M&A Deal Summary

Norvestor Equity AS Acquires 4Service

On December 22, 2015, private equity firm Norvestor Equity AS acquired business services company 4Service

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Norvestor Equity AS’s 3rd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Norvestor Equity AS’s 39th transaction in Norway.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-12-22
Target 4Service
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Norvestor Equity AS
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

4Service

Oslo, Norway
4Service is a provider of soft facility management services with focus on food (canteen and catering operation) and support services. It has gradually developed solid market positions in three business areas: (i) food & support services, (ii) onshore camps and (iii) offshore rigs, with a particularly strong position within the attractive onshore camps segment which is forecasted to grow rapidly due to many large planned and ongoing infrastructure projects. 4Service was founded in 2010 and is based in Oslo, Norway.

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Buyer

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 53 of 80
Sector (Business Services) 3 of 6
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 43 of 55
Country (Norway) 39 of 54
Year (2015) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-09 Phonero

Kristiansand, Norway

Phonero is a privately owned mobile virtual network operator (“MVNO”) providing telecommunication services to small and medium sized businesses. Phonero was founded in 2008 and is based Kristiansand, Norway.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-18 Sortera Group

Stockholm, Sweden

Sortera Group is a niche operator in the waste management sector. Sortera’s main offering is heavy duty builder bags in which building material waste can be placed unsorted or sorted. Containers are also offered as an alternative or supplement to the bags. Sortera Group was founded in 2006 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

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