ABG Sundal Collier acted as Joint Global Coordinator in the IPO of Europris. The stock started trading on Oslo Stock Exchange 19 June 2015 and the offer price of NOK 45 corresponded to a market capitalisation of NOK 7.5bn. The company raised proceeds of NOK 4.3bn in a combined primary and secondary shares offering. The largest shareholder, Nordic Capital, reduced their ownership from 93.7% to 38.4% in relation to the offering (including green shoe effect).

Europris is a discount variety retailer with an undisputed market leadership in Norway leveraging on 23 years of experience from efficient sourcing from low cost countries. Europris has a unique market position in the intersection between groceries, general merchandise and specialty retail. The concept has been proven to thrive in both urban, town and rural locations, and the potential white space and the relatively low sales density in larger Norwegian cities bodes for significant growth potential.

ABG Sundal Collier and Goldman Sachs acted as Joint Global Coordinators in the transaction. SEB, and BofA Merill Lynch acted as Joint Bookrunners

ABG Sundal Collier acted as Joint Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner in the initial public offering of XXL ASA. The company began trading on Oslo Stock Exchange 3 October 2014 following a successful bookbuilding period raising NOK 3bn in a combined primary and secondary share offering. The proceeds from the sale of new shares was in its full used to repay the principal amount of outstanding shareholder loans.

The offer price was NOK 58 per share which implied a market capitalisation of XXL ASA of approximately NOK 8bn. In relation to the offering the largest owners comprising EQT and Dolphin Management, reduced their ownership to 28.0% and 24.7% respectively (including greenshoe effect).

XXL, whose revenues have increased to NOK 4.1bn in 2013 from NOK 2.5bn in 2011, is a leading sports retailer in Norway, Sweden and Finland, and the company is the fastest growing major sports retailer in the Nordics. XXL pursues a broad customer appeal, offering a one stop shop experience with a wide range of products for sports, hunting, skiing, biking and other outdoor activities. XXL's concept is to have the largest stores with the lowest prices and the widest assortment of products, focusing on branded goods.

“XXL has brought a new and unique sports retail concept to the Nordic market by offering high quality branded products at low prices. Our skilled employees are focused on delivering a shopping paradise for people interested in sports, outdoors and wildlife, for every season of the year.” - Fredrik Steenbuch, CEO of XXL.

ABG Sundal Collier and Goldman Sachs International acted as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners in the IPO; Carnegie and Credit Suisse acted as Joint Bookrunners and DNB Markets acted as Joint Lead Manager.

ABG Sundal Collier acted as Joint Global Coordinator and Bookrunner in the initial public offering of Entra ASA. The company began trading on Oslo Stock Exchange 17 October 2014 raising NOK 2.7bn (USD 410m), and thereby making it the biggest privatisation from the Norwegian Government since Statoil in 2001.

The deal consisted of a primary offering of 41.5m shares and a secondary offering of 38.9m shares. The offered price was NOK 65 per share, implying a market capitalisation of Entra of approximately NOK 11.9bn. The Norwegian Government’s share was reduced to 56.2 per cent, while Geveran Trading Company Ltd acquired 10 per cent of the listed shares.

Entra was established in 2000 as a government-owned commercial real-estate company, managing and owning 107 buildings covering 1.3m square meters. The majority of Entra’s portfolio is located in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger and Trondheim with a total market value of NOK 27bn as of 30 June 2014. Consequently, Entra has a position as the market leader in Norwegian office-buildings.

The listing of Entra ASA was part of a process to reduce the government’s role in the Norwegian economy. “This is an important step to ensure diversity and increased private ownership,” said Trade Minister Monica Mæland.

ABG Sundal Collier, Goldman Sachs and Swedbank acted as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners for the offering.