M&A Deal Summary

Egencia Acquires VIA Travel Group ASA

On March 28, 2012, Egencia acquired business services company VIA Travel Group ASA from FSN Capital for 1.1B NOK

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Egencia’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Egencia’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Egencia’s 1st transaction in Norway.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-03-28
Target VIA Travel Group ASA
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Egencia
Sellers(s) FSN Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.1B NOK

Target

VIA Travel Group ASA

Oslo, Norway
VIA Travel Group ASA is the corporate Travel Management Company in the Nordic region.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Egencia

Seattle, Washington, United States
Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Egencia is an Internet travel agency that provided travel services exclusively to the corporate market. Egencia would offer comprehensive technology and customer solutions across every segment of business travel. Egencia was founded in 2000 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
Country (Norway) 1 of 1
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-15 Traveldoo SAS

Paris, France

Traveldoo is the provider of Web and mobile platforms for business travel. Traveldoo solutions simplify travel planning and booking, optimise travel spend, improve risk and crisis management and make business travellers' lives easier.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

FSN Capital

Oslo, Norway

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 4.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

FSN Capital is a private equity firm focused on opportunities in Scandinavia. FSN looks to make control investments in mid-sized companies valued from €50 to €500 million. FSN targets businesses with the potential to 'become international leaders'. FSN Capital was formed in 1999 and has offices in Oslo, Munich, and Stockholm.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 25
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 10
Country (Norway) 3 of 6
Year (2012) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-02-20 Alignment Systems AB

Gothenburg, Sweden

Alignment Systems AB is a manufacturer of equipment for repair and inspection of damaged vehicles - including cars, light trucks, heavy-duty trucks, trailers and buses.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-25 Actic Group

Solna, Sweden

Actic Group is a low to mid market Nordic health and fitness club chain with over 140 clubs and more than 200,000 members in six countries. Actic Group was incorporated in 1981 and is based in Solna, Sweden.

Sell €800M
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