Varel Energy Solutions Acquires Ace Well Technology

Varel Energy Solutions Acquires Sledgehammer Oil Tools

July 5, 2022

Manufacturing

Varel Energy Solutions (VES), a Houston-based manufacturer of downhole drilling and completion products, has acquired Sledgehammer Oil Tools Pvt. Ltd., a Northern India-based supplier of casing, cementing and completion products. The deal (completed July 2022) expands VES's manufacturing footprint and product capabilities across the Middle East, Asia and Europe; VES is PE-backed (Bluewater) and is treating Sledgehammer as an add-on to its portfolio.

Vår Energi Acquires Neptune Energy Norge AS

January 31, 2024

Oil & Gas

Vår Energi ASA completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Neptune Energy Norge AS, strengthening its position on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and adding ~67 kboepd of production and ~265 mmboe of 2P reserves. The transaction was agreed at an enterprise value of USD 2.275 billion and closed on 31 January 2024 (effective date 1 January 2023); net cash consideration paid on completion (less cash in Neptune Norway) was approximately USD 1.2 billion. The deal increases Vår Energi's scale, operatorships and gas/LNG exposure and is inter-conditional with a separate transaction in which Eni acquires the remainder of Neptune's global assets.

Miller Environmental Group Acquires ACE Environmental Services

November 10, 2025

Environmental Services

Miller Environmental Group, a Coalesce Capital portfolio company, has acquired ACE Environmental Services, a full-service environmental contractor operating throughout the Mid-Atlantic. The deal expands Miller's Mid-Atlantic footprint and capabilities in remediation, emergency response, tank management and industrial cleaning as part of its disciplined consolidation strategy.

Superior Energy Services Acquires Abaco Energy Technologies

January 30, 2026

Oil & Gas

Superior Energy Services has announced the successful closing of its previously announced acquisition of Abaco Energy Technologies. The deal expands Superior’s Wellbore Technologies segment by adding Abaco’s bottom-hole assembly capabilities and elastomer technologies for downhole drilling, completion, and remediation.

Sval Energi Acquires Edison Norge

December 30, 2020

Energy

Sval Energi AS has agreed to acquire Edison Norge AS from Edison for an agreed price of USD 300 million (financially effective 1 January 2020). The acquisition adds ~25 mmboe (57% gas) to Sval’s reserve base and increases its interests in the Dvalin and Nova developments, strengthening its upstream position on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

Sval Energi Acquires Spirit Energy Norway

May 31, 2022

Oil & Gas

Sval Energi AS has completed the acquisition of Spirit Energy Norway for USD 1,026 million, with the transaction closing on May 31 and a commercial effective date of January 1, 2021. The deal transfers 45 licences (6 operated), including seven producing fields (two operated), and expands Sval Energi's producing asset base and development/exploration opportunities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.