Thor-Egil Solhaug

Altaria's investment objective aims to create exceptional value. They focus on investments in small firms in the post-venture stage based in the Nordic region, primarily in Norway. They look for firms seeking growth capital or buyout capital to realize ambitious growth plans in domestic or international markets. Typically, they target firms with an equity value ranging from NOK 50 million to NOK 200 million. Altaria generally takes a majority stake in their portfolio firms. They assume leading roles on the Boards. They work closely with the portfolio firms' management teams and expect key members to become shareholders. In addition to capital, they provide sector expertise and access to their professional networks. Altaria looks for firms with a successful product or service offering with an established customer base. They look for situations where current owners wish to sell due to generation change or sale of non-core business units from a larger group. They prefer firms with scalable service, production or technology concepts either in professional or retail markets in markets displaying growth or changing dynamics.

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