M&A Deal Summary

Neo Next+ Acquires Verus Petroleum

On October 3, 2019, Neo Next+ acquired oil/gas exploration company Verus Petroleum from HitecVision

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Neo Next+’s 1st transaction in the Oil/Gas Exploration sector.
  • This is Neo Next+’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-10-03
Target Verus Petroleum
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Buyer(s) Neo Next+
Sellers(s) HitecVision
Deal Type Merger

Target

Verus Petroleum

Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Verus Petroleum is an independent oil and gas company. Verus Petroleum is based in Aberdeen, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Neo Next+

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 2019
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
DESCRIPTION

Neo Next+ manages a portfolio of oil and gas assets, and also coordinates decommissioning programmes for mature fields, indicating the firm handles full-cycle upstream operations, including production, maintenance, and decommissioning. NEO Energy was founded in 2019 and is based in Aberdeen, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector: Oil/Gas Exploration M&A 1 of 4
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 4
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-02-24 Exxon Mobil - U.K. upstream central and northern North Sea assets

United Kingdom

Exxon Mobil Corp.'s U.K. upstream central and northern North Sea assets include ownership interests in 14 producing fields operated primarily by Shell, including Penguins, Starling, Fram, the Gannet Cluster, and Shearwater; Elgin Franklin fields operated by Total; and interests in the associated infrastructure. Exxon Mobil Corp.'s U.K. upstream central and northern North Sea assets are based in the United Kingdom.

Buy $1.0B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

HitecVision

Stavanger, Norway

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 8.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HitecVision is a private equity firm specializing in buyouts and growth capital investments in the oil and gas industry. The Firm targets investments in middle-market companies throughout North America (primarily US) and Northern Europe (primarily Norway and the UK). HitecVision seeks companies with growth potential and unique technologies. The Firm looks to invest €150 to €500 million in companies. Specific areas of interest include drilling/down-hole, exploration/production, field development, mid- and downstream, and subsurface. HitecVision was formed in 1985 and is based in Stavanger. The Firm has additional offices in Oslo and Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 34
Sector: Oil/Gas Exploration M&A 5 of 6
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2019 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-15 Energy Drilling

Singapore, Singapore

Energy Drilling is a tender drilling company offering cost-effective solutions to the offshore drilling market. Energy Drilling was founded in 2012 and is based in Singapore.

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

Stavanger, Norway

Moreld is an industrial group created through the merger of a number of small and medium-sized companies in HitecVision’s portfolio. As the energy sector prepares for a transition towards a low-carbon future, Moreld will seize opportunities to increase its foothold in sectors such as aquaculture, offshore wind, and other relevant renewable energy sectors, whilst continuing to nurture existing oil service operations. Moreld was founded in 2020 and is based in Stavanger, Norway.

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