M&A Deal Summary

Bristow Acquires Era Group

On January 24, 2020, Bristow acquired transportation company Era Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bristow’s 3rd transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Bristow’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Bristow’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2020-01-24
Target Era Group
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Bristow
Deal Type Merger
Advisor(s) Centerview Partners (Financial)
Milbank (Legal)

Target

Era Group

Houston, Texas, United States
Era Group, Inc. is a helicopter transport operator in the U.S. Era Group also provides helicopters and related services to third-party helicopter operators and customers in other countries, including Brazil, Colombia, India, Norway, Spain and the United Kingdom. Era Group was founded in 1948 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bristow

Houston, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1948
Sector Transportation
Employees3,298
Revenue 1.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Bristow is a provider of helicopter services to worldwide offshore energy industry. Bristow was incorporated in 1948 and is based in Houston, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 5
Sector (Transportation) 3 of 3
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2020) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-04 Cougar Helicopters

St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

Cougar Helicopters Inc. is an offshore energy and search and rescue (SAR) helicopter service provider in Canada.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-04-29 British International Helicopter Services

Birmingham, United Kingdom

British International Helicopter Services operates both civil and military registered aircraft, regulated under separate aviation authorities, demonstrating an agile ability to meet different, yet equally demanding, regulations on a wide range of complex projects. British International Helicopter Services was founded in 2000 and is based in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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