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Longship Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Longship has acquired 2 companies. It has also invested in 1 other.

Longship’s most common sectors for investment areinformation technology (30%) and software (20%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (60%) and growth capital (30%). In total, Longship has invested in 2 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Longship has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (100%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity13
    • M&A Buy Activity10
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2
  • M&A Advisors 3

Longship

Longship AS

Longship AS Akersgata 35,
Oslo,
Norway
+47 23 62 62 70
www.longship.no
Info@longship.no

Longship AS is a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in mid-sized companies which are established or have operations in Norway, with strong potential for growth both locally and/or internationally. The Firm targets companies with NOK 150 million to NOK 1 billion in revenue and does not have any sector preferences. Longship AS is headquartered in Oslo.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Agriculture, Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Education, Energy Services and Equipment, Environmental, Food, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Leisure, Media, Restaurants, Technology Hardware

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 150 1,000
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 100 1,000
values in millions of NOK

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # 4 3 2 - 1 - 10
Sell (0.6/yr) # - 1 - 1 1 - 3
  13
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Sensio AS 2024-07-12 - Secondary Sale
Oslo, Norway · www.sensio.io
Star Information Systems AS 2024-01-22 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Trondheim, Norway · www.starsuite.no
Garda Sikring AS 2023-06-30 - Secondary Sale
Hagan, Germany · www.gardasikring.no
Move AS 2022-12-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Oslo, Norway · www.move.no
Hydor AS 2022-04-01 - Growth Capital
Oslo, Norway · www.hydor.no
The Cloud People AS 2021-06-28 - Growth Capital
Oslo, Norway · www.thecloudpeople.com
Seam AS 2021-03-21 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Avaldsnes, Norway · www.seam.no
Gexcon AS 2021-02-22 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Bergen, Norway · www.gexcon.com
HR Prosjekt AS 2021-01-20 - Secondary Sale
Oslo, Norway · www.hrpas.no
Akershusgruppen AS 2019-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Oslo, Norway · www.akershusgruppen.no
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Information Technology 2 (25%) - 3 (30%) -
Software 1 (13%) - 2 (20%) -
Agriculture 1 (13%) - 1 (10%) -
Insurance 1 (13%) - 1 (10%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (13%) - 1 (10%) -
Restaurants 1 (13%) - 1 (10%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (13%) - 1 (10%) -
Total 8 - 10 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Norway 8 (100%) - 9 (90%) -
Finland - - 1 (10%) -
Total 8 - 10 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 5 (63%) - 6 (60%) -
Growth Capital 3 (38%) - 3 (30%) -
Divestiture - - 1 (10%) -
Total 8 - 10 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 3 (100%) -
Total 3 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Deloitte
 1
Legal Deals
Wiersholm
 2
Advokatfirmaet Schjødt
 1

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
10%
1 (10%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
100%
3 (100%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.4B NOK

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Kai Jordahl

Managing Partner

Erik Johannessen

CFO

Bernt Østhus

Partner

Espen Stenumgard

Partner

Hans Tindlund

Partner

FAQ

What type of investor is Longship?

Longship is a private equity firm.

Where is Longship headquartered?

Longship is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

How much capital does Longship have under management?

Longship has 1.4B NOK under management.

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