M&A Deal Summary

HitecVision, Infranode and Hafslund Acquire Hafslund Oslo Celsio

On May 20, 2022, private equity firm HitecVision, Infranode and Hafslund acquired utilities company Hafslund Oslo Celsio

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is HitecVision’s 1st, Infranode’s 2nd and Hafslund’s 1st transaction in the Utilities sector.
  • This is HitecVision’s 42nd, Infranode’s 2nd and Hafslund’s 1st transaction in Norway.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-05-20
Target Hafslund Oslo Celsio
Sector Utilities
Buyer(s) HitecVision
Infranode
Hafslund
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Hafslund Oslo Celsio

Oslo, Norway
Hafslund Oslo Celsio is a heating provider. Company delivers sustainable district heating and power to commercial and residential properties throughout Oslo, providing heating and hot water to more than 200,000 people. Hafslund Oslo Celsio was founded in 2017 and is based in Oslo, Norway.

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Buyer(S) 3

Buyer

HitecVision

Stavanger, Norway

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 8.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HitecVision is a private equity firm specializing in buyouts and growth capital investments in the oil and gas industry. The Firm targets investments in middle-market companies throughout North America (primarily US) and Northern Europe (primarily Norway and the UK). HitecVision seeks companies with growth potential and unique technologies. The Firm looks to invest €150 to €500 million in companies. Specific areas of interest include drilling/down-hole, exploration/production, field development, mid- and downstream, and subsurface. HitecVision was formed in 1985 and is based in Stavanger. The Firm has additional offices in Oslo and Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 60 of 64
Sector: Utilities M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 38 of 38
Country: Norway M&A 42 of 44
Year: 2022 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-03-01 Aneo

Trondheim, Norway

Aneo is a Nordic company that invests in renewable energy production, electrification, and energy efficiency. Aneo is one of the wind power, with an annual production of over 6 TWh and which owns 1.2 TWh of wind. Aneo was founded in 2022 and is based in Trondheim, Norway.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-11-04 Cadre

Kristiansand, Norway

Cadre is a regional utility and operator of small-scale hydropower, and an experienced management team. Cadre develops, owns, and operates small-scale hydropower plants in Norway and works to rapidly expand its position through M&A, strategic partnerships and by building its greenfield portfolio. Cadre was founded in 2022 and is based in Kristiansand, Norway.

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Buyer

Infranode

Stockholm, Sweden

Category Company
Founded 2014
Sector Financial Services
DESCRIPTION

Infranode is a company that invests long-term in essential infrastructure in the Nordic region within energy, transport, digital infrastructure and social infrastructure. Our investors include well-known pension funds and institutions such as KPA Pension, the Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, Folksam and the EIB. Infranode was founded in 2014 and is based Stockholm, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Utilities M&A 2 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Norway M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-09 Oslofjord Varme

Sandvika, Norway

Oslofjord Varme is a heat production and district heat and cooling businesses. Its heat production capacity consists mainly of heat pumps and business-to-business heat plants with a combined capacity of 210 MW, which together deliver district heat and district cooling to customers in the Greater Oslo and Akershus areas. Oslofjord Varme is based in Sandvika, Norway.

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Buyer

Hafslund

Skoyen, Norway

Category Company
Founded 1898
Sector Renewable Energy
DESCRIPTION

Hafslund is a hydropower company. Hafslund was founded in 1898 and is based in Oslo, Norway.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Utilities M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Norway M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-03-19 Skygard

Oslo, Montenegro

Skygard is a co-location data centre provider, developing a high-security, energy-efficient data centre cluster in Oslo, with further growth ambitions for the Nordics. Skygard was formed in 2024 and is based in Oslo, Norway.

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