M&A Deal Summary

Nesma & Partners Acquires Kent

On January 31, 2024, Nesma & Partners acquired energy services and equipment company Kent from Blue Water Energy

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Nesma & Partners’ 1st transaction in the Energy Services and Equipment sector.
  • This is Nesma & Partners’ 1st transaction in United Arab Emirates.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-01-31
Target Kent
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Buyer(s) Nesma & Partners
Sellers(s) Blue Water Energy
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Kent

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Kent is a diversified electrical services provider with core capabilities that include the provision of multidiscipline engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and maintenance services across a range of energy and industrial facilities in key growth regions around the world. Kent was founded in 1994 and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Nesma & Partners

Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Category Company
Founded 1981
Sector Construction
DESCRIPTION

Nesma & Partners is a contracting company. It delivers reliable and innovative solutions to some of the energy, construction, and infrastructure challenges. Nesma & Partners was founded in 1981 and is based in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Energy Services and Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (United Arab Emirates) 1 of 1
Year (2024) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Blue Water Energy is a private equity firm focused on building energy companies. Blue Water looks to invest up to $150 million per project with a focus on production, upstream equipment and services, and midstream/downstream equipment and services. Blue Water typically invests in partnership with experienced management teams that have a track record of value creation. Blue Water Energy was formed in 2011 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 8
Sector (Energy Services and Equipment) 5 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 6
Country (United Arab Emirates) 1 of 1
Year (2024) 1 of 1
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Techouse is an offshore oil & gas industry. Techouse design, engineer and manufacture complete customized process packages, insuring optimized design in terms of weight, footprint and energy savings with a priority focus on HSE. Techouse was founded in 2002 and is based in Sandnes, Norway.

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