CRU Group Acquires Coking.com, Inc.
November 5, 2019
CRU Group has acquired Coking.com, Inc., the U.S.-based operator of the RefComm conference series and provider of refinery-focused consulting, training, and field services. The deal brings RefComm’s flagship Delayed Coking conference and technical services into CRU’s events and energy market intelligence portfolio, with Coking.com owners Paul Orlowski and Evan Hyde remaining with the business.
- Buyers
- CRU Group
- Targets
- Coking.com, Inc.
- Sellers
- Paul Orlowski, Evan Hyde
- Industry
- Energy
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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