Vallianz acquires offshore workforce provider OER

Sinagpore’s Vallianz Holdings Limited, a provider of offshore support vessels and integrated marine solutions to the oil and gas industry, hasannounced that it is acquiring OER Holdings Pte. Ltd. for US$27.7 million.

Headquartered in Singapore, OER is a provider of manpower services to the offshore industry and  has been supplying professional crew with proven experience in offshore work and related hospitality services to clients worldwide including Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, India and  Mexico.

OER was founded by Sugianto Tandio, a business entrepreneur who has gained recognition for his achievements through several awards, notably the World Economic Forum’s 2013 “Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award” and the “Ernst and Young 2013  Entrepreneur of the Year Innovation Award”.

Tandio is Indonesian and a Master of Science graduate from the Process Automation Engineer program at the University of North Dakota, USA.

Vallianz has explained that the Acquisition will enable the Group to attain greater efficiency in the management of crew personnel and raise the value of its services to customers. At the same time, it will also expand the Group’s customer base and geographical footprint.

The purchase consideration will be satisfied by the issue of 250 million ordinary shares in the capital  of Vallianz at a price of S$0.14 per share. This represents a premium of 27% to Vallianz’s volume-weighted average price of S$0.1101 per share on 30 September 2014.

The acquisition follows on the heels of Vallianz’s recent purchase of a marine base in Batam,  Indonesia. These initiatives are complementary to the Group’s vessel chartering and third-party vessel management businesses and will lead to further integration within the organisation, the company has explained.

Darren Yeo, Chief Executive Officer of Vallianz, said, “The Group provides crew personnel as part  of our services for our vessels under charters, as well as for third-party vessels. By acquiring OER, we  will be able to consolidate the management of crew resources under one roof, and benefit from improved operational efficiency and economies of scale. We can also enhance the value of our services to customers by providing a complete solution to address their manpower requirements.”