Nordic Capital Fund IX ("Nordic Capital ") has, through its wholly owned subsidiaryCidron Xingu Limited , last night acquired 7,598,162 shares inNorwegian Finans Holding ASA ("Bank Norwegian") from a group of sellers including Green 91 AS, a company owned byLars Ola Kjos , at a price ofNOK 35 per share. The acquisition was made to strengthenNordic Capital's position as the largest shareholder and following the transaction, the holding will amount to 30,646,498 shares, corresponding to 16.4% of the total shares outstanding. In total,Nordic Capital and Sampo collectively own 42,472,603 shares, corresponding to 22.7% of Bank Norwegian following the transaction.
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