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Companies need a new playbook for M&As in the energy transition: Bain & Co

Jovi Ho
Jovi Ho • 6 min read
Companies need a new playbook for M&As in the energy transition: Bain & Co
Within energy and natural resources, divestitures activity totaled US$250 billion for the first nine months of 2022. Photo: Bloomberg
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Acquisitions to advance an energy transition represented 27% of all deals in energy and natural resources (ENR) last year. This comes at a time when ENR companies are more flush with cash than any other industry, says Bain & Company.

Portfolio rebalancing in the ENR sector will accelerate in 2023 and the coming years, says the global consultancy in its fifth annual Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Report, published Jan 31.

The key, however, is in turning these acquisitions to profitability and to fit with the acquiring company.

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