Alpha Dhabi Holding Takes 25% Minority Stake in Gordon Technologies

ADNOC Drilling / Alpha Dhabi JV (Enersol) Acquires 25% Stake in Gordon Technologies

January 9, 2024

Energy

ADNOC Drilling and Alpha Dhabi have incorporated a joint venture (Enersol) at Abu Dhabi Global Market and completed the JV's inaugural strategic investment by transferring Alpha Dhabi’s 25% equity stake in US-based Gordon Technologies into the JV (valued at roughly $180 million). The move gives the JV an equity position in a leading measurement-while-drilling (MWD) technology provider and is intended to accelerate capability expansion in tech-enabled energy services and optimise drilling operations for ADNOC Drilling.

Gordon Technologies Acquires Vertex Downhole Trading LLC (Vertex UAE)

October 31, 2024

Oil & Gas

Gordon Technologies LLC, an Enersol company, has acquired Vertex Downhole Trading LLC (Vertex UAE), the Eastern Hemisphere business of Vertex Downhole Technologies Inc. The deal expands Gordon's Measurement While Drilling (MWD) footprint across the Middle East and Eastern Hemisphere and transfers IP rights for Winc, Winc+ and Mudlink technologies.

Gordon Technologies Acquires Lodestar International and MaxWell Downhole Technology

December 7, 2020

Energy

Gordon Technologies LLC, a Pelican Energy Partners–backed provider of measurement-while-drilling (MWD) and vibration-mitigation tools, has acquired Lodestar International, LLC and its wholly owned subsidiary MaxWell Downhole Technology Limited. The deal adds Lodestar's downhole dynamics-while-drilling (DWD) measurement tools and international R&D/service capabilities to Gordon's existing product portfolio as an add-on to expand capabilities and product offerings.

Gordon Technologies Acquires Paisano Labs

August 3, 2023

Energy

Gordon Technologies LLC, a U.S. provider of measurement-while-drilling (MWD) systems, has acquired Paisano Labs, LLC, a Houston-based designer and manufacturer of LWD gamma detectors and propagation resistivity tools. The acquisition is intended to vertically integrate Gordon's supply chain and expand its proprietary MWD/LWD sensing and electronics capabilities to improve product reliability and availability.

ADIA and CapitalG Acquire Minority Stakes in TeamSystem

August 17, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

A wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and CapitalG, Alphabet’s growth fund, have agreed to acquire minority stakes in Italian business-software provider TeamSystem. Hellman & Friedman will remain the majority shareholder; the investments will support TeamSystem’s product expansion and international growth and are expected to close in Q1 2024 subject to customary conditions.

Blackstone-led Consortium Acquires Emerson's Remaining Interest in Copeland

June 6, 2024

Manufacturing

Private equity funds managed by Blackstone, with investment from a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and GIC, will acquire Emerson's remaining 40% interest in the Copeland joint venture (formerly Emerson Climate Technologies) for approximately $3.5 billion. The deal — in which Copeland will repurchase the seller's note — furthers Emerson's portfolio simplification and is expected to close in the second half of 2024, subject to regulatory approvals.