D. E. Shaw - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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D. E. Shaw M&A Summary

D. E. Shaw has acquired 4 companies. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

D. E. Shaw’s largest acquisition to date was in 2007, when it acquired James River Group for $575M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2018, when it sold Deepwater Wind to Ørsted for $510M. D. E. Shaw has acquired in 3 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include renewable energy (67%) and insurance (34%).

D. E. Shaw Business Overview

What sector is D. E. Shaw in?

D. E. Shaw is a financial services company.

When was D. E. Shaw founded?

D. E. Shaw was founded in 1988.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity3
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7

D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.

Ninth Floor 1166 Avenue of the Americas,
New York, New York 10036
(212)478-0000
www.deshaw.com

D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., an investment and technology development company, engages in investing in companies and financial instruments in industrialized nations and emerging markets.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
vol $575M $575M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $518M $518M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
OCI Solar Power LLC - Project Ivory 2018-10-22 - Divestiture
Dawson County, Texas
Deepwater Wind 2018-10-08 510M USD Divestiture
Providence, Rhode Island · www.dwwind.com
Coronal Energy - Fusion Solar Center 2017-01-30 - Divestiture
, Connecticut
Babel Media Ltd. 2014-02-18 8M GBP Divestiture
Brighton, United Kingdom · www.babelmedia.com
James River Group, Inc. 2007-06-12 575M USD Add-on Acquisition
Chapel Hill, North Carolina · www.james-river-group.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
James River Group, Inc. 2007-06-12 JRG Reinsurance Co. Ltd. 2023-11-08 1
Chapel Hill, North Carolina · www.james-river-group.com Hamilton, Bermuda · www.jrgre.bm

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Renewable Energy 2 (67%) - 1 (50%) 510M (98%)
Insurance 1 (33%) 575M (100%) - -
Digital Media - - 1 (50%) 8M (2%)
Total 3 $575M 2 $518M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 3 575M 1 510M
  North Carolina 1 575M - -
  Connecticut 1 - - -
  Texas 1 - - -
  Rhode Island - - 1 510M
United Kingdom - - 1 8M
Domestic - - - -
Cross-border 3 (100%) 575M (100%) 2 (100%) 518M (100%)
Total 3 $575M 2 $518M

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $575M
TOTAL $575M
Largest James River Group, Inc.
$575M (2007-06-12)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $510M
< $100M 1 $8M
TOTAL $518M
Largest Deepwater Wind
$510M (2018-10-08)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
33%
1 (33%)
Strategic(s)
67%
2 (67%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

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