Company: BBU
Filing Date: 2025-04-10
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001628280-25-017216
Chunk: 40

Company: Brookfield Business Partners L.P.
Filing Date: 2025-04-10
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 3
Chunk 40
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 and continued supply of raw materials and components, many of which are manufactured or produced outside the jurisdiction in which they are used. Our operating results could be adversely affected by an interruption or cessation in the supply of these items or services or by a serious quality assurance lapse with respect thereto.

As a result of our acquisition of Scientific Games Lottery in 2022, we are subject to additional laws and regulations relating to the lottery business in various countries in which Scientific Games Lottery operates.

Our lottery services operation often requires entering into joint ventures or other business relationships in foreign jurisdictions with locally based entities, which presents additional risks, including our lack of sole decision-making authority, our reliance on a partner’s financial condition, inconsistency between our business interests or goals and those of our partners, disputes with our partners, and not realizing the operating efficiencies, competitive advantages or financial results that we anticipate.

Our offshore oil services depend on continued growth in global and regional demands for such services.

Our offshore oil services depend on continued growth in global and regional demands for such services, which could be negatively affected by a number of factors, including:

• decreases in the actual or projected price of oil, which could lead to a reduction in or termination of production of oil at certain fields we service or a reduction in exploration for or development of new offshore oil fields;

• increases in the production of oil in areas linked by pipelines to consuming areas, the extension of existing, or the development of new, pipeline systems in markets we may serve, the conversion of existing non-oil pipelines to oil pipelines in those markets, or the termination of production or abandonment of an oil field;

• decreases in the consumption of oil due to increases in its price relative to other energy sources, other factors making consumption of oil less attractive, or energy conservation measures;

• significant installment payments for acquisitions of newbuilding vessels or for the conversion of existing vessels prior to their delivery and generation of revenues;

• reliance on a limited number of customers for a substantial majority of our revenues and on joint venture partners to assist us in operating our businesses and competing in our markets;

• availability of new, alternative energy sources; and

• negative global or regional economic or political conditions, particularly in oil consuming regions, which could reduce energy consumption and/or growth in such regions.

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Reduced demand for offshore marine transportation, processing, storage services, offshore accommodation and offshore installation services would have a material adverse effect on future growth of our marine transportation and offshore oil production-related services business, and could adversely affect our business