Capital injection enhances Joulon’s acquisition activity

Joulon completes acquisition of global engineering and project management company Harris Pye

DUBAI–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Joulon (the “Company”), a leading asset management services provider to the energy industry, today announced that KKR has injected additional capital to support the Company’s ongoing acquisition activity. With KKR’s continued support, Joulon has completed its acquisition of Harris Pye Engineering Group Limited (“Harris Pye”), a global provider of engineering and project management services to the marine, offshore and industrial sectors.

Joulon’s platform provides comprehensive Asset Management services to the energy industry. The Company’s business model is based on acquiring businesses with established track records and complementary global expertise in maintenance, repair and overhaul (“MRO”) services to the oil and gas industry. By combining and enhancing these companies’ expertise and synergies, Joulon is able to offer truly integrated solutions to customers in the global energy industry.

Harris Pye is the latest addition to Joulon’s platform of well-established, global companies in the energy services and manufacturing segment. Since Joulon’s launch 18 months ago, the Company has completed 11 acquisitions, including: OES, Global One, Sara Sae, DSL, Excel Marco, JVS, CPC, Aggrego, STS, Thanh Ngoc, RAM Design and DronePro.

Ashish Shastry, Member and Head of Southeast Asia at KKR, said: “KKR is very pleased with Joulon’s progress in building a unique franchise that puts customers first by providing a high quality one stop solution to meet their global asset management needs in the fast moving energy industry. We look forward to building on Joulon’s success to date by deploying further capital into Joulon and helping the Company continue to grow, enhance its service offering and support its customers.”

Founders, Deepak Munganahalli, Chairman of Joulon and Abhishek Kumar, Vice Chairman and Group CEO of Joulon, said: “We are grateful to Joulon’s customers for their continued support and guidance. With a growing workforce of more than 2500 people and 50 workshops and offices worldwide, Joulon aims to be the global partner of choice for leading energy industry companies. With the continued partnership with KKR, Joulon is even better positioned to execute its growth strategy to develop a leading global energy services platform to address the specific requirements of asset owners and operators.”

The Project Management and Execution segment has become increasingly important given the impact the category has on customers’ total cost of ownership of assets. Joulon is committed to solving Project Management and Execution challenges for its customers and its latest acquisition of Harris Pye, further deepens the Company’s offerings across key verticals. Joulon will continue to acquire businesses and enhance its Project Management and Execution capabilities to assist customers as they undertake reactivation and modification projects in the coming years.

The investment in Joulon comes from multiple funds managed or advised by KKR. Further details of KKR’s investment and Joulon’s acquisition of Harris Pye were not disclosed.

About Joulon

Joulon offers comprehensive asset management services to the energy industry through its portfolio of established manufacturers and service providers, complemented by a global team of experts with decades of asset ownership and management experience. The platform provides a complete range of offerings from individual products and services to integrated end-to-end asset management solutions. Joulon employs the industry’s latest technologies and processes to provide the entire suite of solutions to customers as they continuously look to improve the efficiency of their asset ownership and operations. For additional information, please visit www.joulon.com.

About KKR

KKR is a leading global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit and, through its strategic manager partnerships, hedge funds. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and driving growth and value creation with KKR portfolio companies. KKR invests its own capital alongside its partners’ capital and provides financing solutions and investment opportunities through its capital markets business. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds. For additional information about KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE:KKR), please visit KKR’s website at www.kkr.com and on Twitter @KKR_Co.

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Eneas Group Holding AS (“Eneas”), majority owned by Norvestor VII, L.P., has acquired Enegia Market Services OY and Enegia Sweden AB (collectively “Enegia Market Services”) and Yrittäjäin Sähkönhankinta Oy (“Sähkönhankinta”)in Finland.

With these two acquisitions, Eneas significantly strengthens its position as the leading Nordic energy intermediary for SMEs. Enegia Market Services is a leading independent energy intermediary for SMEs in the Finnish electricity market with presence also in Sweden, and until now a division of Enegia Group Oy.

Enegia Market Services offers its customer base of approximately 14,000 SMEs active procurement services. Estimated 2017 revenue for Enegia Market Services is EUR 4.7 million. In May 2017, Eneas acquired Sähkönhankinta, an independent energy intermediary for SMEs in the Finnish electricity market with approximately 3,000 customers. Following these acquisitions, Eneas provides active energy procurement services to more than 30,000 customers in the Nordics, with a combined energy consumption of approximately 7.0TWh. Eneas also offers Smart Metering and Energy Audit services. “We are very pleased to announce the acquisition of Enegia Market Services.

Following our acquisition of Sähkönhankinta, acquiring Enegia Market Services is a natural next step for the Eneas Group, which already has strong market positions in Norway and Sweden. We look forward to working with suppliers and employees – new and old –to further improve and expand the services provided to customers in Finland. Through this acquisition Eneas strengthens its’ position as the clear market leader in energy brokerage and energy services to SME businesses in the Nordics” , says Thomas Hakavik, CEO of Eneas Group.

“Since The greenfield establishment in Finland in 2016, followed by the two acquisitions, Eneas has now become market leader within active energy procurement services to SMEs also in Finland. We look forward to leveraging our product platform and Nordic position further, to the benefit of all our customers”, says Fredrik Korterud, Partner at Norvestor Equity and chairman of Eneas.

For further information:

Fredrik Korterud, Partner Norvestor Equity

Telephone: +47402 11 402

Email: fredrik.korterud@norvestor.com

Thomas Hakavik, CEO Eneas Group

Telephone: +47913 68511

Email: thomas@eneas.no

Rebecca Schau, Investor Relations Manager, Norvestor Equity

Tel.: +47 959 29 314

Email: rebecca.schau@norvestor.com

Eneas was founded in 1995 and has grown to become the leading Nordic independent electricity intermediary for SMEs, serving customers in industry, commercial and government segments. Eneas has 170 employees located in offices in Drammen,Trondheim, Östersund, Hämeenlinna and Tampere. In 1998 Eneas expanded into Sweden and has since then been able to steadily grow their customer base through their Energy Audit, Energy Broker and Smart Metering service offerings. Today, Eneas has over 30,000 SME customers across Sweden , Norway and Finland.

Read more at www.eneas.no

Norvestor Equity

is a leading private equity company focusing on lower mid-market buyouts in the Nordic region. The team has worked together since 1991 making it one of the most experienced private equity teams in Norway, having executed 66 investments with 260 follow-on M&A transactions, in addition to executing 43 exits including 14 IPOs. Norvestor focuses on investment opportunities in growth companies, making platform investments principally in Norway and Sweden, with potential to achieve a leading Nordic or international position either through organic growth, through acquisitions or by expanding into new countries. Funds advised by Norvest or are currently invested in the following portfolio companies; Johnson Metall, Sentech (formerly Advantec Sensing), Apsis, Aptilo, Cegal, Marine Aluminium, Crayon, Robust, iSurvey, Future Production, Nomor, PG Flow Solutions, Roadworks, Permascand, 4Service, HydraWell, Eneas, Presserv, Nordic Camping & Resort, READ Cased Hole, IT Gården,NetNordic and Wexus.

Read more at www.norvestor.com

On 30^th of October Enegia has concluded a transaction with Caverion Finland on the transfer of its remote property management operations to Caverion Finland. Concurrently, the companies have reached a partnership agreement on the sales and delivery of energy data management and energy efficiency services.

The global energy industry is experiencing unprecedented changes as a result of digitalisation and shifts in the consumption and production of energy. Enegia’s strategy is to position itself at the centre of these changes. As a result of the transaction, Enegia is able to clarify its operations and focus its energy management business on the EnerKey energy data management services. Enegia is already the leading provider in Finland in this field, and EnerKey offers the best potential for future growth and expansion.

“A partnership with Caverion is ideal for Enegia’s strategy. On the one hand, it brings Enegia new opportunities to grow our EnerKey business, both in Finland and internationally. On the other hand, the remote management services have better potential to develop in Caverion’s management, as part of a larger portfolio and strengthened by the resources Caverion is able to invest in the services,” states Kalle Ahlstedt, CEO of Enegia, of the new agreement.

Together, Enegia and Caverion provide property owners with the most comprehensive selection of energy efficiency services available. Enegia is a leading European provider of energy market and energy reporting services, and its EnerKey software is the most widely used tool in the Nordic countries for the management of energy efficiency services. Caverion is a leading European provider of energy management services and PPP/ESCO/EPC projects. By combining these fields, clients of the two companies have the opportunity to benefit from leading-edge tools and expertise, from the setting of objectives to the planning, implementation and monitoring of projects.

“The megatrends of digitalisation and energy efficiency are combined in the new partnership and asset deal.  Digitalisation also means faster response times and better service. Together with Enegia, we offer our clients an extensive portfolio of digital services for energy data processing and remote property management,” says Ville Tamminen, Head of Division Finland at Caverion.

Caverion designs, builds, operates and maintains user-friendly and energy-efficient technical solutions for buildings, industries and infrastructures. Our services are used in commercial and residential buildings, industrial plants, public sector properties and infrastructure. Our aim is to ensure business continuity and safety, healthy and pleasant surroundings and the optimal performance and cost management of properties. Our vision is to be a leading European provider of advanced and sustainable life cycle solutions for buildings and industries. Our strengths include technological expertise and comprehensive services, covering all technical disciplines throughout the entire life cycles of properties and industrial plants. Our revenue in 2016 was approximately EUR 2.4 billion. Caverion has approximately 17,000 employees in 12 countries in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. Caverion’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.

www.caverion.com Twitter: @CaverionGroup

Enegia is one of the leading Nordic independent expert organisations for the energy industry. The company has over 20,000 corporate and public sector clients. Over half of the 100 largest Finnish companies use Enegia’s services, and the net sales of our solutions business in 2016 was approximately EUR 16.8 million. Enegia’s electricity trade volume is 20 TWh, corresponding to approximately one quarter of Finland’s electricity use.  Enegia’s EnerKey is the leading energy data and energy process management system in the Nordic countries. The system is used by approximately 300 organisations to manage energy consumption information from 60,000 meters in 13,000 properties. Enegia is majority-owned by the Finnish private equity firm Vaaka Partners Oy.

www.enegia.com

Ashmin, founded in 2003 by Doc Gunther, a respected engineer of downhole drilling tools, announced the completion of an investment of $15,000,000 from EV Private Equity into Ashmin and its sister company Workover Solutions. The funds will be primarily used to accelerate broad commercialization of Ashmin’s proprietary downhole tools including drilling motors and friction reduction tools; and to continue the rapid growth of Workover Solution in providing thru-tubing services for well completion and intervention.

“Ashmin has a solid track-record of developing premium, reliable drilling and well intervention/completion tools,” said Neil Fletcher, who was recently appointed as Ashmin’s CEO. “The investment by EV Private Equity allows us to strengthen the management team and build a rental fleet of our proprietary drilling motors and friction reduction tools to satisfy current customer demand for high performance downhole tools.”

“We believe that backed by its engineering strength, Ashmin is well positioned in a growing market, and we are proud to partner with the current owners and management,” said Espen Strøm, Investment Director with EV Private Equity.

Workover Solutions has grown rapidly in the Northeast since inception in 2015, and the capital from EV Private Equity will allow the company to increase its footprint in NAM.

“We are very excited to receive funding from EV Private Equity, and we are looking forward to the next phase of Ashmin,” said Doc Gunther, Founder of Ashmin.

About Ashmin and Workover Solutions

Ashmin is a recognized leader in product engineering and has delivered unique solutions to the industry for close to 15 years. Ashmin has a strong product portfolio and several novel technologies under development. Workover Solutions has established strong relationships with numerous clients in the Northeast delivering prompt and reliable workover and completion services. Ashmin is headquartered in Conroe, Texas.

For more information visit ashmin.com or workoversolutions.com.

Paris, September 27th 2017 – Transport Stockage Hydrocarbures (TSH), the joint subsidiary of Ardian and EDF Invest, today announces that it has completed the acquisition of a 26.7% stake in oil storage company Géosel from Basell Polyolefines, the multinational manufacturers of polyolefin (LyondellBasell group).

TSH already owned a majority stake in Géosel following the acquisition of a 50.01% stake in the company from Total in 2015. With this latest transaction, TSH now owns 76.7% of Geosel, alongside Petroineos Manufacturing France (19.9%) and Total (3.4%). The exiting shareholder, Basell Polyolefines France, will continue to use Géosel’s infrastructure for its own needs.

With a capacity of almost 9 million cubic meters, Géosel owns a critical site for the management of French national oil reserves. The company is based in Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (France) and operates underground storage caverns and related pipelines linked to the seaport of Fos, Marseille (France), and the petrochemical facilities of Etang de Berre (Fos, Lavera, France).

TSH, alongside its co-shareholders, aims at preserving the company’s operational excellence and will pursue its long-term development as one of the most important and best performing sites in the sector in Europe.

Commenting on the closing of the deal, Guillaume d’Engremont, Managing Director of EDF Invest and Mathias Burghardt, Head of Ardian Infrastructure, said: “We are very pleased, through TSH, to further strengthen our investment in Géosel and to reinforce our long-term commitment to the sector.”

ABOUT TSH

Starting with the acquisition of a 50% stake in Géosel Manosque SAS (“Géosel”) from Total in December 2015, TSH has been established as an investment platform in the storage and transportation of liquid hydrocarbons in Europe and potentially outside of Europe, benefiting from the strong support of both Ardian and EDF Invest in the long term. Its board of directors is comprised of investment team members of Ardian and EDF Invest that have been involved in the execution and asset management of oil midstream storage assets in multiple countries across Europe, as well as industry veterans and experts with up to 30 years of experience in the transportation and storage of hydrocarbons sector.

ABOUT ARDIAN

Ardian, founded in 1996 and led by Dominique Senequier, is an independent private investment company with assets of US$65bn managed or advised in Europe, North America and Asia. The company, which is majority- owned by its employees, keeps entrepreneurship at its heart and delivers investment performance to its global investors while fuelling growth in economies across the world. Ardian’s investment process embodies three values: excellence, loyalty and entrepreneurship.

Ardian maintains a truly global network, with more than 470 employees working through twelve offices in Paris, London, Frankfurt, Milan, Madrid, Zurich, New York, San Francisco, Beijing, Singapore, Jersey, Luxembourg. The company offers its 610 investors a diversified choice of funds covering the full range of asset classes, including Ardian Funds of Funds (primary, early secondary and secondary), Ardian Private Debt, Ardian Buyout (including Ardian Mid Cap Buyout Europe & North America, Ardian Expansion, Ardian Growth and Ardian Co-Investment), Ardian Infrastructure, Ardian Real Estate and Ardian Mandates.

www.ardian.com

ABOUT EDF INVEST

EDF Invest is the unlisted investment arm of EDF’s Dedicated Assets, the asset portfolio which covers its long-term nuclear decommissioning commitments in France. EDF Invest manages a portfolio of over €5bn equity investments through three asset classes: infrastructure, real estate and private equity.

In addition to TSH, the existing infrastructure portfolio includes stakes in RTE (the French electricity transmission company), Thyssengas (the third largest gas TSO in Germany), Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur (the second largest French airport operator, owned in partnership with Atlantia), TIGF (a gas transport and storage company operating in the South-West of France), Madrileña Red de Gas (the operator of the main gas distribution network in the region of Madrid), Porterbrook (one of the three main rolling stock owning companies in the UK) and Autostrade per I’Italia (the largest toll motorway concession asset in Europe).

www.edfinvest.com

ABOUT GÉOSEL

Géosel owns the Manosque underground storage facility in southeastern France and pipelines linking the facility to the oil ports in Fos and Lavéra, also in the same region.

With a capacity of close to 9 million cubic meters, Géosel’s underground liquid hydrocarbon storage facility is one of the largest of its kind in Europe. It represents about 20% of France’s total hydrocarbon storage capacity and is primarily used to store around 40% of the country’s strategic reserves.

Verus Petroleum is pleased to announce the signing of a Sale & Purchase Agreement (SPA) for the acquisition of a 33.8% interest in the Wytch Farm oil field from Premier Oil. This acquisition adds approximately 5,000 boepd to Verus’s daily production. The Wytch Farm field is located on the south coast of England.

The transaction will be funded by a combination of equity and debt. Verus’s existing lender Nedbank Limited supports the transaction and the existing Reserves Based Lending (RBL) Facility will be amended to increase the facility amount to USD 300 million and to allow for the participation of several additional banks who are also supportive of the transaction.

Commenting on the deal, Verus’s CEO Alan Curran said:

“Verus is pleased to have signed the SPA with Premier Oil. This transaction builds upon our Boa acquisition earlier this year and materially increases our net production to around 7,000 boepd and reserves to approximately 26mmboe. The transaction is consistent with the Verus strategy of expanding our production base and cash flow. Both Boa and Wytch Farm are high quality, low cost, long life assets with strong cash generation. Verus will look to reinvest this cash flow in further production and development opportunities.”

The transaction is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of a number of conditions including Premier shareholder approval, pre-emption rights of existing joint venture partners and regulatory approvals, and is expected to complete by the end of 2017.

Verus is focused on the creation of value through the acquisition of high quality production assets and, over time, through increased exposure to development projects

EV Private Equity has invested in Evolution Engineering Inc. Financial terms weren’t announced. Evolution Engineering, of Calgary, provides products and engineering services to the measurement while drilling market.

PRESS RELEASE 

Evolution Engineering Inc. (“Evolution” or “the Company”) today announced the completion of an investment from EV Private Equity. The funds will be used to accelerate the Company’s North American growth and expand product development related to its market leading EVO ONE measurement while drilling (“MWD”) platform and related directional drilling technologies.

“Evolution now has additional resources to pursue its aggressive growth strategy and build on its industry leading directional drilling technologies,” said Paul Crilly, Evolution’s CEO. “The growth capital also positions us to ensure that our customers will continue to benefit from the highest level of product innovation, service and support. In parallel, we will be accelerating our marketing efforts, serving the needs of clients throughout North America and around the world.”

“We are delighted to support the on-going business and vision of Evolution Engineering’s team, whose EVO ONE MWD systems are already enabling the drilling of the industry’s most extreme horizontal wellbores,” said Matthew Anstead, EV Private Equity partner. “We believe that Evolution is well positioned for further growth, particularly in the horizontal shale plays of the US and Canada.”

About Evolution Engineering

Building upon its patented and proven Unified Telemetry platform, Evolution delivers purpose-built MWD products that exceed today’s drilling requirements for performance and reliability. The company’s flagship MWD system, EVO ONE, was built to provide a single, highly reliable MWD tool suitable for every drilling requirement. By designing and manufacturing these systems in-house, Evolution engineered out the most common MWD tool failure modes while combining EM and Mud Pulse technology into a single Unified Telemetry with a one-size-fits-all probe design. By designing extremely reliable, high data rate, large bandwidth communication technology, Evolution is at the forefront of developing the Subsurface Internet ^TM. Evolution Engineering Inc. is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta and Conroe, Texas.

For more information visit Evolutioneng.com.