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Wilhelmsen ups stake to become majority owner of NorSea

Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding has entered into a letter of intent with Eidesvik Eiendomsinvest and Simon Møkster Eiendom to acquire 32% of offshore supply base and logistics firm NorSea Group.

Wilhelmsen says the transaction should be finalised within a couple of months, making it the majority owner with a 72% stake. Eidesvik and Møkster will each hold around 12% each, while management holds the remaining 4%.

NorSea operates five supply bases along the Norwegian coast and three in the UK.

Grant Rowles

Grant spent nine years at Informa Group based in London, Sydney, Hong Kong and Singapore. He gained strong management experience in publishing, conferences and awards schemes in the shipping and legal areas, working on a number of titles including Lloyd's List. In 2009 Grant joined Seatrade responsible for the commercial development of Seatrade’s Asia products. In 2012, with Sam Chambers, he co-founded Asia Shipping Media.
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