Investment Summary

Smedvig Capital Invests In Trefoil

On January 1, 1996, venture capital firm Smedvig Capital invested in oil/gas exploration company Trefoil

Investment Highlights
  • This is Smedvig Capital’s 1st transaction in the Oil/Gas Exploration sector.
  • This is Smedvig Capital’s 1st transaction in Argentina.
Investment Fate
  • Trefoil was sold to a strategic buyer in 2008.

Investment Summary

Date 1996-01-01
Target Trefoil
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Investor(s) Smedvig Capital
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Trefoil

Buenos Aires, Argentina
Trefoil is an exploration and production company focused in Argentina. Its main concession is situated near Mendoza in the foothills of the Andes where the team have been highly successful both with producing previously under-exploited horizons and also discovering new ones.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Smedvig Capital

London, United Kingdom

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Category Venture Capital Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 1.7B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Smedvig Capital is a venture capital and business growth firm that typically targets investment opportunities in the UK. Smedvig seeks both direct buyout and growth capital investments and also makes investments in other third party private equity funds. Smedvig's direct investment practice targets equity investments of £3 to £10 million in businesses valued up to £30 million. Areas of interest include information management, financial services, consumer goods, retail, and support services. Smedvig Capital was formed in 1996 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 37
Sector: Oil/Gas Exploration M&A 1 of 1
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 2 of 15
Country: Argentina M&A 1 of 1
Year: 1996 M&A 2 of 2
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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