DPL - Ownership and Business Overview

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DPL Ownership

Who owns DPL?

DPL is owned by The AES. It was acquired on November 28, 2011.

DPL Business Overview

Where is DPL headquartered?

DPL is headquartered in Dayton, Ohio.

How many employees does DPL have?

DPL has 1,233 employees.

What sector is DPL in?

DPL is an utilities company.

When was DPL founded?

DPL was founded in 1985.

Utilities M&A Summary in 2011

Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, utilities ranked 49 in number of deals in 2011. The largest utilities acquisition in 2011 was DPL - which was acquired by The AES for $4.7B.

Join Mergr to view all 25 acquisitions of utilities companies in 2011, including 4 acquisitions by private equity firms, and 21 by strategics.

DPL, Inc.

1065 Woodman Drive,
Dayton, Ohio 45432
United States,
(937)224-6000
www.dplinc.com

DPL is an electrical utility company. DPL Inc., the parent company of Dayton Power & Light (DP&L), was acquired by The AES Corporation.DPL's principal subsidiaries include The Dayton Power and Light Company (DP&L); DPL Energy, LLC (DPLE); and DPL Energy Resources, Inc. (DPLER). DP&L, a regulated electric utility, provides service to over 500,000 retail customers in West Central Ohio; DPLE engages in the operation of merchant peaking generation facilities; and DPLER is a competitive retail electric supplier in Ohio, selling to major industrial and commercial customers. DPL, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates approximately 3,800 megawatts of generation capacity, of which 2,800 megawatts are low cost coal-fired units and 1,000 megawatts are natural gas and diesel peaking units.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  1

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
DPL Energy Resources, Inc. 2016-01-06 - Divestiture
Dayton, Ohio · www.dplenergy.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Utilities - - 1 (100%) -
Total - - 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States - - 1 -
  Ohio - - 1 -
Total - - 1 -

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Utilities

Employees

1,233

Established

1985

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