EnTrust Global's Blue Ocean Funds Acquires Offshore Merchant Partners (OMP) from HitecVision

Oil Brokerage Acquires Blue Commodities

October 9, 2024

Energy

Oil Brokerage, a subsidiary of OTC Global Holdings, has acquired rival broker Blue Commodities to strengthen its physical oil broking capabilities. The deal folds Blue Commodities into Oil Brokerage and OTC Global Holdings, with Blue Commodities CEO Jon Pike becoming COO, Physical, and the target's leadership and desk heads remaining in place to preserve client relationships across Northwest Europe, the Mediterranean and West Africa.

Moreld Acquires Ocean Installer from HitecVision

June 7, 2024

Energy

Moreld has entered into an agreement to acquire Ocean Installer from private equity firm HitecVision. The acquisition expands Moreld's capabilities into subsea engineering and construction, adds Ocean Installer's ~280 employees and international offices, and is being financed in part by a US$225 million senior secured note offering; the deal is subject to Norwegian competition approval.

Antin Infrastructure Partners Becomes Majority Shareholder in Blue Elephant Energy AG

August 2, 2022

Renewable Energy

Antin Infrastructure Partners' Flagship Fund V will become the majority shareholder of Hamburg-based renewable energy platform Blue Elephant Energy AG to support the company's growth and international expansion. Blue Elephant Energy, which operates c.1.3 GW across 67 solar and 13 wind power plants in eight countries, will retain its founding and major shareholders while leveraging Antin's capital and infrastructure expertise to scale generation capacity.

Hunter Point Capital Makes Strategic Minority Investment in MidOcean Partners

November 1, 2021

Financial Services

Hunter Point Capital (HPC) has made a strategic, minority growth investment in MidOcean Partners, a New York–based alternative asset manager specializing in middle-market private equity and alternative credit. MidOcean’s management and day-to-day operations will remain unchanged; the partnership is intended to provide strategic capital and expertise to support MidOcean’s long-term growth, including expansion of its credit business.

EnTrust Global Acquires Maas Capital Shipping B.V. From ABN AMRO

October 21, 2021

Financial Services

EnTrust Global has completed the acquisition of Maas Capital Shipping B.V. from ABN AMRO, adding a portfolio of 15 equity joint ventures and a fleet of 76 vessels across product/chemical tanker, dry bulk, LPG, container and offshore services segments. The deal brings Maas Capital's maritime equity platform and an equity stake in an intermodal container-leasing business into EnTrust's Blue Ocean maritime finance strategy, with six members of the Maas Capital team (led by Mark Ras) joining to help manage and grow the portfolio.

Partners Group Acquires CapeOmega from HitecVision for ~EUR 1.2bn

April 23, 2019

Oil & Gas

Partners Group has agreed to acquire CapeOmega, a Norwegian midstream oil & gas and infrastructure holding company, from HitecVision in a transaction valuing CapeOmega at about EUR 1.2 billion. CapeOmega — formed in 2015 — holds significant stakes in Norwegian gas infrastructure including Gassled, Nyhamna and Polarled as well as interests in late-life oil fields Brynhild, Enoch and Oselvar.