DeepOcean UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, has acquired a 50 per cent stake in Advanced Underwater Surveys (ADUS), a Frontier IP portfolio company.
Frontier IP is a FTSE-listed small-cap company specialising in the commercialisation of university intellectual property. It acquired its interest in ADUS through a partnership with the University of Dundee.
In return for commercialisation support, Frontier IP is entitled to receive equity in each spin-out at the point of incorporation. In its last financial year, Frontier IP received equity in three new spin-out companies during the year.
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ADUS operates in the marine salvage market providing subsea 3D visualisations. It is known for high profile work- such as a survey of the wreck of the oil rig Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico and, more recently, the stricken cruise ship Costa Concordia in Italy.
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DeepOcean Group is an integrated provider of services and technologies for the subsea industry. Following DeepOcean UK's acquisition of a stake in ADUS, it will form ADUS DeepOcean.
Bart Heijermans, DeepOcean Group Holding BV Chief Executive Officer, stated: "This acquisition enhances the quality of the services we offer to our customers in the oil and gas and renewables industries. As part of this acquisition ADUS will commit to a research and development programme to further develop the visualisation software used by ADUS."
ADUS Co-founder, Mark Lawrence said: "The acquisition of ADUS by DeepOcean is an excellent opportunity for all concerned; ADUS' data acquisition and visualisation technologies will add value to DeepOcean's core services, whilst providing ADUS with global access and resources it needs to grow in the energy market."
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