M&A Deal Summary

Mitsui & Co Acquires AWE

On February 5, 2018, Mitsui & Co acquired oil/gas exploration company AWE for 602M AUD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Mitsui & Co’s 2nd transaction in the Oil/Gas Exploration sector.
  • This is Mitsui & Co’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Mitsui & Co’s 4th transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-02-05
Target AWE
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Buyer(s) Mitsui & Co
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 602M AUD

Target

AWE

North Sydney, Australia
AWE Ltd. is an Australian based energy company focused on upstream oil and gas and related energy opportunities.

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Buyer

Mitsui & Co

Tokyo, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1947
Sector Diversified
Employees53,602
Revenue 13.32T JPY (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Mitsui & Co engages in the export, import, wholesale, and retail of steel products; steel processing; mining and sale of iron ores; and sale and trading of ferrous scrap and alloy products and chemicals, energy, food, food & retail management, healthcare & service, consumer business, IT & communication business, corporate development business. Mitsui & Co was founded in 1947 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 45
Sector (Oil/Gas Exploration) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 20
Country (Australia) 4 of 6
Year (2018) 2 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-18 Bigi Holdings

Tokyo, Japan

Bigi HD is an apparel company that has developed some of Japan's best-known brands, including yoshie inaba, Men's Bigi, MELROSE, and Papas. In recent years its product planning capabilities, backed by accurate anticipation of changing needs and values, has resulted in the creation of new brands based on unique world views, such as martinique and plain people. The Bigi Group has been able to establish a solid position for itself in Japan's maturing apparel market by using the development of these brands to make a wide-ranging appeal, including lifestyle suggestions, to trend-conscious consumers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-15 Mitta

Santiago, Chile

Mitta is Chile's largest fleet management operating company which owns Autorentas del Pacifico SpA. Mitta owning approx. 16,500 vehicles in total, has a large share of the automobile operating lease business (B to B) which services various industries such as the mining and energy sectors in Chile and also has a long-established locally-based rental car business (B to C). Mitta is based in Santiago, Chile.

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