OEG Raises $140m Of New Committed Financing For The Growth Of Its Renewables Business

The proceeds of the financing provide flexibility to refinance outstanding bonds and enhanced liquidity to pursue strategically complementary opportunities within its active M&A pipeline which has an emphasis on offshore renewables.

Strategic and Financing Highlights:

• Financing provides liquidity for OEG to continue the acquisitive growth of its Renewables Business as it supports the UK, and other core markets, in pursuit of their net zero targets.
• OEG has rapidly grown its Renewables business, OEG Renewables, and is supporting some of the largest offshore companies in the world to deliver major offshore energy projects.
• The offshore wind and ocean energy (tidal, wave) market has a growing role to play in decarbonising global energy supply, and by providing essential services to the operators of offshore energy infrastructure, OEG supports critical market themes of Energy Security and responsible Energy Transition.
• The global market outlook for offshore wind is strong, with the Global Wind Energy Council expecting that over 380 GW of new offshore wind capacity will be added over the next decade (2023-2032), bringing total offshore wind capacity to 447 GW by the end of 2032.
• Total commitments of $140m comprise of the following facilities:
  $36m drawn Term Loan B ("TLB")
  $104m Revolving Credit Facility ("RCF")

The RCF is provided by NatWest, Citi, and Santander and the TLB is provided by NatWest, Citi, Santander and Goldman Sachs who are supporting OEG's strategic objective to build its service offering within the Energy Transition. This financing follows the announcement made earlier this year by OEG of its partnership with funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., a leader among global investment managers specialising in alternative investments, to accelerate OEG's ambitious growth plans.

Commenting on the update, CEO John Heiton said:

This financing provides OEG with further firepower, optionality and flexibility to better pursue its growth objectives. The quality of the banks that have participated in the syndicate reflects OEG's leading position in the market and the trust that stakeholders have in our business model, growth prospects and ability to play a meaningful role within the global energy transition.

The global energy industry is changing and OEG has adapted its business accordingly to ensure we are well positioned to provide critical high-value services tailored to address offshore challenges to the rapidly growing offshore wind and ocean energy industry. We have already established ourselves as a key player in the development, construction and maintenance of offshore wind farms in core European markets through a number of strategic acquisitions in recent years, and we will continue on this strategic path as this is a market in which we see sustainable long-term growth for our business and this outlook is supported by the build out targets for offshore wind capacity.

OEG is passionate about its role in supporting a responsibly managed energy transition and also champions the importance of energy security - both of which have huge socioeconomic impacts for governments and their citizens. We see exciting growth opportunities to expand our service offering in the offshore wind market and will utilise the proceeds of this financing, alongside the strong cash generation from the wider business, to maintain the Group's acquisitive growth strategy as we seek to enhance our profile and reputation as a leading provider of mission-critical logistics equipment solutions that provide an essential shield for the energy supplies that secures a better future for us all.