News - 05.07.2019

HPEF III has entered into an agreement to sell Norsk Jernbanedrift

HPEF III has entered into an agreement to sell Norsk Jernbanedrift Holding AS (“NJD”) to Baneservice AS (“Baneservice”). The agreement was signed on 5 July 2019, with closing expected to take place in September 2019.

NJD is a leading provider of engineering, construction and machine services, as well as equipment and products to the railway infrastructure in Norway.

NJD has experienced strong development over the past years, with strong growth in revenues and profitability. The order backlog is currently at all-time high levels, and the company expects to reach revenues of more than NOK 650m in 2019.

As part of the value creation plan, two add-ons were completed during the ownership.