Ratos’s Bisnode acquires AIS Nordic for SEK 65m

The enterprise value of Bisnode's acquisition is around SEK 65m, financed through equity provided by Ratos.

Bisnode's bolt-on of AIS Nordic will expand the company's capabilities in the automotive information sector.

Ratos has entered into its 10th year of ownership of Bisnode, which it acquired in a 2005 MBO.

Previous funding
Ratos acquired Bisnode in June 2005, paying around €220m for a 70% equity stake in the company. The GP has since supported the growth of Bisnode, including the 2008 bolt-on of German online search service company Wer Liefert Was.

Company
Founded in 2006 by Canadian business Target Automotive Information Systems, AIS Nordic is a developer and distributor of information systems and services to the auto industry.

People
Henrik Blomé is deputy CEO and investment director at Ratos.

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• Topics
• Nordics
• Expansion
• Support services
• Sweden
• Ratos Holding
• Acquisition finance