M&A Deal Summary

Lloyd s Register Group Acquires Ocean Technologies Group

On September 2, 2024, Lloyd s Register Group acquired education company Ocean Technologies Group from Oakley Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lloyd s Register Group’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Lloyd s Register Group’s 3rd transaction in Norway.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-09-02
Target Ocean Technologies Group
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Lloyd s Register Group
Sellers(s) Oakley Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Ocean Technologies Group

Horten, Norway
Ocean Technologies Group is a provider of technology-enabled training and compliance tools for the maritime, oil and gas industries. Ocean Technologies Group was founded in 1996 and is based in Horten, Norway.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Lloyd s Register Group

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1760
Sector Diversified
DESCRIPTION

Lloyd's Register Group Ltd. is a diversified company, engages in engineering, technical, and business services.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 3
Country (Norway) 3 of 3
Year (2024) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-20 OneOcean

Enfield, United Kingdom

OneOcean is a distributor of navigational data charts, marine technical publications and digital products. OneOcean was founded in 1998 and is based in Enfield, United Kingdom.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Oakley Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2011
PE ASSETS 8.2B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Oakley Capital is a mid-market, generalist private equity firm focused on investing in opportunities across Europe. Oakley targets a variety of investment situations, including traditional buyouts, take privates, growth capital financings, secondary buyouts, and turnarounds. Oakley prefers controlling situations and seeks businesses valued between €100 million and €1 billion. Oakley Capital was formed in 2002 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 21
Sector (Education) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 7
Country (Norway) 1 of 1
Year (2024) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-06-28 idealista

Madrid, Spain

idealista is an online real estate marketplace that supports approximately 40,000 real estate agents and 38 million unique monthly visitors across Southern Europe, by providing an online real estate classifieds marketplace for home buyers and sellers. idealista was formed in 2000 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

Sell €2.9B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-10-07 Assured Data Protection

Leeds, United Kingdom

Assured Data Protection is a Managed Services Provider (‘MSP’) focused on backup, disaster recovery and cyber resiliency as a service. Assured Data Protection was founded in 2016 and is based in Leeds, United Kingdom.

Buy -