Transactions & Valuations Consulting

A private equity firm needed an independent assessment of North Sea gas supply to support an investment in processing and pipeline infrastructure. S&P Global provided a market outlook for the gas throughput for the infrastructure under consideration, ensuring the client’s confidence in the investment decision.

An Asian sovereign wealth fund needed a comprehensive valuation and strategic due diligence support to bid on a multi-billion dollar global E&P portfolio. S&P Global provided an independent evaluation of the portfolio, which consisted of more than 300 assets and prospects, enabling the client to place a successful bid.

A large corporation in Japan needed to evaluate a partnership opportunity in a North American shale play and wanted to understand how the transaction would impact net income and cash flow. S&P Global created a probabilistic valuation model that allowed the client to evaluate the partnership opportunity and make a successful bid for it.

An international private equity firm was looking to become a passive investor in an early-stage E&P company with a small position in the Appalachian Basin. S&P Global provided the firm with a comprehensive evaluation of the investment and a post-acquisition business plan.

An investment bank wanted to evaluate an oil service company for a potential acquisition and needed a forecast for well services activity under different scenarios. S&P Global generated well drilling and rig requirement forecasts based on oil and gas production outlooks, providing a clear view of well service companies’ revenues and market share under different scenarios.

A Middle Eastern investor needed to value an Eastern European company’s gas field and drilling rigs for an acquisition. S&P Global assessed the field’s remaining reserves/future well workover and estimated rig maintenance/replacement costs – all within the context of future gas prices and rig rates in the country. The investor used the analysis to carry out the acquisition.