Investment Summary

Tinicum Capital Partners Invests In Forum Energy Technologies

On April 12, 2012, private equity firm Tinicum Capital Partners invested in energy services and equipment company Forum Energy Technologies from SCF Partners

Investment Highlights
  • This is Tinicum Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Energy Services and Equipment sector.
  • This is Tinicum Capital Partners’ 24th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Tinicum Capital Partners’ 3rd transaction in Texas.
Investment Fate
  • Forum Energy Technologies was sold to a financial buyer in 2020.

Investment Summary

Date 2012-04-12
Target Forum Energy Technologies
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Investor(s) Tinicum Capital Partners
Sellers(s) SCF Partners
Deal Type PIPE

Target

Forum Energy Technologies

Houston, Texas, United States
Forum Energy Technologies is a provider of manufactured technologies and applied products to the energy industry, serving the subsea, drilling, completion, production, and flow control segments. Forum Energy Technologies was founded in 2005 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Tinicum Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 1.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Tinicum Capital Partners is a private equity group that seeks to acquire control of companies through acquisitions or restructurings or to take minority stakes in public or private companies through equity or debt securities. Tinicum's target equity investment size is between $30 and $150 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include aerospace; HVAC components; medical devices; financial services; specialty industrial products or components; pumps, valves and other process control equipment; specialty machinery; electrical equipment; motors and motion control equipment; specialty metals/magnetics; and media/advertising. The Firm will not consider investments in venture capital, real estate, or unproven technology. Tinicum was formed in 1998 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 48
Sector: Energy Services and Equipment M&A 2 of 2
Type: PIPE M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: Texas M&A 3 of 5
Country: United States M&A 24 of 44
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-10 X-Rite

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

X-Rite is a provider of in color measurement and color management, offering hardware, software and services for measuring, formulating and matching color. The Company serves a range of industries, including printing, packaging, photography, graphic design, video, automotive, paints, plastics, textiles, dental and medical. X-Rite serves customers worldwide from its offices in Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Sell $625M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-09-17 R3 Treatment

The Woodlands, Texas, United States

R360 Environmental Solutions, Inc. is an environmental oilfield waste management provider. It provides non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment, recovery and disposal services in several of the most active natural resource producing areas in the United States, including the oil-rich Permian, Bakken and Eagle Ford Basins.

Sell $1.3B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

SCF Partners

Houston, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

SCF Partners Ltd. is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in energy service and equipment companies with operations around the world. SCF provides both equity capital and strategic guidance over the life of the investment which typically lasts five years. The Firm's target investment size is $10 to $100 million. SCF looks to grow portfolio companies through internal growth initiatives and through acquisitions. SCF Partners was formed in 1989 and is based in Houston, Texas, with additional offices in Aberdeen, Scotland and Calgary, Alberta.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 26
Sector: Energy Services and Equipment M&A 4 of 10
Type: PIPE M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Texas M&A 11 of 13
Country: United States M&A 11 of 14
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-02-07 Vautron

Kewdale, Australia

Vautron is a diversified oilfield and minerals services provider throughout onshore and offshore Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. The company has a longstanding reputation in Australasia and provides wireline, well testing, production, workover, surveying, and logging services for the Mining and Oil and Gas industries. Vautron was formed in 1987 and is based in Kewdale, Australia.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-01 CDK Perforating

Ulster, Pennsylvania, United States

CDK Perforating provides a range of completion and production services from cased-hole completions and ongoing remedial services including pressure control and pipe recovery, as well as retrievable bridge plug and TCP services. The company operates in Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. CDK Perforating was founded in 2006 and is based in Ulster, Pennsylvania.

Buy $32M