M&A Deal Summary

Lloyd s Register Group Acquires OneOcean

On June 20, 2022, Lloyd s Register Group acquired information services company OneOcean from Equistone

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lloyd s Register Group’s 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Lloyd s Register Group’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-06-20
Target OneOcean
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) Lloyd s Register Group
Sellers(s) Equistone
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

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.

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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 3 of 3
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-07 C-MAP Commercial

Egersund, Norway

C-MAP Commercial is a provider of electronic navigational charts (ENCs), fleet management technologies, and vessel and voyage optimization solutions. Maritime businesses worldwide rely on the company to improve safety, ensure on-time performance, and enhance vessel and operational efficiency. With a trusted global vector chart database and the ability to provide flexible chart management, weather updates & voyage optimization, it is poised to help tomorrow’s maritime businesses successfully transition to ECDIS and e-navigation. C-MAP also serves recreational boaters worldwide, providing cartography products and services for all types of leisure boaters, from fishermen and sailing enthusiasts to powerboat owners.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Equistone

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 9.6B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Equistone is a private equity firm that invests in small to mid-sized companies valued from €50 to €500 million. Equistone targets companies operating in the fields of services, healthcare, financial services, and consumer/travel. The Firm looks to invest €25 to €200 million in a variety of transactions, including buyouts, growth capital financings, recapitalizations, and take privates. Equistone was formed in 1997 and is based in London, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 181 of 194
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 59 of 68
Country (United Kingdom) 81 of 84
Year (2022) 4 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-03-29 FirstPort

Hampshire, United Kingdom

FirstPort is a UK residential property management company that manages 196,000 residential properties across more than 3,900 developments throughout the UK. The company works with developers, investors, freeholders, and over 200 Resident Management Companies to provide services to leaseholders.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-24 Safic-Alcan

La Defense, France

Safic-Alcan is a distributor of specialty chemicals, develops and provides a large range of polymers, materials and additives for the rubber, coatings, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries. Safic-Alcan was founded in 1847 and is based in La Défense, France.

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