M&A Deal Summary

Buckthorn Partners, Souter Investments Limited and One Equity Partners Acquire Acteon

On March 27, 2024, private equity firm Buckthorn Partners, family office Souter Investments Limited and private equity firm One Equity Partners acquired energy services and equipment company Acteon from White Deer Energy, KKR and Ardian

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Buckthorn Partners’ 4th, Souter Investments Limited’s 3rd and One Equity Partners’ 4th transaction in the Energy Services and Equipment sector.
  • This is Buckthorn Partners’ 7th, Souter Investments Limited’s 42nd and One Equity Partners’ 8th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-03-27
Target Acteon
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Buyer(s) Buckthorn Partners
Souter Investments Limited
One Equity Partners
Sellers(s) White Deer Energy
KKR
Ardian
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Acteon

Norwich, United Kingdom
Acteon is a global oilfield services provider focusing on the provision of subsea services and products. Acteon was founded in 1989 and is based in Norwich, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 3

DESCRIPTION

Buckthorn Partners LLP is a private investment group focused exclusively on investments in oil field service businesses. The Firm has a special interest in partnering with companies exposed to long-term growth trends and providing them industry experience, growth capital, and advice. Buckthorn Partners LLP is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 7
Sector (Energy Services and Equipment) 4 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 4 of 4
Country (United Kingdom) 7 of 7
Year (2024) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-02-12 Coretrax

Portlethen, United Kingdom

Coretrax is an independent service company offering wellbore clean-up and wellbore abandonment operations. By coupling cutting-edge technology with exceptional customer service, Coretrax has gained a comprehensive track record working internationally in the Oil and Gas sector. Coretrax Technology Ltd. was founded in 2008 and is based in Portlethen, United Kingdom.

Sell $210M
DESCRIPTION

Souter Investments is a family office focused on private equity investing throughout the UK. The Firm looks to commit £2 to £30 million to support a variety of transaction situations including buyouts, growth capital financings, corporate divestitures, and balance sheet restructurings. Broad areas of interest include transportation, luxury goods, financial services, healthcare, and business services. Souter Investments was established in 2008 and is based in Edinburgh, Scotland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 47 of 48
Sector (Energy Services and Equipment) 3 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 9 of 9
Country (United Kingdom) 42 of 42
Year (2024) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-11-07 Sapphire Systems

London, United Kingdom

Sapphire Systems is a provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and financial management solutions (FMS). Sapphire Systems was founded in 1993 and is based in London, England.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-07-15 Agito Medical

Nørresundby, Denmark

Agito Medical offers healthcare practitioners and their service providers cost-efficient imaging equipment and spare parts. Agito Medical was founded in 2004 and is based in Nørresundby, Denmark.

Buy -
Buyer

One Equity Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 10.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

One Equity Partners (OEP) is a private equity firm that targets buyout and growth capital investments in North America, Europe, and Asia. OEP prefers to be the lead investor and typically commits $30 to $300 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include industrial products/services, consumer, retail, chemicals, media, communications, and healthcare. One Equity Partners was formed in 2001 and spun out of JP Morgan Chase in 2015. One Equity Partners is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 127 of 131
Sector (Energy Services and Equipment) 4 of 5
Type (Secondary Buyout) 20 of 21
Country (United Kingdom) 8 of 8
Year (2024) 3 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-03-27 CBM

Modena, Italy

CBM is a designer and manufacturer of systems for coupling, towing, and lifting implements for agricultural tractors. The Company optimizes the performance of agricultural equipment through the design and production of agricultural tractor components. CBM is based in Modena, Italy.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-04-11 Crayon Group

Oslo, Norway

Crayon Group operates as an IT advisory company in software and digital transformation services. It operates through software & cloud direct, software & cloud channel, software & cloud economics, and consulting segments. Crayon Group was founded in 2002 and is based in Oslo, Norway.

Sell -

Seller(S) 3

SELLER

White Deer Energy

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2008
PE ASSETS 2.7B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

White Deer Energy is a specialist private equity investment group focused on the energy sector. White Deer targets equity investments of $25 to $100 million in companies active in oil and gas production, oil service and equipment manufacturing and midstream infrastructure. Prospective transaction situations include companies in need of capital for growth, companies with follow-on opportunities, or management teams looking to continue to operate their companies. The Firm prefers control or co-control positions. White Deer Energy was formed in 2008 and has offices in Houston, Texas and New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 17
Sector (Energy Services and Equipment) 12 of 13
Type (Secondary Buyout) 3 of 3
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2024) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-01-30 Extract

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Extract Companies is an artificial lift company. Through its Extract Production Services and Hoss Pump Systems subsidiaries, Extract provides ESP, Gas Lift, and Horizontal Pump Systems to the oil production and saltwater disposal markets in the US. Extract is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-06-20 Flogistix

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Flogistix manufactures wellhead gas compressors designed to meet complex unconventional reservoir compressor and vapor recovery applications. The company's equipment and services are used to improve production rates, extend the useful life of a well, increase proven reserves, reduce emissions and capture valuable vapors that would otherwise be vented or flared. With compressor control systems and a proprietary Multi-Stream system that enables companies to target and control multiple sources of gas at various pressures, Flogistix provides production optimization services for some of the largest major and independent oil and gas producers in the world. Flogistix was formed in 1996 and is based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Sell -
SELLER

KKR

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 510.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.

KKR is a global investment firm founded by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts. The Firm is separated into several business segments including private markets, public markets, capital markets, and other principal activities. KKR's private equity practice invests in management buyouts, take privates, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and partnerships with family-owned companies. KKR will invest in a broad range of industries and companies and will consider businesses throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Sectors of interest include chemicals, consumer products, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial, media/communications, retail, and technology. In addition to its traditional principal investment activity business, KKR also invests in infrastructure assets. KKR was formed in 1976 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 197 of 204
Sector (Energy Services and Equipment) 2 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 34 of 35
Country (United Kingdom) 10 of 11
Year (2024) 1 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-03-20 Avantus

Los Angeles, California, United States

Avantus is a developer of solar PV and storage projects. The company supports solar and energy storage development throughout the project lifecycle from selecting a project site through operations and owns a large project pipeline of 30 GWp of solar and 94 GWh of battery storage, enough to provide 20 million people with clean, reliable power. Avantus was founded in 2009 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-04-02 SunFire

Clifton, New Jersey, United States

SunFire is a SaaS technology company providing transformative and proven IT solutions and services to support the rapidly growing medicare market. SunFire is based in Clifton, New Jersey.

Buy -
SELLER

Ardian

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 125.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ardian is a mega-sized diversified investment group focused on opportunities worldwide. Ardian invests across and manages funds focused on small and mid-sized buyouts, growth capital financings, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, and co-investment opportunities. Ardian's small-buyouts group targets controlling interests in French, German, and Italian businesses valued up to €100 million. It's mid-sized buyout group seeks businesses valued up €1.5 billion and does not have any geographic limitations. The Infrastructure team looks for European opportunities and can commit up to €150 million per transaction. The Mezzanine group supports junior capital commitments of €5 to €80 million. In addition to direct investing, Ardian also manages various private equity fund-of-funds. Ardian was founded in 1996 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 219 of 222
Sector (Energy Services and Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 86 of 89
Country (United Kingdom) 14 of 15
Year (2024) 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-03-22 Galderma

Zug, Switzerland

Galderma is a global skincare company offering medical and consumer skin health solutions through three business units; aesthetics and prescription and consumer health. Galderma was founded in 1981 and is based in Zug, Switzerland.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-04-16 Kermel

Colmar, France

Kermel is a manufacturer of meta-aramid fibre for protective clothing and industrial applications. Kermel fibre is used for protective clothing. The company is a manufacturer of aramid fibre dedicated to heat resistant protective clothing. Kermel was founded in 1992 and is based in Colmar, France.

Sell -