Global law firm Ashurst Perkins Coie has advised Swedish investment firm Solix Group AB on the sale of Guidance Marine to Hexagon Positioning Intelligence Limited, part of the Stockholm-listed technology group Hexagon. Solix Group AB acquired Guidance Marine as part of its acquisition of Wärtsilä’s Automation, Navigation and Control Systems (ANCS) business (which comprised NACOS Marine and Guidance Marine) in July 2025.
Guidance Marine is a leading UK-based developer and supplier of advanced positioning sensors that enable safe, reliable and efficient vessel operations in challenging marine environments. Its sensor portfolio is built on radar, laser, vision and microwave-based technologies, is integrated with all major Dynamic Positioning (DP) system manufacturers, and serves customers in more than 40 countries.
The Ashurst Perkins Coie team was led by Corporate Transactions partner Sara Hamzawi, supported by partners Patricia Allen (Tax), Nicholas Jupp (Global Loans) and Neil Cuninghame (Antitrust & Competition), senior associates Ellie Conroy (Corporate Transactions) and Emile Abdul-Wahab (Antitrust & Competition) and associates Ellie Wilson (Corporate Transactions), Saahil Gungapersad (Corporate Transactions), Beth Sercombe (Tax), Lindsay Marca (Global Loans) and Eleanor Popplewell (Antitrust & Competition).
