Longship AS Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

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

Longship AS’s most common sectors for investment areinformation technology (29%) and agriculture (15%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (43%) and growth capital (43%). In total, Longship AS has invested in 2 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Longship AS 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 Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity7
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1
  • M&A Advisors 2

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 ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 3 - 3 1 - - 7
Sell (0.4/yr) # - - 1 - 1 - 2
  9

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Garda Sikring AS 2023-06-30 - Secondary Sale
Hagan, Germany · www.gardasikring.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
Sensio AS 2018-05-28 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Oslo, Norway · www.sensio.no
Nofitech 2018-01-01 - Growth Capital
Trondheim, Norway · www.nofitech.com
OpusCapita Group - Finance & Accounting Outsourcing Business (FAO) 2017-05-04 - Divestiture
, Finland
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Information Technology 1 (17%) - 2 (29%) -
Agriculture 1 (17%) - 1 (14%) -
Insurance 1 (17%) - 1 (14%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (17%) - 1 (14%) -
Software 1 (17%) - 1 (14%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (17%) - 1 (14%) -
Total 6 - 7 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Norway 6 (100%) - 6 (86%) -
Finland - - 1 (14%) -
Total 6 - 7 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (50%) - 3 (43%) -
Growth Capital 3 (50%) - 3 (43%) -
Divestiture - - 1 (14%) -
Total 6 - 7 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 2 (100%) -
Total 2 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Deloitte
 1
Legal Deals
Advokatfirmaet Schjødt
 1

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
14%
1 (14%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
100%
2 (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 AS?

Longship AS is a private equity firm.

Where is Longship AS headquartered?

Longship AS is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

How much capital does Longship AS have under management?

Longship AS has 1.4B NOK under management.

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