Viking Venture Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Growth Capital Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Viking Venture has acquired 3 companies. It has also invested in 5 others.

Viking Venture’s most common sectors for investment areinternet software and services (44%) and software (25%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (38%) and stake purchase (25%). In total, Viking Venture has invested in 4 different countries.

The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (100%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity17
    • M&A Buy Activity16
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

Viking Venture

Viking Venture

Kongens Gate 8,
Trondheim, 7011
Norway
www.vikingventure.com

Viking Venture is a early to later stage investment firm that looks to invest in fast-growing Scandinavian start-ups. The Firm has a preference for B2B software companies looking to expand operations globally. Viking Venture was formed in 2001 and is headquartered in Trondheim, Norway.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Software

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Stake Purchase, Venture

Geographic Preferences: Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (2.4/yr) # 4 4 1 2 5 - 16
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  17

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Penneo A/S 2023-08-14 - Stake Purchase
Copenhagen, Denmark · www.penneo.com
Liquid Barcodes AS 2023-07-10 - Divestiture
Lysaker, Norway · www.liquidbarcodes.com
Onix AS 2023-05-15 - Growth Capital
Stavanger, Norway · www.onix.com
LeadDesk Ltd. 2023-03-27 - Stake Purchase
Helsinki, Finland · www.leaddesk.com
Agillic A/S 2023-03-14 - Stake Purchase
Copenhagen, Denmark · www.agillic.com
Heeros Oyj 2022-12-08 - Stake Purchase
Helsinki, Finland · www.heeros.com
WorkPoint A/S 2022-01-06 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Esbjerg, Denmark · www.workpoint365.com
Grade AB 2021-07-09 - Secondary Buyout
Lund, Sweden · www.grade.com
Encodify A/S 2020-12-29 - Growth Capital
Odense, Denmark · www.encodify.com
TimeLog A/S 2020-11-13 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Frederiksberg, Denmark · www.timelog.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Internet Software and Services 7 (44%) - 7 (44%) -
Information Technology 4 (25%) - 4 (25%) -
Software 4 (25%) - 4 (25%) -
Education 1 (6%) - 1 (6%) -
Total 16 - 16 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Denmark 6 (38%) - 6 (38%) -
Norway 5 (31%) - 5 (31%) -
Sweden 3 (19%) - 3 (19%) -
Finland 2 (13%) - 2 (13%) -
Total 16 - 16 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 6 (38%) - 6 (38%) -
Stake Purchase 4 (25%) - 4 (25%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (19%) - 3 (19%) -
Divestiture 1 (6%) - 1 (6%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (6%) - 1 (6%) -
Venture 1 (6%) - 1 (6%) -
Total 16 - 16 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 1 (100%) -
Total 1 -

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
6%
1 (6%)
Strategic(s)
6%
1 (6%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Growth Capital Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

4.0B NOK

Established

2001

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Erik Fjellvaer Hagen

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Jostein Vik

Co-Founder & Partner

Eivind Bergsmyr

Partner

Joar Welde

Partner

Hege Kristine Kvitsand

CFO

FAQ

When was Viking Venture founded?

Viking Venture was founded in 2001.

What type of investor is Viking Venture?

Viking Venture is a growth capital firm.

Where is Viking Venture headquartered?

Viking Venture is headquartered in Trondheim, Norway.

How much capital does Viking Venture have under management?

Viking Venture has 4.0B NOK under management.

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