Sumitomo Corp. to Acquire Edgen Group
10/01/2013 - Sumitomo Corporation (SC) and Sumitomo Corporation of America, Inc. (SCOA), collectively “Sumitomo,” and Edgen Group Inc. announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement whereby Sumitomo will acquire all outstanding shares of Edgen Group Inc. for US$12.00 per share in cash.
The acquisition, which is expected to close before the end of 2013, is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
“The investment in Edgen Group will represent further expansion of Sumitomo’s distribution presence across the upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas markets, and other related energy and infrastructure segments and will complement Sumitomo’s integrated supply solutions to the growing energy market,” said Kazuhiro Takeuchi, president and CEO, SCOA and SC general manager for the Americas.
“With the acquisition of Edgen Group, we gain a global distribution platform, including experienced staff, facilities, and an expanded specialized steel product offering that will allow us to continue our growth and support the development of global energy infrastructure. As a leader in the supply of steel products, we continue to build a robust value chain from manufacturing through distribution and related services, to support our customer’s requirements.”
Dan O’Leary, president and chief executive officer of Edgen Group will continue to lead Edgen Group’s strategic growth initiatives. Mr. O’Leary stated, "The opportunity to align the Edgen Group strategy with the Sumitomo organization will benefit both businesses. The Edgen Murray and Bourland & Leverich commercial brands are well established and can now bring even greater scale to serve customers throughout global energy end-markets.” Mr. O’Leary added, “Our focus on highly engineered and mission critical steel products and our extensive industry knowledge and expertise in increasingly complex applications used in oil and gas drilling, extraction, production and processing complement Sumitomo’s existing business.”
Edgen Group is a Baton Rouge, La., based leading global distributor of specialty products to the energy and infrastructure markets, including steel pipe, valves, quenched and tempered and high yield plate, and related components such as fittings, flanges and connectors. Edgen Group has two commercial brands, Edgen Murray and Bourland & Leverich, and had total sales of US$2.059 billion in 2012 with 660 employees and operations in over 35 locations in 18 countries. Edgen Murray is a global distributor of specialized steel products in the upstream (drilling and production in offshore environments), midstream (gathering, processing, fractionation, transportation and storage of oil and natural gas) and downstream (refining and petrochemical applications) end-markets for oil and natural gas. Bourland & Leverich is a U.S. domestic oil country tubular goods (OCTG) distributor serving conventional and unconventional oil and natural gas exploration, including most recently the development of the shale industry, and has been in business since 1935.
Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. is acting as financial advisor to Sumitomo. Norton Rose Fulbright is serving as Sumitomo’s outside legal advisor. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. is acting as financial advisor to Edgen Group. Dechert LLP is serving as outside legal advisor to Edgen Group.
Sumitomo Corporation is a leading general trading company with 116 locations in 65 countries and 24 locations in Japan. The entire Sumitomo Corporation Group consists of nearly 800 companies and more than 70,000 personnel. The SC business is continuously expanding into a diverse range of products and services. Its core business units are metal products; transportation & construction systems; environment & infrastructure; media, network, lifestyle related goods & services; and mineral resources, energy, chemical & electronics.
Edgen Group is a leading global distributor of specialized products and services to the energy sector and industrial infrastructure markets, including steel pipe, valves, quenched and tempered and high yield heavy plate, and related components. Edgen Group is headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., with over 35 locations in 18 countries around the world.
“The investment in Edgen Group will represent further expansion of Sumitomo’s distribution presence across the upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas markets, and other related energy and infrastructure segments and will complement Sumitomo’s integrated supply solutions to the growing energy market,” said Kazuhiro Takeuchi, president and CEO, SCOA and SC general manager for the Americas.
“With the acquisition of Edgen Group, we gain a global distribution platform, including experienced staff, facilities, and an expanded specialized steel product offering that will allow us to continue our growth and support the development of global energy infrastructure. As a leader in the supply of steel products, we continue to build a robust value chain from manufacturing through distribution and related services, to support our customer’s requirements.”
Dan O’Leary, president and chief executive officer of Edgen Group will continue to lead Edgen Group’s strategic growth initiatives. Mr. O’Leary stated, "The opportunity to align the Edgen Group strategy with the Sumitomo organization will benefit both businesses. The Edgen Murray and Bourland & Leverich commercial brands are well established and can now bring even greater scale to serve customers throughout global energy end-markets.” Mr. O’Leary added, “Our focus on highly engineered and mission critical steel products and our extensive industry knowledge and expertise in increasingly complex applications used in oil and gas drilling, extraction, production and processing complement Sumitomo’s existing business.”
Edgen Group is a Baton Rouge, La., based leading global distributor of specialty products to the energy and infrastructure markets, including steel pipe, valves, quenched and tempered and high yield plate, and related components such as fittings, flanges and connectors. Edgen Group has two commercial brands, Edgen Murray and Bourland & Leverich, and had total sales of US$2.059 billion in 2012 with 660 employees and operations in over 35 locations in 18 countries. Edgen Murray is a global distributor of specialized steel products in the upstream (drilling and production in offshore environments), midstream (gathering, processing, fractionation, transportation and storage of oil and natural gas) and downstream (refining and petrochemical applications) end-markets for oil and natural gas. Bourland & Leverich is a U.S. domestic oil country tubular goods (OCTG) distributor serving conventional and unconventional oil and natural gas exploration, including most recently the development of the shale industry, and has been in business since 1935.
Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. is acting as financial advisor to Sumitomo. Norton Rose Fulbright is serving as Sumitomo’s outside legal advisor. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. is acting as financial advisor to Edgen Group. Dechert LLP is serving as outside legal advisor to Edgen Group.
Sumitomo Corporation is a leading general trading company with 116 locations in 65 countries and 24 locations in Japan. The entire Sumitomo Corporation Group consists of nearly 800 companies and more than 70,000 personnel. The SC business is continuously expanding into a diverse range of products and services. Its core business units are metal products; transportation & construction systems; environment & infrastructure; media, network, lifestyle related goods & services; and mineral resources, energy, chemical & electronics.
Edgen Group is a leading global distributor of specialized products and services to the energy sector and industrial infrastructure markets, including steel pipe, valves, quenched and tempered and high yield heavy plate, and related components. Edgen Group is headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., with over 35 locations in 18 countries around the world.
