O'Connor Utilities Group Acquires Hornbill Engineering Group
July 1, 2023
O'Connor Utilities Group (OCU), a Triton-backed utilities infrastructure platform, has acquired Hornbill Engineering Group Limited, a specialist high-voltage electrical engineering business focused on power infrastructure and energy transition projects. The deal brings Hornbill's technical capabilities and blue-chip client relationships into OCU's platform as an add-on to support growth in critical energy security and Net Zero initiatives; shareholders (including SME Investment Partners) appointed advisers to run the sale.
- Buyers
- O'Connor Utilities Group (OCU Group)
- Targets
- Hornbill Engineering Group Limited
- Sellers
- Shareholders of Hornbill Engineering (including SME Investment Partners)
- Platforms
- OCU Group (O'Connor Utilities Group)
- Industry
- Energy
- Location
- Wales, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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