M&A Deal Summary

Berkshire Hathaway Acquires Phillips Specialty Products

On December 30, 2013, Berkshire Hathaway acquired energy services and equipment company Phillips Specialty Products from Phillips 66 for 1.4B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Berkshire Hathaway’s 1st transaction in the Energy Services and Equipment sector.
  • This is Berkshire Hathaway’s 19th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Berkshire Hathaway’s 56th transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-12-30
Target Phillips Specialty Products
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Buyer(s) Berkshire Hathaway
Sellers(s) Phillips 66
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 1.4B USD

Target

Phillips Specialty Products

United States
PPhillips Specialty Products, Inc. specializes in maximizing the flow potential of pipelines, increasing operational flexibility and throughput capacity and substantially increasing bottom-line profit potentials.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Berkshire Hathaway

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Diversified
Employees396,500
Revenue 439.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Berkshire Hathaway's corporate headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska.
Berkshire Hathaway's corporate headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska.

Berkshire Hathaway and its subsidiaries engage in diverse business activities including property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, utilities and energy, freight rail transportation, finance, manufacturing, retailing and services. Berkshire Hathaway was founded in 1998 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 58 of 69
Sector (Energy Services and Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 6 of 9
Country (United States) 56 of 64
Year (2013) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 19 of 37
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Phillips 66

Houston, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1875
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Employees14,000
Revenue 147.4B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Phillips 66's corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.
Entrance to Phillips 66's corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.

Phillips 66 is an energy and logistics company. Its midstream segment gathers, processes, transports and markets natural gas; and transports, stores, fractionates and markets natural gas liquids (NGL) in the United States. In addition, this segment transports crude oil and other feedstocks to refineries and other locations, delivers refined and specialty products to market, and provides terminaling and storage services for crude oil and petroleum products. Its chemicals segments consists of our 50 percent equity investment in Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (CPChem), which manufactures and markets petrochemicals and plastics on a worldwide basis. Its refining segment buys, sells and refines crude oil and other feedstocks at refineries in the United States and Europe. Its marketing and specialties segment purchases for resale and markets refined petroleum products (such as gasolines, distillates and aviation fuels), mainly in the United States and Europe. Phillips 66 was founded in 1875 and is based in Houston, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector (Energy Services and Equipment) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 3
Year (2013) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-06-23 Spectrum

Selmer, Tennessee, United States

Spectrum Corp. is an independent compunder, blender, packager, and marketer of specialty lubricants. Products include 2-cycle and small engine 4-cycle oils, bar and chain oil, and hydraulic fluid, which are commonly used in power lawn and garden equipment.

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