Compass Holding Norway Acquires 4Service from Norvestor

Norvestor Acquires Serwent Holding AS

June 10, 2024

Industrial Services

Norvestor IX has signed an agreement to acquire Serwent Holding AS, a market-leading underground infrastructure maintenance specialist headquartered in Oslo, Norway. The private equity firm will become Serwent’s largest shareholder alongside management and key employees; the deal is expected to close in Q3 2024 and supports Norvestor’s plan to consolidate and expand Serwent’s presence across Northern Europe.

Unique Industrial Product Company, L.P. Acquires Compass Technical Services, Inc.

February 26, 2024

Manufacturing

Unique Industrial Product Company, L.P., a family-owned industrial product company based in Sugar Land, Texas, has acquired Compass Technical Services, Inc., a Texas-based manufacturer of custom metal components and assemblies. Northern Edge Advisors served as exclusive financial advisor to Compass; Unique was attracted to Compass's Dallas presence, engineering capabilities, sourcing connections and cross-selling opportunities.

ALL4 Acquires Whatcom Environmental Services

January 8, 2024

Environmental Services

ALL4 (All4 LLC) has acquired Whatcom Environmental Services Inc., a Bellingham, Washington-based provider of regulatory compliance and remediation services, expanding ALL4's presence into the Pacific Northwest. The deal adds a local team of consultants and field technicians to ALL4's environmental, health, safety and sustainability consulting platform and broadens the firm's technical capabilities and client coverage in the region.

Compass Group Acquires CH&CO from Equistone

January 22, 2024

Restaurants & Hospitality

Compass Group PLC has agreed to acquire CH&CO, a UK & Ireland premium contract catering and hospitality services provider, for an initial enterprise value of £475 million plus an earn-out. The transaction, subject to regulatory approval, buys CH&CO from private equity owner Equistone and expands Compass's capabilities and footprint in the UK and Ireland; CH&CO generates c. £450m revenue and employs over 10,000 people.

Thoma Bravo Acquires Mercell Holding ASA

August 16, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Thoma Bravo, through its acquisition vehicle Spring Bidco (Norway) AS, completed the acquisition of Mercell Holding ASA, a Norway-based provider of e-tendering and procurement SaaS platforms. The transaction (completed August 16, 2022) takes Mercell private to support product development, strategic acquisitions and further geographic growth across Europe and beyond.

A.P. Moller Holding to Acquire Maersk Supply Service

March 20, 2023

Transportation

A.P. Moller Holding has entered into an agreement to acquire Maersk Supply Service from A.P. Moller – Maersk. The acquisition aims to reposition Maersk Supply Service from primarily servicing oil & gas toward becoming a leading offshore marine company for the offshore wind and renewable energy market; the deal is subject to customary regulatory approvals and expected to close in Q2 2023.