Tenaris acquires steel pipe manufacturer IPSCO Tubulars for $1.1bn

Steel pipes manufacturer and supplier Tenaris has acquired 100% of the shares of the US-based steel pipe manufacturer IPSCO Tubulars from PAO TMK.

Tenaris initially signed the stock purchase agreement in March 2019.

Finalised at $1.1bn, the transaction price is based on a cash-free and debt-free basis. It also includes $220m of working capital.

The deal adds IPSCO’s steel shop in Koppel, Pennsylvania, to Tenaris’ network. The facility is the first of Tenaris in the US to produce steel bars.

The takeover also adds IPSCO’s seamless manufacturing facility in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, to Tenaris.

Tenaris said that it will consolidate IPSCO’s balance sheet and operational results in its financial statements from this first quarter.

Tenaris chairman and CEO Paolo Rocca said: “Together, we are uniquely positioned to serve the US oil and gas industry, with an extensive geographic deployment throughout North America and an unmatched product range.”

The two entities also signed a six-year master distribution agreement as part of the transaction.

Rocca added: “With IPSCO, we will be able to strengthen our Rig Direct® offering with shorter lead times and more responsive service capabilities.”

The agreement makes Tenaris the exclusive distributor of TMK’s oil country tubular goods (OCTG) and line pipe products across the US and Canada.

TMK chairman Dmitry Pumpyanskiy said: “We are pleased with the successful closing of the transaction, which was executed in line with TMK’s current strategy and will bring the value for TMK’s shareholders.”

Pumpyanskiy also noted that the deal proceeds will be used for the company’s development.

BTIG served as the financial adviser while Latham & Watkins served as the legal adviser to TMK for the transaction.