Investments & Divestments
Saferoad
Leading provider of road safety products and services in the Nordics and across Europe
Investment Thesis
- Strengthen the organizational structure and integrate formerly decentralized business units
- Re-focus on core businesses to drive profitable growth
- Increase margins by further improving internal operations and insourcing production
Main Transformation Initiatives
- Strengthened management, re-oriented organization around core product categories, and spun off the ViaCon business unit into an independent portfolio company
- Drove operational excellence and established centralized procurement strategy
- Acquired and integrated several add-ons to further strengthen the core businesses
- Built state-of-the-art hot-dip galvanizing plant to insource part of production creating significant cost savings
Key Facts
Country Norway
Headquarter Oslo
Acquired 2018-09 (FSN Capital V)
FSN Ownership 99%*
Sales 2023 NOK 6609m
CEO Bernd Frühwald
Chairperson Patrik Nolåker
Pointperson Ulrik Smith
Webpage www.saferoad.com
*Including LP co-investment