Ferd Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Ferd Capital has acquired 3 companies.

Ferd Capital’s most common sectors for investment areinformation technology (19%) and building materials (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (37%) and stake purchase (37%). In total, Ferd Capital has invested in 2 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2012 when it acquired Aibel AS for $1.0B.

The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (100%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity12
    • M&A Buy Activity11
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 10
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

Ferd Capital

Ferd AS

Dronning Mauds gate 10, 10th floor,
Oslo, 0250
Norway
+22 75 47 00
www.ferd.no/en/capital/
post@ferd.no

Ferd Capital is the direct investment arm of Norwegian holding company and asset manager Ferd AS. Ferd Capital looks to make 500 million NOK to 3 billion NOK equity and debt investments in private and public companies. The Firm does not have any sector preferences and generally pursues opportunities throughout Scandianavia. Ferd looks to take an active ownership role to help with portfolio company growth and development. Ferd Capital is based in Oslo, Norway.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Energy Services and Equipment, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Life Science, Machinery, Medical Products, Packaging, Plastics, Software, Test/Measurement Equipment, Transportation

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

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom, Western Europe, Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 500 3,000
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of NOK

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 8 - 2 1 - - 11
vol $1.0B $1.0B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  12

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Aidian Oy 2022-02-22 - Secondary Buyout
Espoo, Finland · www.aidian.eu
TRY AS 2021-10-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Oslo, Norway · www.try.no
Norkart AS 2021-03-18 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Sandvika, Norway · www.norkart.no
mnemonic as 2018-09-06 - Stake Purchase
Oslo, Norway · www.mnemonic.no
Elopak AS 2018-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Oslo, Norway · www.elopak.com
Fürst Medisinsk Laboratorium 2017-01-01 - Stake Purchase
Oslo, Norway · www.furst.no
Visolit AS 2016-01-14 - Secondary Sale
Asker, Norway · www.visolit.net
Fjord Line AS 2015-11-04 - Stake Purchase
Egersund, Norway · www.fjordline.com
Servi Group 2013-06-25 - Divestiture
Ski, Norway · www.servi.no
Aibel AS 2012-12-18 1.0B NOK Secondary Buyout
Sandnes, Norway · www.aibel.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Information Technology 2 (20%) - 2 (18%) -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (10%) 1.0B (100%) 1 (9%) 1.0B (100%)
Building Materials 1 (10%) - 1 (9%) -
Life Science 1 (10%) - 1 (9%) -
Machinery 1 (10%) - 1 (9%) -
Marketing 1 (10%) - 1 (9%) -
Medical Products 1 (10%) - 1 (9%) -
Oil/Gas Exploration 1 (10%) - 1 (9%) -
Packaging - - 1 (9%) -
Transportation 1 (10%) - 1 (9%) -
Total 10 $1.0B 11 $1.0B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Norway 9 (90%) 1.0B (100%) 10 (91%) 1.0B (100%)
Finland 1 (10%) - 1 (9%) -
Total 10 $1.0B 11 $1.0B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (30%) - 4 (36%) -
Stake Purchase 4 (40%) - 4 (36%) -
Secondary Buyout 2 (20%) 1.0B (100%) 2 (18%) 1.0B (100%)
Divestiture 1 (10%) - 1 (9%) -
Total 10 $1.0B 11 $1.0B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 1 (100%) -
Total 1 -

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.0B
TOTAL $1.0B
Largest Aibel AS
$1.0B (2012-12-18)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
18%
2 (18%)
Strategic(s)
9%
1 (9%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

12.9B NOK

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Are Dragesund

Investment Professional & Co - Head

Kristian Eikre

Investment Professional & Co - Head

Trond Solberg

Investment Professional & Co - Head

Danjal Haaland Danjalsson

Investment Professional

Erik Theodor Jakobsen

Investment Professional

FAQ

What type of investor is Ferd Capital?

Ferd Capital is a private equity firm.

Where is Ferd Capital headquartered?

Ferd Capital is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

How much capital does Ferd Capital have under management?

Ferd Capital has 12.9B NOK under management.

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