M&A Deal Summary

PRA Group Acquires Aktiv Kapital AS

On July 16, 2014, PRA Group acquired financial services company Aktiv Kapital AS for 880M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is PRA Group’s 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is PRA Group’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is PRA Group’s 1st transaction in Norway.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-07-16
Target Aktiv Kapital AS
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) PRA Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 880M USD

Target

Aktiv Kapital AS

Oslo, Norway
Aktiv Kapital AS is a provider of acquiring and servicing non-performing consumer debt throughout Europe and Canada.

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Buyer

PRA Group

Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Financial Services
Employees3,119
Revenue 815M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

PRA Group is a financial services company. PRA's primary business focuses upon the acquisition, collection, and processing of both unpaid and normal-course accounts receivable originally owed to credit grantors, governments, retailers and others. PRA Group was founded in 1996 and is based in Norfolk, Virginia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 10
Sector (Financial Services) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 8
Country (Norway) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-04 PCM s IVA Master Servicing Platform

United Kingdom

PCM's IVA Master Servicing Platform, as well as other operating assets associated with PCM's IVA business. IVAs, or individual voluntary arrangements, are a formal alternative for U.K. consumers to primarily avoid bankruptcy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-27 DTP S.A.

Warsaw, Poland

DTP is a mid-size debt purchaser and debt collector active in the Polish market. The company invests in a range of assets including SME, telecom, utilities and insurance. DTP employs approximately 200 people and has two offices located in Warsaw. DTP is licensed by the Polish regulator (KNF).

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