Mergers & Acquisitions News


Ezion Holdings to Acquire Teras Conquest

Dec 24, 2014

The Board of Directors of Ezion Holdings Limited (the “Company”) wishes to announce that the Company had acquired 92,000 ordinary shares of S$1.00 each representing 92% equity interest in Teras Conquest 7 Pte. Ltd. a company incorporated in Singapore (the “Subsidiary”)…

GasLog Ltd. to Buy 2 LNG Vessels

Dec 23, 2014

GasLog Ltd. has entered into an agreement with Methane Services Ltd. an affiliate of BG Group, to acquire two modern tri-fuel diesel electric LNG carriers for a cost of $460 million. The two vessels, Methane Becki Anne and Methane Julia Louise…

Hapag-Lloyd Completes CSAV Merger Capital Increase

Dec 19, 2014

Hapag-Lloyd completed the planned capital increase of EUR 370 million (approximately $452.5 million) as part of the business combination with the Chilean shipping company Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV). As planned, CSAV subscribed to EUR 259 million (approximately $316…

Teekay Tankers to Acquire 5 Tankers

Dec 19, 2014

Teekay Tankers Ltd. announced that it will acquire four coated Aframax tankers and one uncoated Aframax tanker for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $230 million. The five vessels, which are expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2015…

Vard Wins Farstad's OSCV Contract

Dec 17, 2014

Vard Holdings Limited (“VARD”) has secured a contract for the design and construction of one Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (“OSCV”) for Farstad Shipping (“Farstad”).The vessel will be of VARD 3 17 design, with a total length of 98 meters and a beam of 21…

CSL St-Laurent on Maiden Voyage

Dec 17, 2014

The second of Canada Steamship Lines' (CSL) two newbuild Trillium Class Great Lakes bulk carriers, CSL St-Laurent, was delivered on November 26, 2014 and set sail on her maiden voyage on December 13. She departed at 20:00 CST from Yangfan shipyard on Zhoushan Island…

Wärtsilä Acquires L-3 Marine Systems International

Dec 16, 2014

Wärtsilä Corporation is to acquire L-3 Marine Systems International from NYSE-listed L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. L-3 Marine Systems International (L-3 MSI) is a business sector within L-3’s Electronic Systems business segment primarily focused on the commercial ship industry…

Vistronix Acquires Agency Consulting Group

Dec 16, 2014

Vistronix has acquired the Agency Consulting Group (ACG). The McLean Group's Aerospace, Defense & Government Services (ADG) practice served as the exclusive mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisor to ACG. Founded in 2004 and based in Columbia…

Boskalis, KOTUG Merge Harbor Towage Operations

Dec 15, 2014

Boskalis, KOTUG agree to merge European harbor towage operations Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. and KOTUG International B.V. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to merge the companies’ European harbor towage operations. The…

RN-Aero, KazMunayGas-Aero Join Forces

Dec 15, 2014

RN-Aero (Rosneft subsidiary) and KazMunayGas-Aero (KazMunayGas subsidiary) signed an agreement, substantially increasing cooperation between the Companies. The accord on the signing of the agreement was reached at the IATA International Aviation Forum in Dubai in the end of November…

Leighton to Sell John Holland

Dec 13, 2014

Leighton Holdings today announced it had entered a binding agreement for the sale of John Holland to CCCC International Holding Limited (CCCI).CCCI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), the…

UniSource Buys Gila River Power Station

Dec 12, 2014

UniSource Energy Services (UES), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Fortis Inc., has strengthened its generating portfolio and reduced its reliance on the wholesale energy market through the purchase of a share of the efficient natural gas-fired Gila River Power Station in Gila Bend…

Smit Lamnalco Acquires PB Towage

Dec 12, 2014

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. announced that Smit Lamnalco, a 50% owned associate, has substantially strengthened its position in Australia through the acquisition of PB Towage Australia (PB Towage).PB Towage is the second largest player…

Gazprom, Siemens to Join Forces

Dec 11, 2014

Berlin hosted today a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Joe Kaesar, President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens.The parties addressed the key issues of the joint activities pointing…

Willard Marine to Develop Crystaliner

Dec 11, 2014

Willard Marine, Inc., has acquired the rights to design and manufacture Crystaliner boats, a line of surf and rescue vessels that have been an icon on the West Coast for nearly six decades.Crystaliner was founded in Southern California…

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