Williams - M&A Summary and Business Overview

Energy Services And EquipmentCompany

Williams M&A Summary

Williams has acquired 10 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 5 assets.

Williams’ largest acquisition to date was in 2022, when it acquired MountainWest Pipelines Holding for $1.5B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2014, when it sold Williams Cos. - Canadian Assets to Williams Partners for $1.2B. Williams has acquired in 5 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include energy services and equipment (40%) and oil/gas exploration (40%).

Williams Business Overview

Where is Williams headquartered?

Williams is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

What is Williams’ revenue?

Williams disclosed revenue of 10,907M USD for 2023 and 10,965M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Williams have?

Williams has 5,601 employees.

What sector is Williams in?

Williams is an energy services and equipment company.

When was Williams founded?

Williams was founded in 1908.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity15
    • M&A Buy Activity10
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8
  • M&A Advisors 7

Williams

The Williams Companies, Inc.

One Williams Center,
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172
United States,
(800) 945-5426
www.williams.com

Williams is a North American energy infrastructure company. It owns interests in or operates 15,000 miles of interstate gas pipelines, 1,000 miles of NGL transportation pipelines, and more than 10,000 miles of oil and gas gathering pipelines. Williams was formed in 1908 and is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 7 - 1 2 - - 10
vol $1.2B $1.9B $3.1B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 5 - - - - - 5
vol $1.6B $1.6B
  15

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
MountainWest Pipelines Holding Co. 2022-12-15 1.5B USD Divestiture
Las Vegas, Nevada
NorTex Midstream Partners LLC 2022-09-08 423M USD Divestiture
Houston, Texas · www.nortexmidstream.com
Sequent Energy Management, L.P. 2021-07-01 - Divestiture
Houston, Texas · www.sequentenergy.com
Williams Cos. Inc. - Gulf Coast Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline Systems 2018-12-06 177M USD Divestiture
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Williams Partners LP 2018-08-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Tulsa, Oklahoma · www.investor.williams.com
Discovery Midstream Partners 2018-07-30 1.2B USD Secondary Buyout
Dallas, Texas · www.discoverymidstream.com
Access Midstream Partners LP 2015-02-02 - Merger
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · www.accessmidstream.com
Williams Cos. - Canadian Assets 2014-02-26 1.2B USD Divestiture
, Alberta
Access Midstream Partners LP 2012-12-11 - Stake Purchase
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · www.accessmidstream.com
WPX Energy, Inc. 2012-01-03 - Spin Off
Tulsa, Oklahoma · www.wpxenergy.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Energy Services and Equipment 4 (40%) 1.2B (38%) 3 (60%) 1.6B (100%)
Oil/Gas Exploration 4 (40%) 423M (14%) 2 (40%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (10%) - - -
Utilities 1 (10%) 1.5B (48%) - -
Total 10 $3.1B 5 $1.6B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 10 3.1B 4 394M
  Oklahoma 3 - 3 177M
  Texas 4 1.6B - -
  Nevada 1 1.5B - -
  California 1 - - -
Canada - - 1 1.2B
  Alberta - - 1 1.2B
Domestic 10 (100%) 3.1B (100%) 4 (80%) 394M (25%)
Cross-border - - 1 (20%) 1.2B (75%)
Total 10 $3.1B 5 $1.6B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
TD Securities
1
BofA Securities
1
RBC Capital Markets
1
Legal Deals
Davis Polk & Wardwell
3

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $2.7B
$100M to $1B 1 $423M
TOTAL $3.1B
Largest MountainWest Pipelines Holding Co.
$1.5B (2022-12-15)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.2B
$100M to $1B 2 $394M
TOTAL $1.6B
Largest Williams Cos. - Canadian Assets
$1.2B (2014-02-26)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
20%
2 (20%)
Strategic(s)
20%
2 (20%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
80%
4 (80%)

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