Norvestor Acquires Majority Stake in Wint Group AB

Norvestor Acquires Majority Stake in Pinja Group Oy

November 22, 2021

Software

Norvestor VIII SCSp has signed an agreement to acquire a majority of the shares in Pinja Group Oy, a Finnish industrial software and digitalization services provider headquartered in Jyväskylä. The transaction will make Norvestor the largest shareholder while Pinja's management and key employees retain stakes; the deal is intended to accelerate Pinja's internationalization and M&A-driven growth across the Nordics and Germany and is expected to close around year-end.

Norvestor Acquires Majority Stake in Rantalainen Group Oy

January 23, 2023

Accounting & Tax

Norvestor VIII SCSp has signed an agreement to acquire a majority of the shares in Rantalainen Group Oy, Finland’s largest provider of outsourced accounting and payroll services. Rantalainen, headquartered in Hyvinkää, serves about 20,000 SMEs, employs ~1,200 people across 60 locations and generated over EUR 100 million in 2022; Norvestor will become the largest shareholder following the acquisition from Intera Fund III Ky and Oona Capital and aims to pursue a Nordic buy-and-build strategy.

Norvestor Acquires Majority Stake in BST Group from IK Partners

November 8, 2021

Industrial Services

Norvestor VIII has agreed to acquire a majority stake in BST Group Nordic AB from IK Partners' Small Cap II Fund; financial terms were not disclosed. BST, a Stockholm-based full-service active fire protection provider with ~430 employees and pro forma revenues of about SEK 900 million, will see Norvestor become the largest shareholder while management and key employees remain invested.

Norvestor Acquires Majority Stake in Globeteam A/S

June 15, 2021

IT Services

Norvestor VIII has agreed to acquire a majority (approximately 55%) of the shares in Globeteam A/S, a Danish IT services and consultancy firm. Norvestor will partner with co-investor Kirk Kapital while Globeteam's management reinvests and retains a stake; the deal is pending Danish competition approval and aims to support expansion in Denmark and across the Nordics.

Norvestor Acquires Majority Stake in Pearl Group

December 28, 2020

IT Services

A fund advised by Norvestor Advisory AS has agreed to acquire a c.52% majority stake in Pearl Group, a Nordic IT solutions and ERP partner headquartered in Lysaker, Norway. The investment provides Pearl with expansion capital to grow organically and via M&A while the existing management and key employees retain a significant minority stake and reinvest proceeds.

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.