M&A Deal Summary

DIF Capital Partners Acquires Fjord1

On October 31, 2023, infrastructure investor DIF Capital Partners acquired marine company Fjord1

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is DIF Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Marine sector.
  • This is DIF Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Norway.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2023-10-31
Target Fjord1
Sector Marine
Buyer(s) DIF Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Fjord1

Floro, Norway
Fjord1 is a provider of floating bridge and critical high-frequency ferry and express boat services with a large fleet of modern and electric ferries. Fjord1 has extended its fleet to 81 vessels (including 39 electric projected as of end of year) and now operates 44 routes across 16 contracts. Fjord1 was founded in 1858 and is based in Floro, Norway.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

DIF Capital Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Infrastructure
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 16.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

DIF Capital Partners is a private investment firm focused on infrastructure and real assets. The Firm targets opportunities across Europe, North America, and Australia and generally looks to commit €10 to €250 per transaction or project. Targeted assets include telecom infrastructure, rail, energy and non-regulated utility sectors. DIF Capital Partners was formed in 2005 and is headquartered in Schiphol, Netherlands.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 33 of 35
Sector (Marine) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 9 of 10
Country (Norway) 1 of 1
Year (2023) 6 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-07-25 Field

Whitechapel, United Kingdom

Field is a renewable energy infrastructure and trading company. Field is based in Whitechapel, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-11-21 Novar

Groningen, Netherlands

Novar is a provider in the development of large-scale sustainable energy systems. Novar was founded in 2014 and is based in Groningen, Netherlands.

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