Deal activity in Norway at record highs Transaction Trends | Norwegian M&A update Q4 2020 EY | Strategy and Transactions Quarter highlights To celebrate our rebranding to EY Strategy and Transactions we present a revamped version of our transaction newsletter 166 $245m TMT tailored to the Norwegian transaction market1. # of transactions Average deal value this Most active industry with The renewed newsletter reflects all quarterly transactions involving a announced this quarter quarter 51 deals this quarter Norwegian target, buyer, or vendor, based on data presented by Mergermarket. Compared to the previous newsletter, which was focused on Highlights | Page 3 Key transactions | Page 5 Industry trends | Page 6 deal activity among the 500 largest companies in Norway, the revamped newsletter provides a more comprehensive view on Norwegian deal activity. We hope that you find this newsletter interesting and that you will follow our coming quarterly updates. 46% 37% 35 The Transaction Trends Editorial Team For further enquiries, or to add your name to the mailing list for this Share of foreign buyers Share of deals involving New listings on Oslo Stock publication, please send an e-mail to
[email protected]. this quarter public companies this Exchange and Euronext quarter Growth this quarter 1 Buyer / target region | Page 7 Transaction arena | Page 8 Market update | Page 9 With effect from 1 July 2020 EY Transaction Advisory Services was rebranded to EY Strategy and Transactions. EY Strategy and Transactions: Enabling clients to reimagine their eco-systems, reshape their portfolios and reinvent themselves for a better future. Highlights | Key transactions | Industry trends 2 | Transaction Trends Q4 2020 Buyer/target region | Transaction arena | Market update EY | Strategy and Transactions Deal activity in Norway at record highs In Q4 2020, we observe a total of 166 deals in the In the LTM period we observe a total of 380 deals in 20,767 to 17,545) year-on-year.