tesla’s largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired SolarCity for $2.6B. Tesla has acquired in 3 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include machinery (34%) and automotive (17%).

Tesla Business Overview

Where is Tesla headquartered?

Tesla is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

What is Tesla’s revenue?

Tesla disclosed revenue of 97,690M USD for 2024 and 96,773M USD for 2023.

How many employees does Tesla have?

Tesla has 125,665 employees.

What sector is Tesla in?

Tesla is an automotive company.

When was Tesla founded?

Tesla was founded in 2003.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity6
    • M&A Buy Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2
  • M&A Advisors 1

Tesla

Tesla, Inc.

1 Tesla Road,
Austin, Texas 78725
United States,
(512) 516-8177
www.tesla.com

Tesla designs, manufactures and sells electric cars, batteries, and solar related equipment and systems to consumers, businesses, and municipalities. Tesla was formed in 2003 and is based in Palo Alto, California.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 6 - - - - - 6
vol $2.8B $2.8B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  6

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
DeepScale 2019-10-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Mountain View, California · www.deepscale.ai
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. 2019-02-04 219M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Diego, California · www.maxwell.com
Perbix 2017-11-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Golden Valley, Minnesota · www.perbix.com
Grohmann Engineering GmbH 2016-11-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Prum, Germany · www.grohmann-engineering.de
SolarCity Corp. 2016-08-01 2.6B USD Add-on Acquisition
San Mateo, California · www.solarcity.com
Riviera Tool, LLC 2015-05-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Grand Rapids, Michigan · www.rivieratool.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Machinery 2 (33%) - - -
Automotive 1 (17%) - - -
Electrical Equipment 1 (17%) 219M (8%) - -
Information Technology 1 (17%) - - -
Renewable Energy 1 (17%) 2.6B (92%) - -
Total 6 $2.8B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 5 2.8B - -
  California 3 2.8B - -
  Minnesota 1 - - -
  Michigan 1 - - -
Germany 1 - - -
Domestic 5 (83%) 2.8B (100%) - -
Cross-border 1 (17%) - - -
Total 6 $2.8B - -

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $2.6B
$100M to $1B 1 $219M
TOTAL $2.8B
Largest SolarCity Corp.
$2.6B (2016-08-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
33%
2 (33%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Automotive

Revenue

97,690   1% 2024
96,773   19% 2023
81,462   52% 2022
53,823   71% 2021
31,536   29% 2020
24,578   15% 2019
21,461   83% 2018
11,759   68% 2017
7,000   74% 2016
4,046   27% 2015
3,198   59% 2014
2,013   388% 2013
413   2012
(millions of USD) Show More Show Less

Employees

125,665

Established

2003

Public

NASDAQ: TSLA

Former Name

Tesla Motors, Inc.

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