M&A Deal Summary

Viridien Acquires Veritas DGC

On January 12, 2007, Viridien acquired engineering company Veritas DGC for 3.1B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Viridien’s 1st transaction in the Engineering sector.
  • This is Viridien’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Viridien’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Viridien’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-01-12
Target Veritas DGC
Sector Engineering
Buyer(s) Viridien
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 3.1B USD

Target

Veritas DGC

Houston,, Texas, United States
Veritas DGC Inc is a provider of integrated geophysical information and services to the petroleum industry worldwide.

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Buyer

Viridien

Massy, France
Category Company
Founded 1931
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Employees3,500
Revenue 1.1B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Viridien is a fully integrated Geoscience company providing geological, geophysical and reservoir capabilities to its broad base of customers primarily from the global oil and gas industry. Through its three complementary business divisions of Equipment, Acquisition and Geology, Geophysics & Reservoir (GGR), Viridien brings value across all aspects of natural resource exploration and exploitation. Viridien was founded in 1931 and is based in Massy, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 7
Sector (Engineering) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 5
State (Texas) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 3
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
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Labège,, France

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