Brookfield Business Partners to acquire Teekay Offshore Partners.

Brookfield Business Partners acquire Teekay Offshore Partners. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Brookfield Consortium will acquire by merger all of the outstanding publicly held common units representing limited partner interests of the Partnership not already held by the Brookfield Consortium in exchange for $1.55 in cash per common unit. Teekay Offshore Partners is a leading international midstream services provider to the offshore oil production industry, primarily focused on the ownership and operation of critical infrastructure assets in offshore oil regions of the North Sea, Brazil and the East Coast of Canada. Teekay Offshore has consolidated assets of approximately $5.2bn, comprised of 58 offshore assets, including floating production, storage and offloading units, shuttle tankers (including seven new buildings), floating storage and offtake units, long-distance towing and offshore installation vessels, and a unit for maintenance and safety. The majority of Teekay Offshore’s fleet is employed on medium-term, stable contracts.