Orkla - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Orkla M&A Summary

Orkla has acquired 8 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

Orkla’s largest acquisition to date was in 2018, when it acquired Kotipizza Group Oyj for $165M. Orkla has acquired in 7 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include food (58%) and medical products (15%).

Orkla Business Overview

Where is Orkla headquartered?

Orkla is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

What is Orkla’s revenue?

Orkla disclosed revenue of 67,797M NOK for 2023 and 58,391M NOK for 2022.

How many employees does Orkla have?

Orkla has 19,670 employees.

What sector is Orkla in?

Orkla is a retail company.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity7
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 7
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4

Orkla

Orkla ASA

Drammensveien 149,
Oslo, 0277
Norway,
+47 22 54 40 00
www.orkla.com

Orkla is a provider of branded consumer goods and concept solutions to the grocery, out-of-home and bakery markets in the Nordics, the Baltics and selected markets in Central Europe and India. Orkla was founded in 1918 and is based in Oslo, Norway.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 5 - 2 - - - 7
vol $165M $165M
Sell (0.4/yr) # - 2 - - - - 2
  9

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Hans Kaspar AG 2021-07-13 - Add-on Acquisition
Zufikon, Switzerland · www.kasparag.ch
NutraQ AS 2021-06-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Oslo, Norway · www.nutraq.com
Dermika 2020-11-04 - Divestiture
Radzymin, Poland · dermika.pl
Soraya 2020-11-04 - Divestiture
Radzymin, Poland · www.soraya.pl
Kotipizza Group Oyj 2018-11-22 165M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Vaasa, Finland · www.kotipizza.fi
Bioquelle GmbH 2015-07-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Steyr, Austria · www.bioquelle.com
SIA NP Foods 2015-03-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Riga, Latvia · www.npfoods.eu
Cederroth International AB 2015-01-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Upplands Vasby, Sweden · www.cederroth.se
MTR Foods Pvt. Ltd. 2007-04-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Bengaluru, India · www.mtrfoods.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Felix Abba Oy Ab    - Oy Panda Ab 2005-05-26 1
Turku, Finland · www.felixabba.fi Vaajakoski, Finland · www.panda.fi

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Food 4 (57%) - - -
Consumer Products 1 (14%) - 2 (100%) -
Medical Products 1 (14%) - - -
Restaurants 1 (14%) 165M (100%) - -
Total 7 $165M 2 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Poland - - 2 -
Austria 1 - - -
Finland 1 165M - -
India 1 - - -
Latvia 1 - - -
Norway 1 - - -
Sweden 1 - - -
Switzerland 1 - - -
Domestic 1 (14%) - - -
Cross-border 6 (86%) 165M (100%) 2 (100%) -
Total 7 $165M 2 -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $165M
TOTAL $165M
Largest Kotipizza Group Oyj
$165M (2018-11-22)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
29%
2 (29%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Retail

Revenue

67,797   17% 2023
58,391   16% 2022
50,441   8% 2021
47,137   9% 2020
43,615   7% 2019
40,837   4% 2018
39,561   2017
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Employees

19,670

Public

Euronext: ORK

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