OTI Greentech signs agreement to acquire 51% of Visionaire Energy AS in Norway

- Visionaire Energy is one of the leading service providers for the Scandinavian Oil & Gas and Maritime industry
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- OTI Greentech expands into a key market in Europe

- Additional profitable revenues of EUR 20 m per year

- Purchase option for remaining 49% secured

- The completion of the acquisition is expected before end of 2014

Zug, 27 October 2014. OTI Greentech Group AG, a leading provider of sustainable cleantech solutions has, following a period of reorganisation, relaunched its expansion activities and signed an agreement for the acquisition of 51% of Norwegian company Visionaire Energy AS from Visionaire Invest AS. In addition, OTI Greentech has secured an option to acquire the remaining 49%. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price. The transaction is expected to complete before the end of 2014. Additional expansion steps are in preparation.

Visionaire Energy is one of the leading providers of services to the oil and gas sector, as well as the offshore and marine industry in Norway. Through its operating subsidiaries RADA Engineering and Consulting AS and VTT Maritime AS the company expects turnover of approximately EUR 20m and net profit of EUR 1m in 2014. The group employs approximately 90 employees and has offices in Bergen, Oslo, Straume and Horten.

OTI Greentech expects to benefit from synergies in the marine and offshore sectors via its offering of environmentally friendly solutions for the cleaning of tankers and North Sea oil rigs, as well as in the treatment of oil residues. In the long term, there is high potential in the use of sustainable chemicals for the treatment and separation of drilling muds and in general EOR applications. OTI Greentech will also be promoting the engineering services of VTT Maritime via its distribution partners in Canada, USA and the Middle East.

“The acquisition of Visionaire Energy is an important milestone in the development of our company in one of the key growth markets in Europe. Norway is one of the leading marine and oil producing nations worldwide with high standards regarding sustainability and quality. In Visionaire Energy and its operating companies we have found a commercially oriented partner with strong contacts in the marine-, oil- and gas sectors,” says Stephan Rind, CEO of OTI Greentech.

Johnny Christiansen, Chairman of Visionaire Invest AS, says: “We see great potential for synergies with OTI Greentech and the chance to expand further in Scandinavia and internationally. For example in a recent contract with the Norwegian road authorities, we were able to set new technological standards and acquire valuable know-how when preparing for the construction of the world’s deepest and longest underwater tunnel which we now want to offer on an international basis with our new partner.”

About OTI Greentech AG

OTI Greentech is an internationally leading cleantech engineering group based in Switzerland. The company provides environmentally friendly solutions and a patented technology for cleaning, recovery and disposal of oil in a wide variety of applications. This includes the cleaning of tanks, ships and industrial machinery, oil recovery from sludge, soil remediation and the processing and extraction of oil from conventional and unconventional deposits.

OTI Greentech’s multiple award winning and patented EcoSOLUT™ products have been used by various international shipping, oil service and waste management companies. EcoSOLUT™ products are high-performance “green” chemicals, which reduce cleaning cycles and meet more advanced health, safety and environmental standards than traditional chemicals used in the industry.

Contact

OTI GREENTECH AG
Stephan Rind
Seestrasse 5
CH - 6300 Zug

Tel: +41 41 727 21 00
Email: info@oti.ag

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