| Date | Title | Description |
| 26.09.2023 | Bluware sold to CMG | EV Private Equity is pleased to announce that Bluware-Headwave Ventures Inc (Bluware), a portfolio company of EV Private Equity, has been sold to Computer Modelling Group Ltd (CMG). The transaction was signed and closed on September 25th 20... |
| 01.09.2023 | Trainor Group sold to Apave | EV Private Equity is pleased to announce that Trainor Group, a portfolio company of EV ETF I (Energy Transition Fund), has been sold to Apave Group. The transaction was signed and closed on 4th August 2023. |
| 21.04.2023 | EV Private Equity 2022 Sustainability Report | - |
| 14.04.2023 | EV Private Equity reveals the winners of ‘Best Energy Transition Video’ and ‘Best Energy Transition Photography’ student competition awards | To celebrate Earth’s month, EV Private Equity launched a contest among the students of Bergeland Videregaaende skole, a local Stavanger upper secondary school. |
| 24.01.2023 | My experience as a private equity intern | Many young investment professionals see private equity as the promised land of the financial industry. Exciting, varied and hands-on, a private equity internship provides graduates with a bachelor’s degree in business, economics or finance ... |
| 01.11.2022 | EV Private Equity bolsters approach to sustainability with new appointment | Energy technology investor, EV Private Equity (EV), has promoted Karem Kobayashi to Partner and Head of Responsible Investment at its HQ in Stavanger. She previously held the role of Director of Responsible Investment. |
| 15.09.2022 | EV Private Equity unveils senior partner promotions | Global technology investor, EV Private Equity (EV), has announced the promotions of Espen Strøm and Tomas Hvamb from Partner to Senior Partner. |
| 10.06.2022 | It was 20 years ago today… | By Helge Tveit, Managing Partner |
| 20.04.2022 | EV Private Equity 2021 Sustainability Report | To celebrate Earth Day 2022, EV Private Equity has published its 2021 Sustainability Report, which highlights progress made to help enable a sustainable energy future. |
| 20.04.2022 | The key private equity challenges as energy security moves front and centre | By Helge Tveit, Managing Partner |
| 10.03.2022 | Breaking gender bias in biomedical engineering | Introducing Saige Andreychuk, the most recent intern to join our HQ in Stavanger. Saige is a highly skilled individual with an exciting background in STEM, specifically biomedical engineering and physics. To continue celebrating Internation... |
| 08.03.2022 | How to forge gender balance in energy sector | In celebration of International Women’s Day 2022, we interviewed EV Private Equity advisory board member and Shell Global VP of Customer Solutions Renewables and Energy Solutions, Ulrika Wising. |
| 23.02.2022 | EV Private Equity, Shell Ventures and SWEN Capital Partners launch consortium to accelerate energy efficiency solution, Noova | Global sustainable energy technology investor, EV Private Equity, Shell Ventures and SWEN Capital Partners have launched a consortium to drive the growth of energy software solution company, Noova. |
| 07.01.2022 | Duo of promotions at EV Private Equity | EV Private Equity (EV) is delighted to announce the promotions of Rajat Maheshwari and Lars Sund. |
| 16.11.2021 | EV announces 2021 CEO, CFO and ESG Company of the Year | This week we welcomed EV’s community of investors to our annual Investor Conference. Held virtually, we reflected on portfolio company results from 2021, shared our future investment focus and updated attendees on our continuously evolving ... |
| 15.11.2021 | EV Private Equity announces Evolution Engineering has been sold to strategic acquirer | November 10, 2021 — Evolution Engineering, a Calgary-based company with leading measurement-while-drilling and subsurface communications technology, has been divested to a strategic acquirer by EV Private Equity. |
| 25.10.2021 | EV Private Equity offsets 5,000kg of plastic from our oceans | The ocean has been described as Earth’s ‘life support’. We rely on it to regulate our climate, absorb CO2 and provide a source of food for our growing population. Producing as much as half of the world’s oxygen and storing 50 times more car... |
| 18.10.2021 | EV Private Equity strengthens net zero focused advisory board with Ulrika Wising | Global energy technology investor, EV Private Equity (EV), has appointed Shell’s Ulrika Wising to its Advisory Board. Ms Wising joins a group of senior industry representatives to create a board with over 200 collective years of energy indu... |
| 04.10.2021 | Safran Software Solutions Acquired by JDM Technology Group | (Stavanger, Norway) JDM Technology Group, a global group of leading software providers for the architecture, engineering, construction, maintenance and operations industries, announced today that it has acquired Stavanger, Norway based Safr... |
| 16.09.2021 | EV Private Equity shortlisted as ESG Investor of the Year | EV Private Equity has been shortlisted as a finalist for Business Green’s 2021 ‘ESG Investor of the Year’ award. We’re honoured to be part of this coveted shortlist, comprising the UK’s very best ESG orientated investors. |
| 09.08.2021 | Abrado appoints Lars Kristiansen to bolster growth in Norway | EV portfolio company and industry leader in the surgical removal of multiple casing sections, Abrado, has appointed Lars Kristiansen as its new Business and Technical Sales Manager. Kristiansen will be based in his hometown of Stavanger, No... |
| 20.07.2021 | Trifecta of promotions at EV Private Equity | We’re pleased to announce a trio of promotions within our experienced investment team across our offices in Stavanger, Aberdeen and Houston. Tomas Hvamb and Espen Strøm have advanced to become Partners of the firm, while Kaivan Forouzesh ha... |
| 10.05.2021 | Trainor acquires Teknikutbildarna in Sweden | Trainor Group AS has acquired prominent Swedish safety course provider, Teknikutbildarna, to strengthen its position as Scandinavia’s leading provider of digital electrical safety training. |
| 26.04.2021 | EV Private Equity teams up with ClimatePartner | As a technology focussed impact investor, passionate about creating a sustainable energy future, we’re always looking to be part of initiatives that take action against climate change and fight global warming. The energy sector serves as th... |
| 21.04.2021 | EV Private Equity becomes a signatory of The Climate Pledge | Many scientists have warned that 2050 is too late to address catastrophic climate change, and more pressure is needed on industries, governments and regulators to take serious steps to drastically cut emissions much sooner. Energy is one in... |
| 23.03.2021 | EV Private Equity celebrates International Women’s Day | As part of International Women’s Day, we showed our support by striking the #ChooseToChallenge pose and asking our team about how we can challenge inequality in the private equity sector. |
| 19.03.2021 | Energy Drilling bags Tender Rigs Asset Management | EV portfolio company and global drilling partner, Energy Drilling Management Pte Ltd (EDMPL), has entered into a Management Agreement with Seadrill Partners LLC (SDLP) to maintain, market and operate the tender rigs Seadrill-T15, Seadrill-T... |
| 11.03.2021 | Working together to travel 5,341km for VSA Aberdeen | As part of the EV Private Equity Charity Initiative (EVCI), we’re raising money for Aberdeen-based charity, VSA, by covering the distance between our Stavanger and Aberdeen offices, taking a route passing Europe’s most acclaimed attractions... |
| 28.01.2021 | Impact Investing for a Sustainable Energy Future | In December our Senior Partner, Einar Gamman, took part in the ‘Collaboration for a Sustainable Energy Future’ webinar, which was hosted by The Royal Norwegian Consulate General in Houston, Innovation Norway and Norwegian Energy Partners, a... |
| 22.01.2021 | Meet our Intern: Banovsha Ibishova | In December we welcomed a new intern, Banovsha Ibishova, to our Stavanger office. Originally from Azerbaijan and armed with a bachelor’s degree in Management and a master’s in Financial Economics, Banovsha will be working with our Norwegian... |
| 20.01.2021 | EV Private Equity supports US communities and reserves | 2020 saw us contribute a total of $2,834 (24,208 NOK) to US charities, Save The Children, Habitat for Humanity and Bayou Land Conservancy, through our EV Private Equity Charitable Initiative (EVCI). These monthly donations have been made as... |
| 02.12.2020 | Industry leaders recognised at 2020 awards | As part of our annual EV Private Equity Investor Conference, which took place virtually last month, we were delighted to reveal the winners of our coveted CEO, CFO and ESG Company of the Year awards to the well deserving recipients. |
| 30.09.2020 | Portfolio Spotlight: Interview with Stian Martinsen, Trainor CEO | To wrap up our campaign on leading electrical safety training provider, Trainor, we caught up with CEO, Stian Martinsen. Stian talks about key e-learning industry trends through the decades, how digitisation is transforming learning experie... |
| 29.09.2020 | EV Private Equity gives back to global causes | Following the launch of the EV Private Equity Charitable Initiative (EVCI) earlier this year, we are pleased to announce a series of further donations, which will help those in need around the world. |
| 22.09.2020 | Portfolio Spotlight: Tomas Hvamb discusses Trainor growth strategy | We asked our investment director and Trainor board member, Tomas Hvamb, why the company was the perfect fit for our growing portfolio of differentiated technology investments, as well as his future predictions for the company’s growth. |
| 14.09.2020 | Portfolio Spotlight: Interview with Kåre Vegar Sund, Trainor Creative Director | In this blog, part of our Trainor portfolio spotlight campaign, we caught up with Kåre Vegar Sund, Trainor Creative Director. Kåre chats to us about his role within the company, what e-learning means to him, and how he sees the market evolv... |
| 02.09.2020 | Portfolio Spotlight: Deep Casing Tools Delivers 30,000 Tonnes of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Savings | Our Senior Partner, Greg Herrera, shares his insight on Deep Casing Tool’s innovative TurboRunner and TurboCaser tools, looking at how they fit into the EV portfolio, and what benefits these technologies bring to both the economy and enviro... |
| 25.08.2020 | Portfolio Spotlight: Interview with David Stephenson, Deep Casing Tools CEO | As part of our portfolio spotlight on Deep Casing Tools, we caught up with CEO David Stephenson to find out more about the company’s international growth, ‘Simple Innovation’ philosophy, and award-winning Casing Cement Breaker (CCB) technol... |
| 11.08.2020 | EV portfolio company, Abrado, appoints new CEO | Tuesday 11th August – Abrado, the industry leader in the surgical removal of multiple casing sections downhole, has appointed Jason Broussard as President and CEO. He will be based at the company’s office in Broussard, Louisiana. |
| 30.07.2020 | Portfolio Spotlight: Interview with Dan Piette, Bluware CEO | As our portfolio spotlight on Bluware comes to a close, we caught up with Dan Piette, Bluware CEO, on the current state of the oil and gas industry, and how Bluware’s unique offering can benefit both geoscientists and the wider industry. |
| 24.07.2020 | Portfolio Spotlight: Interview with Kostya Deev, Bluware Senior Cloud Developer | As part of our portfolio spotlight this month, we spoke with Kostya Deev, Senior Cloud Developer at Bluware, on what it’s like to work for a leading E&P company making strides in the seismic cloud industry. |
| 23.07.2020 | Trainor secures investment from EV Private Equity | Thursday, 23rd July 2020 – The leading provider of electrical safety training, digital solutions and consultancy services to the global energy, renewables, power and grid, and maritime industries, Trainor, has secured new investment from EV... |
| 16.07.2020 | Portfolio Spotlight: Bluware Volume Data Store (VDS) | As part of our Bluware portfolio spotlight, Andy James, Chief Product Officer at Bluware, talks us through the Bluware Volume Data Store (VDS), a powerful storage format that can support previously unthinkable application workflows and end-... |
| 30.06.2020 | Portfolio Spotlight: Reflections from ROMAR International CEO, Malcolm MacKenzie | As our spotlight on ROMAR International comes to a close, we caught up with company CEO, Malcolm MacKenzie. We asked what the future holds for both ROMAR, and the wider energy industry as it contends with the fluctuating oil price and a glo... |
| 25.06.2020 | Portfolio Spotlight – Tomas Hvamb on ROMAR International’s growth and success | As part of our portfolio spotlight on ROMAR International, we caught up with our very own Tomas Hvamb, who plays an active role on the ROMAR board. Tomas shares his thoughts on the stellar growth made by ROMAR so far, and what the company i... |
| 23.06.2020 | Portfolio Spotlight – Interview with Sean Burrows, ROMAR’s Lead Workshop Technician | Working on the frontline of ROMAR International’s product delivery is Offshore/Lead Workshop Technician, Sean Burrows. Sean originally joined the ROMAR team when he was just 18 years old and is a much -loved member of the team due to his go... |
| 05.06.2020 | In the news with Einar Gamman: Offshore Engineer | Einar Gamman, our Senior Partner, recently spoke to Offshore Engineer to share his thoughts on how the global pandemic, paired with the climate emergency, has forced sustainability to jump up higher on the agenda for many oil majors. |
| 04.06.2020 | Bluware Signs New Agreement with BP | Bluware Corp, the digital innovation platform that enables the oil and gas industry to accelerate digital transformation initiatives using deep learning, has announced a new agreement with BP. |
| 29.05.2020 | Portfolio Spotlight: Interview with Aquaterra Energy Managing Director, James Larnder | We are coming to the end of our Aquaterra Portfolio Spotlight campaign, and we thought who better to speak to than James Lardner, Aquaterra Energy Managing Director, to find out more about the company’s achievements and exciting growth plan... |
| 27.05.2020 | Portfolio Spotlight: Interview with Aquaterra Energy Technical Director, Stewart Maxwell | Our latest portfolio spotlight campaign saw us lift the lid on life at Aquaterra Energy, the offshore specialists. We spoke to Aquaterra Energy Technical Director, Stewart Maxwell, to find out what a typical workday looks like for him in lo... |
| 01.05.2020 | Portfolio Spotlight: Interview with Abrado Executive Chairman, Martyn Fear | We caught up with Martyn Fear, Abrado Executive Chairman on Abrado’s leading Medusa technology and performance optimization via its ‘Operations Excellence’ approach. |
| 30.04.2020 | EV Private Equity Launches its Charity Foundation | Today we announced the launch of the EV Private Equity Charitable Initiative (EVCI), which has seen us donate much-needed funds, as well as the team’s time and business skills, to support local Aberdeen charities. |
| 19.03.2020 | Portfolio Spotlight: Interview with Geoteric Research & Development Director, James Lowell | Graduating from the University of Durham with a PhD in medical image processing, James Lowell is now at the forefront of uncovering geological discoveries, specialising in creating innovative technologies for Cognitive Interpretation at Geo... |
| 13.03.2020 | Portfolio Spotlight: Meet Mark Brownless, Geoteric Geoscientist | In this blog, Chief Geoscientist Mark Brownless, at Geoteric, shares his thoughts on how bringing science and technology together can tear up the rule book when it comes to seismic interpretation. |
| 04.03.2020 | Responsible investing in the energy sector | By Karem Kobayashi, Compliance Manager at EV Private Equity |
| 24.02.2020 | In the News with Karem Kobayashi: Responsible Investment in the Energy Sector | This week our Compliance Manager, Karem Kobayashi, spoke with Energy Voice to share her insights into the changing attitudes towards responsible investment in the energy sector, and how priorities have changed across the industry as environ... |
| 21.02.2020 | EV portfolio company, Enpro Subsea, Acquired by Hunting PLC | February 21st 2020 – Production Optimisation Specialist, Enpro Subsea has been acquired by Hunting PLC. In a statement issued earlier today, Hunting, the international energy services group, confirmed acquisition of one hundred percent of t... |
| 18.02.2020 | Eddyfi/NDT Acquires EV Private Equity portfolio company, Halfwave | Québec, Canada, February 18th, 2020 — Eddyfi/NDT announced today the acquisition of Halfwave, headquartered in Bergen, Norway. Halfwave is the owner of the proprietary Acoustic Resonance Technology (ART), an ultrasound-based technique which... |
| 14.02.2020 | EV portfolio company, Enpro Subsea, wins 2020 Subsea UK award | Production optimisation specialist, Enpro Subsea, has been named Company of the Year during the Subsea UK Awards gala dinner last night (Wednesday, 12th January 2020), in celebration of the very best of the sector’s businesses and stand out... |
| 12.02.2020 | BP acquires Fotech, leader in distributed acoustic sensing, from EV Private Equity | BP acquires Fotech, leader in distributed acoustic sensing, from EV Private Equity. The deal is a first for BP’s business-builder, Launchpad, and will help the company target both sides of the dual challenge: more energy from more efficient... |
| 07.02.2020 | EV Private Equity strengthens team with Matt Anstead promotion | We are pleased to announce the promotion of Houston-based Matt Anstead to Senior Partner. |
| 10.01.2020 | Rajat Maheshwari Promoted to Investment Manager | We are pleased to announce the promotion of Rajat Maheshwari to Investment Manager in our Aberdeen office. |
| 16.12.2019 | In the News: Greg Herrera shares oil and gas market trends | Senior Partner at EV Private Equity, Greg Herrera, recently spoke to Energy Voice to share his opinion on the oil and gas industry trends that shaped 2019, and provided his predictions for 2020 market activity. |
| 28.11.2019 | Q&A with New EV employees: Kaivan Forouzesh and Amy Brownlie | Recently joining our Houston office and the EV family, we caught up new employees Kaivan and Amy after our investor conference, which gave them the opportunity to bond with their new colleagues. |
| 27.11.2019 | Successful leadership – capabilities, responsibilities and tasks | By Rune Jensen, Senior Partner, EV Private Equity |
| 19.11.2019 | Leadership behaviours we can embrace | By Rune Jensen, Senior Partner, EV Private Equity |
| 13.11.2019 | EV Private Equity Expands Global Team | Kaivan joined our Houston office as Senior Analyst, his role focussing on deal origination, new investment diligence and portfolio management. He has built his analytic knowledge from his previous role as Investment Analyst at Miller Global... |
| 11.11.2019 | Supporting Gathimba Edwards Foundation – Update | We caught up with Jackie Burke, our Aberdeen Office Manager, after her trip to Karatina, Kenya with the Gathimba Edwards Foundation (GEF). |
| 06.11.2019 | EV Private Equity 2019 Annual Investor Conference | In September 2019, we hosted our Investor Conference in Stavanger and welcomed two guest speakers with different views on how climate change should be tackled. The result? An engaging discussion that carried on beyond the event and media co... |
| 30.10.2019 | EV announces 2019 CEO and CFO of the Year | Our recent annual investor conference saw us announce our much anticipated CEO and CFO of the year! |
| 24.10.2019 | News feature: Stavanger investors manage billions | A feature written by Glenn Stangeland, Sandes, Norway. |
| 21.10.2019 | EV Private Equity Welcomes Advisory Board Members | We have appointed two new EV Private Equity advisory board members, Bettina Bachmann and Carl Stjernfeldt, who bring decades of experience and valuable knowledge in venture capital to the firm. |
| 13.09.2019 | Making a Career in Private Equity | Intrigued by the mystique and excitement surrounding the world of PE sector and keen to find out more about making a career in private equity? Jebb Peria, associate at EVPE, one of the world’s leading specialist private equity firms in the ... |
| 05.09.2019 | Creating Value Through Active Stewardship | By Rune Jensen, Senior Partner – Stavanger, Norway |
| 21.08.2019 | Rival Downhole Tools Secures Agreement for Drilling Motors | Rival Downhole Tools (Rival), a portfolio company of EV Private Equity, has secured a five-year collaborative supply agreement for drilling motors for US Land from a major oilfield services provider. Rival will utilize its market-leading en... |
| 01.08.2019 | EVPE underlines commitment to responsible investment | EV Private Equity is pleased to announce it has signed the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). |
| 15.07.2019 | EV Private Equity buys Enhanced Drilling from Altor | Enhanced Well Technologies AS, a company owned and controlled by EV Private Equity (“EV”) and a major global oil company, has completed the purchase of Enhanced Drilling Holding AS (“Enhanced Drilling”) from the Altor 2003 Fund and Altor Fu... |
| 12.07.2019 | Supporting the Gathimba Edwards Foundation | EV Private Equity is delighted to support the Gathimba Edwards Foundation by matching the donation total raised by our very own Jackie Burke for her trip to Karatina, Kenya in October. The trip is entirely self-funded by Jackie, and all don... |
| 24.06.2019 | The Future of UKCS: Small (and Agile) is Beautiful | By Greg Herrera, Senior Partner |
| 13.06.2019 | Collaboration is King | Sometimes it’s only by looking at the extremes of behaviour beyond your own industry that you get a sense of what is possible, desirable and profitable. This applies especially in supply chain collaboration, where we in the upstream oil and... |
| 10.06.2019 | Shale Shock | Dogged by poor recovery rates and rapidly declining well output, the shale oil sector has disappointed since the initial boom. But investment in innovative refracking technologies can change that dynamic and deliver on the promise of rapid ... |
| 25.04.2019 | A Digital Oilfield: The Shape of Things to Come | The year 2030 sounds futuristic. It seems a long way off. |
| 05.04.2019 | EV portfolio company, FourPhase, reaches ambitious growth targets | Norwegian based production solutions firm, FourPhase, has reported a substantial growth in revenue and staff numbers, as it seeks to expand further in 2019. |
| 29.03.2019 | Motive Offshore secures investment from EV Private Equity | Motive Offshore has secured a multi-million private investment as it strives towards its ambitious growth strategy to become a £20 million EBITDA business in the next five years. |
| 08.03.2019 | Looking to the future of the oil and gas industry | In a series of blogs, our senior partner, Einar Gamman looks into the future of the oil and gas industry, exploring the sector’s hot topics – the burning questions we need to address to guarantee the oil and gas sector doesn’t just survive,... |
| 25.02.2019 | Digital transformation energises the future | By Einar Gamman, Senior Partner |
| 12.02.2019 | Balancing energy dilemmas and growth | By Einar Gamman, Senior Partner |
| 07.02.2019 | WellConnection Group signs deal on first UK acquisition | WellConnection Group, a leading Norwegian inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) company has acquired Peterhead-based Independent Oilfield Services (IOS) in a deal which marks their entrance into the UK market. |
| - | Evolving energy distribution systems – an investor’s view | By Tomas Hvamb and Matt Anstead |
