M&A Deal Summary

Shell Acquires BG Group

On April 8, 2015, Shell acquired oil/gas exploration company BG Group for 47.0B GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Shell’s 3rd transaction in the Oil/Gas Exploration sector.
  • This is Shell’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Shell’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-04-08
Target BG Group
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Buyer(s) Shell
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 47.0B GBP

Target

BG Group

Reading, United Kingdom
BG Group plc is an oil and gas company.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Shell

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1907
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Employees103,000
Revenue 316.6B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Shell is an Anglo–Dutch multinational oil and gas company. Shell was founded in 1907 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 11
Sector (Oil/Gas Exploration) 3 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 9
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 2
Year (2015) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-01 Royal Dutch - SME Fuel Card Customer Portfolio

Germany

Royal Dutch - SME Fuel Card Customer Portfolio comprises SME fuel card customer portfolio in order to provide more focused services to this segment of customers.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-07 Tongyi

Beijing, China

Tongyi is an oil-lubricants business serving markets and customers throughout China. Tongyi was founded in 1993 and is based in Beijing, China.

Sell -
Mergr

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