M&A Deal Summary

Ratos Acquires HENT

On May 24, 2013, private equity firm Ratos acquired construction company HENT from Heimdal Group for 450M NOK

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ratos’ 1st transaction in the Construction sector.
  • This is Ratos’ 8th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Ratos’ 4th transaction in Norway.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-05-24
Target HENT
Sector Construction
Buyer(s) Ratos
Sellers(s) Heimdal Group
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 450M NOK

Target

HENT

Heimdal, Norway
HENT is a construction contractor focusing primarily on the new construction of public and commercial properties. HENT focuses on project development, planning, project management, and procurement. HENT is based in Heimdal, Norway.

Search 201,157 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

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

Try For Free 7-Day Free Trial

Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ratos

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1866
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ratos is a publicly-traded investment group focused on acquiring and growing un-listed companies. Ratos does not have any sector preferences and pursues platform companies throughout Scandinavia. The Firm's target investment size is 250M SEK to 5B SEK. Ratos looks to be an active owner in pursuing growth options and improving operations. Ratos was established in 1866 and is based in Stockholm.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 31
Sector (Construction) 1 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
Country (Norway) 4 of 6
Year (2013) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-03-25 Nebula Oy

Helsinki, Finland

Nebula Oy is a provider of cloud-based services, IT infrastructure and network services to small and medium-sized enterprises in the Finnish market. Company offers its cloud services through networks and data centers. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.

Buy €83M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-26 Inwido

Malmö, Sweden

Inwido develops, manufactures and sells a full range of windows and exterior doors to consumers, construction companies and prefabricated home manufacturers. Operations are conducted in all the Nordic countries as well as in the UK, Poland, Ireland and Austria. Inwido was founded in 1811 and is based in Malmö, Sweden.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Heimdal Group

Norway
Category Company
Founded 1980
Sector Construction
DESCRIPTION

Heimdal Group is a construction company. The Group has also operated with other business areas, including turnkey contracts in the company HENT AS, factory-built residential modules and plastic pallet production.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Construction) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Norway) 1 of 1
Year (2013) 1 of 1
Mergr

Product

Company

Legal