Investment Summary

Bristow Invests In Cougar Helicopters

On October 4, 2012, Bristow invested in transportation company Cougar Helicopters

Investment Highlights
  • This is Bristow’s 2nd transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Bristow’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Bristow’s 1st transaction in Newfoundland.

Investment Summary
Date 2012-10-04
Target Cougar Helicopters
Sector Transportation
Investor(s) Bristow
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

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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Investor(S) 1

Investor

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 3 of 5
Sector (Transportation) 2 of 3
Type (Stake Purchase) 2 of 2
State (Newfoundland) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2012) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-05-27 Lider Aviacao Holding S.A.

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Lider Aviacao Holding S.A. is a provider of helicopter and executive aviation services. Lider operates a helicopter fleet serving the oil and gas industry.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-24 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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