M&A Deal Summary

Peabody Acquires Excel Coal

On July 5, 2006, Peabody acquired energy services and equipment company Excel Coal for 1.3B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Peabody’s 1st transaction in the Energy Services and Equipment sector.
  • This is Peabody’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Peabody’s 1st transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-07-05
Target Excel Coal
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Buyer(s) Peabody
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.3B USD

Target

Excel Coal

Sydney, Australia
Excel Coal Ltd., an independent coal company.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Peabody

St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Category Company
Founded 1883
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Employees5,400
Revenue 4.9B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Peabody is a coal company and a provider of sustainable mining and clean coal solutions. Peabody serves metallurgical and thermal coal customers in more than 25 countries on six continents. Peabody was founded in 1883 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Energy Services and Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (Australia) 1 of 1
Year (2006) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-20 Peabody Budjero - Mineral Development Licence 162

Australia

Peabody Energy Corp., Mineral Development Licence 162 comprises coal reserves of approximately 67 million tonnes.

Sell $70M
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