bp expands mobility and convenience network completing the purchase of leading travel center operator, TravelCenters of America
- BP's acquisition of TravelCenters of America adds 280 travel centers to their network, strategically located on major highways across the US. This complements bp's convenience and mobility business and almost doubles their global convenience gross margin. The acquisition brings growth opportunities in EV charging, convenience, biofuels/RNG, and hydrogen. Additionally, the acquisition adds immediate EBITDA and is expected to reach around $800 million by 2025.
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- Adds a network of around 280 travel centers, strategically located on major highways across US; complementing bp's US convenience and mobility business.
- Almost doubles bp's global convenience gross margin.
- Brings growth opportunities for four of bp's five transition growth engines including EV charging via bp pulse, convenience, biofuels/ renewable natural gas (RNG) and, later, hydrogen.
- Adds EBITDA immediately, expected to grow to around
$800m
HOUSTON, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today BP Products North America Inc., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of BP p.l.c. (NYSE: bp), completed its
Emma Delaney, executive vice president customers & products, bp said: "We are thrilled to welcome the TravelCenters of America team to bp and give a turbo-boost to our convenience and mobility business in the US. Combining TA's sites on US highways with our brilliant retail network off the highway immediately expands our offer and doubles our global convenience gross margin.
By integrating bp pulse, our fast-growing EV charging business, along with biofuels and renewable natural gas businesses - and in time, hydrogen - we can help America's vital fleets and logistics companies decarbonize."
In February, bp announced it had agreed to acquire TA, subject to required approvals. Having received those approvals and with the transaction complete, TA's strategically located network of highway sites complements bp's existing predominantly off-highway convenience and mobility business in the US, enabling TA and bp to offer fleets and consumers a seamless nationwide service.
The transaction will provide options to expand and continue to develop convenience and mobility offers through four of bp's five transition growth engines:
- EV charging
- Biofuels
- Hydrogen
- Convenience
Convenience is one of five strategic transition growth engines that bp intends to grow rapidly through this decade. By 2030, bp aims for around half its annual investment to go into these transition growth engines; with around half of its anticipated cumulative
With the close of the acquisition, TravelCenters of America common shares have been converted into the right to receive
Additional information on the acquisition can be found in the agreement announcement.
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