1. Home >
  2. M&A >
  3. Add-on Acquisition >
  4. Norway >
  5. Guard Systems ASA Acquires ePocket Solutions AS

M&A Deal Summary

Guard Systems ASA Acquires ePocket Solutions AS

On December 9, 2013, Guard Systems ASA acquired software company ePocket Solutions AS from VIA equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Guard Systems ASA’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Guard Systems ASA’s 1st transaction in Norway.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-12-09
Target ePocket Solutions AS
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Guard Systems ASA
Sellers(s) VIA equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Mooreland Partners LLC (Financial)

Target

ePocket Solutions AS

Oslo, Norway
ePocket Solutions AS is a provider of FSM software to small and mid-sized businesses (SMB), and large enterprise customers throughout Northern Europe. The company’s main products are it’s enterprise software suite Handyman and its SMB-focused SaaS offering WPA Mobile. ePocket targets a broad range of industries that deploy substantial service and engineering resources in the field, including electricians, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), facilities management, telecom and construction as well as the oil and gas sector. ePocket was formed in 1985 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Search 214,356 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try Free

Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Guard Systems ASA

Sandefjord, Norway
Category Company
Founded 1992
Sector Software
Employees50
DESCRIPTION

Guard Systems is a provider of search and recovery services, fleet management, electronic travel log and mobile positioning technology. The company provides FleetSystem, a web-based fleet management system, TravelLog, an automated trip log solution and SpotGuard, an asset tracking solution for equipment, machinery and other assets.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Norway M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

VIA equity

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 500M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

VIA equity a/s is a private equity firm focused on buyouts and growth capital investments in Northern European companies. VIA can commit up to €35 million per investment and seeks companies generating revenues of €10 to €100 million. VIA will consider investing across a range of sectors, however, the Firm prefers opportunities in the technology, media, and telecom industries. VIA equity was formed in 2006 and is based in Hellerup, Denmark.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 30
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 8
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 12
Country: Norway M&A 1 of 4
Year: 2013 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-07 Procom A/S

Frederikssund, Denmark

Procom A/S delivering specially designed antennas, filters and combiners to customers on a global basis.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-24 Nets

Ballerup, Denmark

Nets is a payments processing utility for the Nordics region. Nets connects banks, businesses, public sector organizations, merchants and consumers through an international network facilitating digital payments. Nets was founded in 1968 and is based in Ballerup, Denmark.

Buy kr.17.0B
Mergr

Solution for

Product

Company

Legal