Reiten & Co Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Reiten & Co has acquired 1 company. It has also invested in 1 other.

Reiten & Co’s most common sectors for investment areinformation technology (13%) and machinery (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (62%) and stake purchase (30%). In total, Reiten & Co has invested in 1 US state and 5 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2009 when it acquired Basefarm AS for $31M.

In the last 3 years, Reiten & Co has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (48%). Reiten & Co’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2005 when it sold Heimstaden i Malmö AB for $225M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity52
    • M&A Buy Activity31
    • M&A Sell Activity21
  • Total Sectors Invested 18
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 14

Reiten & Co

Reiten & Co

Haakon VIIs gt. 1, 7th floor,
Oslo, 0161
Norway
+47 23 11 37 00
www.reitenco.no
post@reitenco.no

Reiten & Co is a Norwegian private equity firm that targets control investments in middle-market Scandinavian companies. Reiten looks for businesses with strong management, solid cashflow, and operating in a growing industry. The Firm's target investment size is €10 to €40 million per transaction. Reiten was formed in 1992 and began investing in 1996. The Firm is based in Oslo.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Building Materials, Business Services, Communications, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Environmental, Financial Services, Food, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Internet Software and Services, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marine, Medical Products, Oil/Gas Exploration, Real Estate, Retail, Safety/Security, Software, Staffing, Transportation

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

Geographic Preferences: Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 10 40
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 29 - 2 - - - 31
vol $42M $42M
Sell (0.6/yr) # 18 - 1 - 1 1 21
vol $338M $338M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Airswift Holdings Ltd. 2024-07-01 - Unknown
Houston, Texas · www.airswift.com
Grilstad AS 2023-12-01 - Stake Sale
Ranheim, Norway · www.grilstad.no
Vow Green Metals AS 2021-07-12 - Stake Purchase
Lysaker, Norway · www.vowgreenmetals.com
Competentia AS 2021-06-21 - Merger
Stavanger, Norway · www.competentia.com
Tivian GmbH 2021-04-08 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Cologne, Germany · www.tivian.com
Malthus Uniteam AS 2019-12-23 - Trade Sale
Sandnes, Norway · www.malthusuniteam.com
Observe Medical ASA 2019-11-04 - PIPE
Oslo, Norway · www.observemedical.com
VoW ASA 2019-06-24 - IPO
Lysaker, Norway · www.vowasa.com
Navamedic ASA 2018-11-21 - Stake Purchase
Oslo, Norway · www.navamedic.com
Relokator 2018-08-06 - Trade Sale
Oslo, Norway · www.relokator.no
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Brubakken Truckservice AS 2008-04-17 Malthus - Lift and Machine Division 2012-04-20 2
Porsgrunn, Norway · www.brubakken.no Gavle, Sweden

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Information Technology - - 4 (13%) 31M (73%)
Business Services - - 3 (10%) -
Environmental 1 (17%) - 3 (10%) -
Machinery 1 (17%) - 3 (10%) -
Staffing - - 3 (10%) -
Building Materials 1 (17%) - 2 (6%) -
Internet Software and Services 2 (33%) - 2 (6%) -
Safety/Security - - 1 (3%) 11M (27%)
Aerospace - - 1 (3%) -
Communications - - 1 (3%) -
Food - - 1 (3%) -
Healthcare Services - - 1 (3%) -
Insurance - - 1 (3%) -
Life Science - - 1 (3%) -
Marine - - 1 (3%) -
Medical Products 1 (17%) - 1 (3%) -
Real Estate - - 1 (3%) -
Retail - - 1 (3%) -
Total 6 - 31 $42M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Norway 5 (83%) - 25 (81%) 42M (100%)
Sweden - - 3 (10%) -
Germany 1 (17%) - 1 (3%) -
United States - - 1 (3%) -
  Texas - - 1 (3%) -
Denmark - - 1 (3%) -
Domestic 5 (83%) - 25 (81%) 42M (100%)
Cross-border 1 (17%) - 6 (19%) -
Total 6 - 31 $42M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 4 (67%) - 19 (61%) 11M (27%)
Stake Purchase 1 (17%) - 9 (29%) -
Divestiture - - 1 (3%) 31M (73%)
Consolidation - - 1 (3%) -
PIPE 1 (17%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 6 - 31 $42M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 10 (48%) 338M (100%)
IPO 5 (24%) -
Secondary Sale 3 (14%) -
Merger 1 (5%) -
Stake Sale 1 (5%) -
Unknown 1 (5%) -
Total 21 $338M

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 2 $42M
TOTAL $42M
Largest Basefarm AS
$31M (2009-11-27)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $338M
TOTAL $338M
Largest Heimstaden i Malmö AB
$225M (2005-09-27)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
6%
2 (6%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
14%
3 (14%)
Strategic(s)
52%
11 (52%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

450M EUR

Established

1992

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Narve Reiten

Founding Partner

Mari Danielsen Stamsø

CFO

Bård Brath Ingerø

Managing Partner

Morten Viksøy

Partner

Terje Bakken

Partner

FAQ

When was Reiten & Co founded?

Reiten & Co was founded in 1992.

What type of investor is Reiten & Co?

Reiten & Co is a private equity firm.

Where is Reiten & Co headquartered?

Reiten & Co is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

How much capital does Reiten & Co have under management?

Reiten & Co has 450M EUR under management.

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