Credo Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Credo Partners has acquired 6 companies.

Credo Partners’ most common sectors for investment areelectrical equipment (22%) and furniture (18%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (100%). In total, Credo Partners has invested in 2 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Credo Partners has exited 5 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (67%). Credo Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2022 when it sold Globus Wine A/S for $86M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity32
    • M&A Buy Activity23
    • M&A Sell Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 14
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7
  • M&A Advisors 3

Credo Partners

Credo Partners AS

Stortingsgaten 22, 3rd Floor,
Oslo, 0161
Norway
+ 47 23 10 06 50
www.credopartners.no
info@credopartners.no

Credo Partners is a Norwegian investment- and advisory firm that focuses on value creation in companies where strategic repositioning and significant improvements in operations are critical success factors. Credo Partners have extensive top management experience from Norwegian and international industry, and specialize in profitability improvements in companies with clear improvement potential. Credo Partners was established in 2003 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Agriculture, Beverages, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Electrical Equipment, Food, Furniture, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Marine, Medical Products, Restaurants, Staffing

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital

Geographic Preferences: Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 100 500
Target EBITDA 15 60
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of NOK

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # 17 - 2 2 1 1 23
Sell (1.0/yr) # 4 - 3 2 - - 9
vol $23M $86M $109M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Antire 2024-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Oslo, Norway · www.antire.com
Koble ApS 2023-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Vejle, Denmark · www.koble.dk
Konstel AS 2022-12-20 - Trade Sale
Lierstranda, Norway · www.konstel.no
MOVA AS 2022-08-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Oslo, Norway · www.mova.no
Globus Wine A/S 2022-06-22 86M DKK Trade Sale
Køge, Denmark · www.globuswine.dk
Vivify Gruppen AS 2022-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Fornebu, Norway · www.vivify.no
Q-Light AS 2021-12-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Kristiansand, Norway · www.qlight.no
Frisk Utvikling AS 2021-09-27 - Trade Sale
Oslo, Norway · www.friskutvikling.no
SYSCO AS 2021-08-30 - Merger
Karmsund, Norway · www.sysco.no
Evidi 2021-07-05 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Asker, Norway · www.evidi.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Electrical Equipment 3 (30%) - 5 (22%) -
Furniture - - 4 (17%) -
Information Technology 2 (20%) - 3 (13%) -
Agriculture - - 1 (4%) -
Beverages - - 1 (4%) -
Construction 1 (10%) - 1 (4%) -
Consumer Services 1 (10%) - 1 (4%) -
Distribution - - 1 (4%) -
Engineering - - 1 (4%) -
Food - - 1 (4%) -
Marine 1 (10%) - 1 (4%) -
Medical Products 1 (10%) - 1 (4%) -
Restaurants 1 (10%) - 1 (4%) -
Staffing - - 1 (4%) -
Total 10 - 23 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Norway 9 (90%) - 19 (83%) -
Denmark 1 (10%) - 4 (17%) -
Domestic 9 (90%) - 19 (83%) -
Cross-border 1 (10%) - 4 (17%) -
Total 10 - 23 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 10 (100%) - 23 (100%) -
Total 10 - 23 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 4 (44%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (22%) 109M (100%)
Merger 1 (11%) -
Secondary Sale 1 (11%) -
Sold to Management 1 (11%) -
Total 9 $109M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Danske Bank Corporate Finance
 1
Legal Deals
CMS Legal
 1
Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
< $100M 2 $109M
TOTAL $109M
Largest Globus Wine A/S
$86M (2022-06-22)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)
11%
1 (11%)
Strategic(s)
78%
7 (78%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

2003

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Wilhelm Mohn

Founder & Partner

Gudmund Killi

Managing Partner

Pal Brynsrud

Partner

Pål Prydz

Partner

Stian Glendrange

Partner

FAQ

When was Credo Partners founded?

Credo Partners was founded in 2003.

What type of investor is Credo Partners?

Credo Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Credo Partners headquartered?

Credo Partners is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

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