M&A Deal Summary

Valmet Acquires Severn

On December 22, 2025, Valmet acquired energy services and equipment company Severn from Blue Water Energy for 480M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Valmet’s 1st transaction in the Energy Services and Equipment sector.
  • This is Valmet’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Valmet’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-12-22
Target Severn
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Buyer(s) Valmet
Sellers(s) Blue Water Energy
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 480M USD

Target

Severn

Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Severn focused on the design and manufacture of control valves and related products and in the provision of specialist support services to Oil & Gas, LNG, Power, and other process plant users. Severn was founded in 1961 and is based in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Valmet

Espoo, Finland

Category Company
Founded 1750
Sector Machinery
Employees19,412
Revenue 5.4B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Valmet is a developer and supplier of process technologies, automation, and services for the pulp, paper, and energy industries. With its automation systems and flow control solutions, the company serves an even wider base of process industries. Valmet was founded in 1750 and is based in Espoo, Finland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 6
Sector: Energy Services and Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-05-29 FactoryPal

Berlin, Germany

FactoryPal is a unique software developed to improve shopfloor manufacturing performance and productivity. FactoryPal is based in Berlin, Germany.

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Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Blue Water Energy is a private equity firm focused on building energy companies. Blue Water looks to invest up to $150 million per project with a focus on production, upstream equipment and services, and midstream/downstream equipment and services. Blue Water typically invests in partnership with experienced management teams that have a track record of value creation. Blue Water Energy was formed in 2011 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 9
Sector: Energy Services and Equipment M&A 6 of 6
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 7
Country: United Kingdom M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-01-31 Kent

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Kent is a diversified electrical services provider with core capabilities that include the provision of multidiscipline engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and maintenance services across a range of energy and industrial facilities in key growth regions around the world. Kent was founded in 1994 and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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