this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . july 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message this article is about the subsea services group . for the polynesian archipelago see acteon group . acteon group type private limited non trading industry subsea services founded norwich 2004 headquarters norwich england united kingdom area served global key people richard higham group chief executive revenue 310 860 000 number of employees 1538 website http www.acteon.com acteon is a specialist subsea services company . acteon group ltd is registered in england 1 with its headquarters in norwich . the acteon group is one of the largest firms in east anglia 2 comprising 17 companies that provide integrated subsea services mainly to the oil gas and renewables industries with particular focus on foundations and moorings ; risers conductors and flowlines ; marine electronics instrumentation and surveys ; and activity management and manpower provision . acteon provides seabed to surface equipment technologies and services and is represented at every stage in the life of an oilfield . 3 contents 1 history 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit acteon was formed in 2004 from the uwg group which at that time comprised five individual companies uwg claxton menck 2h and team . since then acteon has expanded through organic growth and the acquisition of companies that offer complementary services in the subsea services arena . these acquisitions have extended acteon s technical capabilities product lines and worldwide geographic reach . there have been several significant acquisitions in 2004 acteon acquired the business and assets of technip offshore moorings inc. to create a new company called intermoor inc. 4 in 2006 acteon acquired trident offshore inc. 5 and aquatic engineering and construction ltd. 6 in 2007 acteon completed the acquisition of three companies from the craig group seatronics ltd international mooring systems ltd ims and chain corporation international ltd chainco . 7 the same year saw the merger of team energy resources ltd with the manpower services arm of aquatic . in 2008 acteon acquired the singapore based cape group 8 and 80 % of brazilian mooring and anchoring equipment specialist fluke engenharia ltda . 9 in june 2011 acteon acquired the offshore survey and positioning specialist ncs survey ltd. 10 in 2010 despite a global drop in activity levels after the deepwater horizon oil spill the acteon group posted accounts showing an 8 % increase in revenue and a growth in profit from 32.13 million to 36.24 million . 11 acteon s aim is to define shape and lead the subsea market by delivering a comprehensive range of integrated products and services . acteon has been recognised for its business growth 12 and companies within it have won awards for innovation 13 and achieving notable technical successes . 14 acteon companies operate from the world s major offshore oil and gas centres and are involved in projects in many exploration and production areas . acteon brings together companies that possess complementary technologies and capabilities provide products and services in similar areas and serve the same international customer base . these companies are 2h offshore aquatic cape cis claxton fluke interact intermoor ldd menck mirage ncs survey ois pulse structural monitoring seatronics srp and team in october 2012 acteon group announced a change of ownership ; the group s majority interest was acquired by the management team of kohlberg kravis roberts . 15 acteon group ltd operating companies 2h offshore aquatic cape cis claxton fluke interact intermoor ldd menck ois pulse structural monitoring seatronics srp team utec see also edit list of oilfield service companies references edit home . official website . norwich acteon group ltd. retrieved 15 may 2013 . acteon group ltd is registered in england number 4231212 eastern daily press top 75 companies 2011 retrieved 2011 09 05 acteon launches today revealing ambitious expansion plans 2011 retrieved 2011 08 16 acteon formerly uwg group acquires the business and assets of technip offshore moorings inc to support its ambitious growth plans pdf retrieved 2013 05 18 acteon reinforces its global foundations and moorings business with the addition 2011 retrieved 2011 08 16 acteon purchases aquatic engineering and construction 2011 retrieved 2011 08 16 strategic acquisitions further strengthen acteon s hand 2011 retrieved 2011 08 12 latest acquisition boosts presence in important asia pacific markets 2011 retrieved 2011 08 13 britain s top 100 entrepreneurs 2010 the big winners 2011 retrieved 2011 08 13 acteon concludes acquisition of ncs survey 2011 retrieved 2011 08 15 acteon defies slump in us gulf after spill 2011 retrieved 2011 09 05 previous fast track 100 award winners 2011 retrieved 2011 08 08 pioneering drilling riser wins eeegr award 2011 retrieved 2011 08 08 hosking patrick ; thompson susan 2011 the times business acteon profile page london retrieved 2011 08 08 pymnts 1 october 2012 . acteon group announces change in ownership first reserve corporation sells majority interest in acteon to kkr . pymnts . external links edit acteon group retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title acteon group company & oldid 732953410 categories energy companies of englandenglish companies established in 2004companies based in norwichconglomerate companies established in 2004hidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from july 2013pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 4 august 2016 at 10 55 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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