Verified Events
DateTypeCompanyHeadlineSegment
Fincantieri agrees underwater autonomy acquisitions for about EUR 600M
- The package covers Next Geosolutions, WSense, Graal Tech and Defcomm.
- Fincantieri frames the move around marine drone, subsea and defense underwater activities.
- The initial expenditure is approximately EUR 600M, with several stake structures and follow-on tender/call mechanics.
Bluefront acquires 55% majority stake in Meox
- Bluefront Capital II acquired 55% from Jaras Invest, which remains Meox's second-largest shareholder.
- The investment targets expanded service capacity, aftermarket support and growth in Scotland and Canada.
- Meox entered the transaction after reporting NOK 44 million in 2025 revenue and sustained growth.
Safran enters exclusive negotiations to acquire Exail Technologies
- Safran confirmed exclusive negotiations for a potential acquisition of Exail Technologies at €128.50 per share, starting with the Gorgé family controlling stake and followed by a mandatory public offer if completed.
- Safran stated the potential transaction would value Exail Technologies at €128.50 per share.
- The process remains conditional; Safran said there is no assurance the transaction will be completed.
General Oceans agrees to acquire MRV Systems
- MRV adds long-duration autonomous profiling vehicles used in ocean research, climate monitoring and maritime-domain awareness.
- The company had about 22 employees across San Diego, Wood Dale and Seattle, expanding General Oceans’ US operating footprint.
- MRV serves more than 30 customers, including NOAA, NASA and the US Naval Oceanographic Office.
AeroVironment completes BlueHalo transaction, bringing VideoRay into AV portfolio
- AeroVironment completed the BlueHalo transaction on 1 May 2025.
- VideoRay continued as the group's underwater-robotics subsidiary.
- The combined Autonomous Systems segment includes maritime robotic solutions.
AKVA Group completes acquisition of Observe Technologies
- AKVA Group completed the acquisition of 100 percent of Observe Technologies.
- Observe developed and sold AI feeding solutions with AKVA to more than 100 farm sites worldwide.
- The acquisition strengthens AKVA's digital aquaculture portfolio around precision fish farming and automated feeding.
Fugro agrees to acquire SEA-KIT International
- Fugro described SEA-KIT as its long-standing partner in uncrewed surface-vessel development.
- The transaction added SEA-KIT's marine robotics capability to Fugro's remote-operations platform.
Greensea acquires C-2 Innovations product line
- The company will launch a commercial variant of the platform in summer 2022 focused on hydrographic survey, wind farm survey and maintenance, as well as coastal dredging support.
- The company was merged into Greensea IQ on 1st September 2023.
- The robots have been rebranded and are launched to the market as the Bayonet 150, Bayonet 250, and Bayonet 350 vehicles.
Halma acquires underwater ROV maker Deep Trekker
- Deep Trekker was based in Ontario and served inspection markets including aquaculture, infrastructure and public safety.
- The transaction brought the ROV manufacturer into Halma as part of its safety and environmental technology group.
Beerenberg Services acquires Remotion
- Beerenberg Services acquired Remotion on April 1, 2022.
- The companies said the transaction would combine Beerenberg's maintenance services with Remotion's magnetic remote-controlled robotics.
- Remotion was set to continue as an independent business unit with its headquarters at Forus.
Ocean Infinity acquires Abyssal
- Abyssal develops and implements proprietary software solutions for the offshore industry geared towards improving the safety and efficiency of subsea operations.
- Abyssal’s technology ranges from a managed cloud data platform, synthetic environments, advanced 3D visualisation and operation management system tools.
- With artificial intelligence enabled digital twinning core to its services, Abyssal enables some of the world’s largest offshore operators to safely deliver complex projects.
Ocean Infinity acquires marine-survey specialist MMT
- MMT continued operating under its existing brand after the acquisition.
- The combined group had more than 300 employees.
- The enlarged footprint included offices in the United States, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Norway.
Ocean Infinity takes a 25% stake in Guardian Geomatics
- Guardian Geomatics served offshore energy and renewable projects across Australia and the wider Asia-Pacific region.
- The companies already had a survey-outsourcing arrangement covering Ocean Infinity’s Island Pride vessel.
- Ocean Infinity linked the investment to its planned three-ship and 15-AUV operating fleet.
TKMS completes acquisition of Atlas Elektronik
- TKMS completed its acquisition of Atlas Elektronik on 2017-04-03.
- The transaction included the remaining 49 percent stake previously held by Airbus.
Boeing agrees to acquire Liquid Robotics
- Liquid Robotics brought wave- and solar-powered maritime robotic systems into Boeing autonomous systems work.
- The deal targeted long-duration seabed-to-space data collection and maritime awareness.