Investment Focus

- what we are looking for

Nordic Growth is an active investor helping management to create value in the portfolio companies. We do not consider passive financing opportunities. We prefer to structure a deal to take into consideration the projected needs of the company and the owners. Nordic Growth invests in companies active in the Nordic markets with participations ranging from minority stakes to deals representing up to 100% of the share capital. Nordic Growth does not invest in listed securities.

We invest in companies with revenues typically between EUR 5-50 million at time of investment and positive operational cash flows.

We have an opportunistic approach to investments structures including for example:

• Investment into an expansion stage company with a clear plan to grow based on innovation (acquired, developed or licensed on commercial terms)
• Investment by way of a deal structure combining the experience and stability of a larger, expansion stage company with the energy of an innovative early stage company
• Investments into buy-and-build type of deals where a company would experience clear economies of scale to fully exploit the potential of its innovative market offering

We invest in companies with potential for substantial growth:

• Growth opportunity supported by competitive advantage
• Entrepreneurial management team and with profound industry understanding, capable of executing the agreed strategy and M & A experience
• Technology based competitive advantage and/or innovative service concepts
• Focus on market niche with international potential and limited barriers to geographic expansion
• A robust and tested business model that supports rapid expansion
• Unique competencies that can be built into a sustainable competitive advantage
• Identified exit potential supported by growth strategy

We expect to hold an investment for a period between three and six years.