M&A Deal Summary

Tidewater Acquires Troms Offshore Supply AS

On May 14, 2013, Tidewater acquired marine company Troms Offshore Supply AS from HitecVision for 395M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Tidewater’s 1st transaction in the Marine sector.
  • This is Tidewater’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Tidewater’s 2nd transaction in Norway.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-05-14
Target Troms Offshore Supply AS
Sector Marine
Buyer(s) Tidewater
Sellers(s) HitecVision
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 395M USD

Target

Troms Offshore Supply AS

Oslo, Norway
Troms Offshore Supply AS is a supplier of high quality offshore services. Troms Offshore Supply currently own six large modern clean design Platform Supply Vessels (PSV). Troms Offshore Supply AS also has an office in Oslo, where Chief Executive Officer Mårten Lunde, Chief Financial Officer Erik Evjen and Vice President Chartering Leif Tarberg are located.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Tidewater

Houston, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1956
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Employees5,400
Revenue 1.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Tidewater provides offshore vessel services in support of all phases of offshore exploration, field development and production, including towing of, and anchor handling for, mobile offshore drilling units; transporting supplies and personnel necessary to sustain drilling, workover and production activities; offshore construction, ROV operations, and seismic and subsea support; and a variety of specialized services such as pipe and cable laying. Included within the company’s offshore service vessel fleet are vessels that are operated under joint ventures, as well as vessels that have been stacked or withdrawn from service. Tidewater was founded in 1956 and is based in Houston, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 6
Sector (Marine) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 4
Country (Norway) 2 of 2
Year (2013) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-09-01 Aquanos AS

Grimstad, Norway

Aquanos AS is a provider of the multi-purpose ROV and light construction vessel Aquanos Enabler, currently under construction at STX Europe shipyard in Brevik, Norway.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-03-09 Swire Pacific Offshore Operations

Singapore, Singapore

Swire Pacific Offshore Operations is a marine services provider which owns and operates a diverse fleet of more than 50 vessels, including Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) Vessels, Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) and a Seismic Survey Vessel. Swire Pacific Offshore Operations was founded in 1975 and is based in Singapore.

Buy $190M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

HitecVision

Stavanger, Norway

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 5.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HitecVision AS 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 $30 to $150 million in companies valued up to $300 million. Specific areas of interest include drilling/down-hole, exploration/production, field development, mid- and downstream, and subsurface. HitecVision AS was formed in 1985 and is based in Stavanger. The Firm has additional offices in Oslo and Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 30
Sector (Marine) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 16
Country (Norway) 15 of 22
Year (2013) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-18 Deep Sea Mooring

Tananger, Norway

Deep Sea Mooring is the trusted choice for E&P (exploration and production) companies and drilling operators that demand the best in safe, innovative and optimum quality mooring solutions. Deep Sea Mooring was founded in 2008 and is based in Tananger, Norway.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-02 Suretank Group

Dunleer, Ireland

Suretank Group is a specialist in the design and supply of offshore transport containers and a market provider in offshore liquid and cargo storage solutions. Suretank Group was founded in 2007 and is based in Dunleer, Ireland.

Buy -