M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2011-08-15 |
| Target | Aker Drilling ASA |
| Sector | Oil/Gas Exploration |
| Buyer(s) | Transocean |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 1.5B USD |
| Advisor(s) | Goldman Sachs (Financial) BAHR (Legal) |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1926 |
| Sector | Oil/Gas Exploration |
| Employees | 5,430 |
| Revenue | 3.5B USD (2024) |
Transocean is a provider of offshore contract drilling services for energy companies, owning and operating among versatile fleets with a particular focus on deepwater and harsh-environment drilling. Transocean was founded in 1926 and is based in Steinhausen, Switzerland.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 7 |
| Sector: Oil/Gas Exploration M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 1 of 4 |
| Country: Norway M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2011 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 3 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-07-23 |
GlobalSantaFe
Houston, Texas, United States GlobalSantaFe is an offshore oil and gas drilling contractors and provider of drilling management services worldwide. GlobalSantaFe owns or operates a contract drilling fleet of 37 premium jackup rigs; six heavy-duty, harsh environment jackups; 11 semisubmersibles and three dynamically positioned, ultra-deepwater drillships, as well as two semisubmersibles owned by third parties and operated under a joint venture agreement. |
Buy | $17.0B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-30 |
Shelf Drilling
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Shelf Drilling is an offshore jack-up rig operator engaged in the drilling and completion of offshore oil and gas wells. Shelf Drilling conducts drilling operations in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, India, West Africa, and North Africa / Mediterranean markets with a fleet of 37 independent-leg cantilever jack-up rigs and one swamp barge. Shelf Drilling was founded in 2012 and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. |
Sell | $1.1B |
