M&A Deal Summary

GE Oil & Gas Acquires Advantec AS

On October 30, 2015, GE Oil & Gas acquired energy services and equipment company Advantec AS from Norvestor Equity AS

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GE Oil & Gas’ 3rd transaction in the Energy Services and Equipment sector.
  • This is GE Oil & Gas’ 2nd transaction in Norway.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-10-30
Target Advantec AS
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Buyer(s) GE Oil & Gas
Sellers(s) Norvestor Equity AS
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Advantec AS

Stord, Norway
Advantec is a supplier of electro-hydraulic Installation & Workover Control Systems (IWOCS) and associated life-of-field service for the global subsea industry, and offers a solution to an industry which seeks smarter methods to reduce the cost of subsea field development.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

GE Oil & Gas

Houston, Texas, United States

Category Company
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to GE Oil & Gas' corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.
Entrance to GE Oil & Gas' corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.

GE Oil and Gas specializes in turbomachinery technology, which is used in mechanical-drive, compression and power-generation applications in the hydrocarbons industry. GE Oil & Gas serves customers all over the world. GE Oil & Gas is based in Houston, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 6
Sector: Energy Services and Equipment M&A 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 4
Country: Norway M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-20 Cameron International - Reciprocating Compression Division

Houston, Texas, United States

Cameron’s Compression Business provides a suite of higher horsepower, high-speed reciprocating compressors for oil and gas production, processing and distribution.

Buy $550M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Norvestor Equity AS

Oslo, Norway

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
PE ASSETS 2.1B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Norvestor Equity is an independent private equity group focused on opportunities throughout Norway and the nearby Nordic region. Norvestor generally looks to acquire control positions in businesses with strong market positions, clear potential for sales and earnings growth, and motivated management. Sectors of interest include engineering/technology, food/beverage, IT, telecommunications, maritime equipment, oil services, power/energy, retail, and services/outsourcing. The Firm's investment size is €10 to €45 million in companies with enterprise values of €20 to €125 million. Norvestor Equity is based in Oslo with an additional office in Stockholm.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 31 of 52
Sector: Energy Services and Equipment M&A 3 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 9 of 18
Country: Norway M&A 26 of 34
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-07 Permascand

Ljungaverk, Sweden

Permascand is an engineering and manufacturing company across the business areas of electrochemical process technology, water treatment systems and welded equipment & components. Permascand was founded in 1971 and is based in Ljungaverk, Sweden.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-09 Phonero

Kristiansand, Norway

Phonero is a privately owned mobile virtual network operator (“MVNO”) providing telecommunication services to small and medium sized businesses. Phonero was founded in 2008 and is based Kristiansand, Norway.

Buy -