Noble Corporation plc Acquires Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
June 10, 2024
Noble Corporation plc completed the acquisition of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. in a stock-plus-cash merger, with Diamond shareholders receiving 0.2316 shares of Noble and $5.65 cash per share and becoming approximately 14.5% owners of Noble. The deal expands Noble's fleet with additional 7th-generation drillships and semisubmersibles, adds roughly $2.0 billion of backlog, and is expected to generate meaningful cost synergies and accretion to free cash flow.
- Buyers
- Noble Corporation plc
- Targets
- Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
- Sellers
- Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. shareholders
- Industry
- Energy
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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