M&A Deal Summary

Fairford Holdings Europe Acquires Life Europe

On October 26, 2017, family office Fairford Holdings Europe acquired retailer Life Europe from Norvestor Equity AS

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Fairford Holdings Europe’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Fairford Holdings Europe’s 9th transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-10-26
Target Life Europe
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Fairford Holdings Europe
Sellers(s) Norvestor Equity AS
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Life Europe

Kista, Sweden
Life Europe is a specialized health product retailer in the Nordic region with an extensive store network of more than 440 stores across Sweden, Norway, and Finland. Life Europe is based in Kista, Sweden.

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Buyer(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Fairford Holdings Group Europe is a private investment and holding company focused on acquiring and developing mid-sized companies in the UK and Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 13
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Sweden M&A 9 of 9
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-26 Safegate International AB

Malmö, Sweden

Safegate International AB is a provider of aircraft docking guidance systems, gate management systems, airfield lighting solutions and air traffic control systems to more than 1,300 airports in 130 countries.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-18 DestinationSkin

Swindon, United Kingdom

DestinationSkin specializing in non-surgical, advanced skin solutions to men and women. DestinationSkin difference provides personalised consultation and bespoke treatment programme to address a range of ageing and skin concerns tailored specifically to the needs of each client. DestinationSkin was founded in 2003 and is based in Swindon, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Norvestor Equity AS

Oslo, Norway

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
PE ASSETS 2.1B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Norvestor Equity is an independent private equity group focused on opportunities throughout Norway and the nearby Nordic region. Norvestor generally looks to acquire control positions in businesses with strong market positions, clear potential for sales and earnings growth, and motivated management. Sectors of interest include engineering/technology, food/beverage, IT, telecommunications, maritime equipment, oil services, power/energy, retail, and services/outsourcing. The Firm's investment size is €10 to €45 million in companies with enterprise values of €20 to €125 million. Norvestor Equity is based in Oslo with an additional office in Stockholm.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 35 of 52
Sector: Retail M&A 5 of 5
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 7 of 11
Country: Sweden M&A 4 of 12
Year: 2017 M&A 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-09-12 Wexus Gruppen AS

Stavanger, Norway

Wexus Group focuses on the sale and rental of modular buildings for public projects, infrastructure, construction, and oil & gas sectors in Norway and Sweden. Wexus provides flexible solutions to its customers using its modern factory in Estonia that has its own Technical Approvals from Sintef. Wexus was formed in 2014 and is based in Stavanger, Norway.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-06 Crayon Group

Oslo, Norway

Crayon Group operates as an IT advisory company in software and digital transformation services. It operates through software & cloud direct, software & cloud channel, software & cloud economics, and consulting segments. Crayon Group was founded in 2002 and is based in Oslo, Norway.

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