D. E. Shaw - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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D. E. Shaw M&A Summary

D. E. Shaw has acquired 4 companies. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

D. E. Shaw’s largest acquisition to date was in 2007, when it acquired James River Group for $575M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2018, when it sold Deepwater Wind to Ørsted for $510M. D. E. Shaw has acquired in 3 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include renewable energy (67%) and insurance (34%).

D. E. Shaw Business Overview

What sector is D. E. Shaw in?

D. E. Shaw is a financial services company.

When was D. E. Shaw founded?

D. E. Shaw was founded in 1988.

M&A Summary

M&A Total Activity5
- M&A Buy Activity3
- M&A Sell Activity2
Total Sectors Invested 2
Total Countries Invested 1
M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7

D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.

Ninth Floor 1166 Avenue of the Americas,
New York, New York 10036
(212)478-0000
www.deshaw.com

D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., an investment and technology development company, engages in investing in companies and financial instruments in industrialized nations and emerging markets.

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year		≤ '19	'20	'21	'22	'23	'24	T
Buy (0.0/yr)	#	3	-	-	-	-	-	3
Buy (0.0/yr)	vol	$575M						$575M
Sell (0.0/yr)	#	2	-	-	-	-	-	2
Sell (0.0/yr)	vol	$518M						$518M
								5

Most Recent M&A

Company	Date	Value	Type
OCI Solar Power LLC - Project Ivory	2018-10-22	-	Divestiture
Dawson County, Texas
Deepwater Wind	2018-10-08	510M USD	Divestiture
Providence, Rhode Island · www.dwwind.com
Coronal Energy - Fusion Solar Center	2017-01-30	-	Divestiture
, Connecticut
Babel Media Ltd.	2014-02-18	8M GBP	Divestiture
Brighton, United Kingdom · www.babelmedia.com
James River Group, Inc.	2007-06-12	575M USD	Add-on Acquisition
Chapel Hill, North Carolina · www.james-river-group.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company	Acquired	Add-On/Sale	Date	#
James River Group, Inc.	2007-06-12	JRG Reinsurance Co. Ltd.	2023-11-08	1
Chapel Hill, North Carolina · www.james-river-group.com		Hamilton, Bermuda · www.jrgre.bm

M&A by Sector

Sector	Buy #	Value	Sell #	Value
Renewable Energy	2 (67%)	-	1 (50%)	510M (98%)
Insurance	1 (33%)	575M (100%)	-	-
Digital Media	-	-	1 (50%)	8M (2%)
Total	3	$575M	2	$518M

By Geo

State/Country		Buy	Value	Sell	Value
United States		3	575M	1	510M
	Texas	1	-	-	-
	North Carolina	1	575M	-	-
	Connecticut	1	-	-	-
	Rhode Island	-	-	1	510M
United Kingdom		-	-	1	8M
Domestic		-	-	-	-
Cross-border		3 (100%)	575M (100%)	2 (100%)	518M (100%)
Total		3	$575M	2	$518M

Deal Values

buy	#	Total
$100M to $1B	1	$575M
TOTAL		$575M
Largest	James River Group, Inc. $575M (2007-06-12)

sell	#	Total
$100M to $1B	1	$510M
< $100M	1	$8M
TOTAL		$518M
Largest	Deepwater Wind $510M (2018-10-08)

M&A Connections

		Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)	33%	1 (33%)
Strategic(s)	67%	2 (67%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)	100%	2 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Financial Services

Established

1988

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D. E. Shaw - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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