M&A: 2 of 4

MINING

Leading South American specialty driller acquired by Major Drilling

Acquisition of Explomin Perforaciones makes Major Drilling the world’s largest mineral driller

11 November 2024

PILING

Albion Drilling acquired by Van Elle

Scottish headquartered independent drilling and ground engineering contractor bought by UK driller

30 October 2024

UTILITIES

OCU acquires McCormack Drilling

Irish headquartered trenchless technology specialist acquired by UK utilities service specialist

25 October 2024

GEOTHERMAL

Nabors Industries announces agreement to acquire Parker Wellbore

Transaction brings together two of the storied names in the US drilling industry

17 October 2024

GEOTHERMAL

DTI completes acquisition of Amsterdam-based ED Projects

DTI advances the directional drilling process with innovative tool development and global expansion

16 October 2024

MINING

Komatsu plans to acquire mining optimisation software developer

Komatsu intends to acquire Octodots Analytics, a Chile-based digital solutions provider

30 September 2024

MINING

Sumitomo Corporation partners with BIA Group

Partnership will enable the further development of independent OEM distribution activities

02 September 2024

MINING

Normet acquires Lekatech

Electric hammer maker fully acquired by Normet following initial minority investment last year

30 August 2024

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