The Quinn Partnership, the Private equity and Investment market management due diligence provider has advised Inflexion on their acquisition of SMD, a designer and manufacturer of subsea vehicle systems.
Newcastle based SMD is one of the world’s leading subsea engineering companies specialising in the design and manufacture of remotely operated vehicle systems. Employing 135 members of staff, SMD has won some major contracts in the area of subsea exploration and mining.
Paul Quinn led the management due diligence on behalf of The Quinn Partnership and commented, “This is an entrepreneurial team with the operational experience and capabilities to develop the business further within this niche market. They have the technical expertise for the continued development of new and exciting advances within the design and build of subsea vehicle systems.”