M&A Deal Summary

Oman Oil Company S.A.O.C. Acquires OXEA

On October 10, 2013, Oman Oil Company S.A.O.C. acquired chemicals company OXEA from Advent International for 1.8B EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Oman Oil Company S.A.O.C.’s 1st transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Oman Oil Company S.A.O.C.’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Oman Oil Company S.A.O.C.’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-10-10
Target OXEA
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Oman Oil Company S.A.O.C.
Sellers(s) Advent International
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.8B EUR

Target

OXEA

Oberhausen, Germany
OXEA GmbH is a global producer of oxo chemicals and its derivatives.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Oman Oil Company S.A.O.C.

Muscat, Oman

Category Company
Founded 1992
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
DESCRIPTION

Oman Oil Company S.A.O.C. (OOC) is a commercial company wholly owned by the Government established in 1996 to pursue investment opportunities in the wider energy sector both inside and outside Oman.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (Germany) 1 of 1
Year (2013) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Advent International

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 76.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Advent is a global private equity firm that targets investments in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Advent's emerging market efforts are concentrated in Central Europe and Latin America. Advent seeks transactions valued between $50 million and $5 billion and can commit up to $2 billion of equity capital per investment. Broad areas of interest include business & financial services, retail & consumer, technology, media, & telecoms, healthcare & life sciences, and industrial. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, growth capital financings, take privates, and recapitalizations. Advent was formed in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 134 of 222
Sector (Chemicals) 4 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 54 of 82
Country (Germany) 9 of 16
Year (2013) 2 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 52
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-10-07 IFS Energy & Resources

Denver, Colorado, United States

IFS Energy & Resources is an independent provider of software and data solutions exclusively serving the upstream oil and gas, mining, and resource industries. Professionals from more than 1,700 companies globally rely on IFS’s integrated oil and gas data, land, accounting, and production solutions to optimize their business processes and performance. IFS Energy and Resources possesses more than 90 years of experience in data and 30 years in software and has offices around the world. IFS Energy & Resources is based in Denver, Colorado.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-01 BondDesk Group

Mill Valley, California, United States

BondDesk Group LLC is a provider in US alternative trading system for the retail fixed-income market.

Sell $200M