Noble - M&A Summary and Business Overview

Energy Services And EquipmentCompany

Noble M&A Summary

Noble has acquired 5 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Noble’s largest acquisition to date was in 2010, when it acquired Frontier Drilling ASA for $2.2B. Noble has acquired in 1 US state. The Company’s most targeted sectors include energy services and equipment (50%) and oil/gas exploration (50%).

Noble Business Overview

Where is Noble headquartered?

Noble is headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas.

What is Noble’s revenue?

Noble disclosed revenue of 964M USD for 2020 and 1,305M USD for 2019.

How many employees does Noble have?

Noble has 1,800 employees.

What sector is Noble in?

Noble is an energy services and equipment company.

When was Noble founded?

Noble was founded in 1921.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity2
    • M&A Buy Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 6

Noble Corporation

Noble Corporation plc

13135 Dairy Ashford Suite 800,
Sugar Land, Texas 77478
United States,
(281) 276-6100
www.noblecorp.com

Noble Corporation is an offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry. Noble performs, through its subsidiaries, contract drilling services with a fleet of 77 offshore drilling units (including two ultra-deepwater drillships and four high-specification jackup drilling rigs currently under construction), located worldwide, including in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and Alaska, Mexico, Brazil, the North Sea, the Mediterranean, West Africa, the Middle East, India, Malaysia and Australia. Noble Corporation was founded in 1921 and is based in Sugar Land, Texas.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 1 - 1 - - - 2
vol $2.2B $30M $2.2B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  2

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Pacific Drilling Co. LLC 2021-03-25 30M USD Merger
Houston, Texas · www.pacificdrilling.com
Frontier Drilling ASA 2010-06-28 2.2B USD Add-on Acquisition
Houston, Texas · www.frontier-drill.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (50%) 2.2B (99%) - -
Oil/Gas Exploration 1 (50%) 30M (1%) - -
Total 2 $2.2B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 2 2.2B - -
  Texas 2 2.2B - -
Total 2 $2.2B - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
DNB Markets
 1
Barclays Investment Bank
 1
Ducera Partners LLC
 1
Legal Deals
Kirkland & Ellis
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $2.2B
< $100M 1 $30M
TOTAL $2.2B
Largest Frontier Drilling ASA
$2.2B (2010-06-28)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
50%
1 (50%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Energy Services and Equipment

Revenue

964   27% 2020
1,305   21% 2019
1,083   13% 2018
1,237   47% 2017
2,302   32% 2016
3,352   4% 2015
3,233   28% 2014
2,538   2013
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Employees

1,800

Established

1921

Public

NYSE: NE

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