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JFLCO to acquire Global Marine Group

Middle-market private equity firm J.F. Lehman & Company (JFLCO), which is focused exclusively on the aerospace, defence, maritime, government and environmental sectors, has announced that an investment affiliate has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Global Marine Group (GMG), headquartered in Chelmsford, Essex, UK.

Above: Global Marine Group's Safety, Security and Environmental Management System (SSEMS), which helps to ensure the safety and operational excellence of its people and assets, as well as to safeguard the environment.
Global Marine Group

With a legacy dating to 1850, Global Marine Group is a leading provider of subsea cable maintenance and installation services to the telecommunications, offshore wind and utility markets worldwide. GMG owns and operates a highly specialised fleet of marine equipment and vessels, including three cable installation and repair vessels, four cable maintenance vessels and 19 crew transfer vessels, enabling the Company to provide its suite of highly technical offshore engineering services quickly and effectively to customers anywhere in the world.

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"Global Marine Group has been a market leading provider of critical marine services for decades and is an exciting addition to the JFLCO portfolio of companies," said Alex Harman, a Partner with JFLCO. "The Company's strong market positions, comprehensive suite of unique services and assets, and talented workforce align well with our investment strategy." Will Hanenberg, a Principal at JFLCO added, "We believe the Company has significant opportunities for growth in its core telecommunications and offshore wind markets, and we look forward to supporting the Global Marine Group team as it executes its exciting vision for the future."

Dick Fagerstal, Chairman of Global Marine Group commented, "I believe JFLCO is an excellent partner for GMG to help facilitate the next phase of our growth. Together with Ian Douglas, CEO of GMG, and the rest of the Global Marine Group management team, we look forward to leveraging JFLCO's extensive maritime experience and considerable capital base in further developing GMG's core business in the telecommunication and offshore wind markets."  Ian Douglas added, "Additionally, we are excited about the prospect of developing new investment opportunities in related service areas while continuing to deliver high quality subsea solutions to our global customer base."

The agreement, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close in the first quarter of 2020.

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Debt financing for the transaction was provided by Deutsche Bank. Winchester Capital served as financial advisor to JFLCO and Jones Day (lead counsel) and Blank Rome (maritime) provided legal advice. Deutsche Bank and ABN AMRO served as financial advisor to Global Marine Group and Hogan Lovells provided legal counsel.

 

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