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CB&I - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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CB&I M&A Summary

CB&I has acquired 2 companies of its own. It has also divested 2 assets.

CB&I’s largest acquisition to date was in 2013, when it acquired The Shaw Group for $3.0B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2017, when it sold APTIM to Veritas Capital for $755M. CB&I has acquired in 1 US state, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include construction (50%) and engineering (50%).

CB&I Ownership

Who owns CB&I?

CB&I is owned by McDermott International. It was acquired on August 23, 2018.

Was CB&I formerly PE-backed?

Yes. CB&I was formerly owned by 2 private investors.

CB&I Business Overview

Where is CB&I headquartered?

CB&I is headquartered in S-Gravenhage, Netherlands.

What is CB&I’s revenue?

CB&I disclosed revenue of 5,485M USD for 2015 and 12,930M USD for 2015.

What sector is CB&I in?

CB&I is an engineering company.

When was CB&I founded?

CB&I was founded in 1889.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity4
    • M&A Buy Activity2
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

CB&I

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V.

Prinses Beatrixlaan 35,
S-Gravenhage, 2595 AK
Netherlands,
+31-70-3732010
www.cbi.com

CB&I is an engineering and construction company specializing in the design and engineering, fabrication, field erection, and repair of bulk liquid terminals, storage tanks, process vessels, low temperature and cryogenic storage facilities and other steel plate structures and their associated systems. CB&I primarily serves customers in the petroleum, petrochemical, chemical, electric and gas utility, pulp and paper and metals and mining industries. CB&I was founded in 1889 and is based in S-Gravenhage, Netherlands.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $4.0B $4.0B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $755M $755M
  4

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
APTIM Corp. 2017-02-28 755M USD Divestiture
Baton Rouge, Louisiana · www.aptim.com
CB&I Stone & Webster, Inc. 2015-10-27 - Divestiture
Boston, Massachusetts · www.stonewebinc.com
The Shaw Group, Inc. 2013-07-31 3.0B USD Add-on Acquisition
Baton Rouge, Louisiana · www.shawgrp.com
Lummus Global 2007-08-27 950M USD Divestiture
The Hague, Netherlands
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Construction 1 (50%) 950M (24%) 1 (50%) -
Engineering 1 (50%) 3.0B (76%) 1 (50%) 755M (100%)
Total 2 $4.0B 2 $755M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 1 3.0B 2 755M
  Louisiana 1 3.0B 1 755M
  Massachusetts - - 1 -
Netherlands 1 950M - -
Domestic 1 (50%) 950M (24%) - -
Cross-border 1 (50%) 3.0B (76%) 2 (100%) 755M (100%)
Total 2 $4.0B 2 $755M

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $3.0B
$100M to $1B 1 $950M
TOTAL $4.0B
Largest The Shaw Group, Inc.
$3.0B (2013-07-31)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $755M
TOTAL $755M
Largest APTIM Corp.
$755M (2017-02-28)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
50%
1 (50%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
50%
1 (50%)
Strategic(s)
50%
1 (50%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Engineering

Revenue

12,930   1% 2015
12,975   17% 2014
11,094   2013
(millions of USD)

Established

1889

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