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Orkla
Orkla

Company

Investment-firm

Last deal

$47.36M
Local Amount - NOK 500M

Amount

Debt Financing

Stage

05.06.2024

Date

1

all rounds

$47.36M

Total amount

Financing round

General

About Company
Orkla is a Norwegian company that supplies branded consumer goods and concept solutions to retailers.

Industry

Sector :

Subsector :

Also Known As

Orkla ASA

founded date

01.01.1654

Number of employees

10000+

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Debt Financing

IPO status

Private

Description

Orkla's business is divided into five divisions: Orkla Foods, Orkla Confectionery and Snacks, Orkla Care, Orkla Food Ingredients, and Orkla Consumer & Financial Investments business. They have a strong presence in the Nordic and Norway regions, with additional sales in Central Europe and India. Orkla had approximately 13,000 employees as of December 2014, and their turnover in 2014 was NOK 30 billion.
Contacts

location

Oslo, Norway

Contact Email

Phone number

Website URL

http://www.orkla.com

Social url

Sub-Organizations
2
Orkla Health
Orkla HealthOrkla Health is a Nordic supplier of food supplements that cater to specific health needs at different stages of life.
Orkla Health

Orkla Health

Orkla Health is a Nordic supplier of food supplements that cater to specific health needs at different stages of life.

Sector

Food Producers

Subsector

Food Products

Location

Oslo, Norway
Orkla VenturesOrkla Ventures invests in innovative start-ups that align with Orkla's businesses.

Orkla Ventures

Orkla Ventures invests in innovative start-ups that align with Orkla's businesses.

Sector

General Industrials

Subsector

Diversified Industrials

Keywords

Consumer Goods, Venture Capital

count Of Investments

11

count Of Exists

1
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Subsector

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Keywords

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Location

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Subsector

Diversified Retailers

Keywords

Manufacturing, Food and Beverage

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Basamh
BasamhBasamh is a leading company in the import and distribution of consumer goods products.
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Sector

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Subsector

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Location

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M&A Details
1

Transaction name

Acquired by Alcoa

Acquired by

Alcoa
Alcoa

Alcoa

announced date

03.03.2011

Financials

Funding Rounds
1
1

Number of Funding Rounds

$47.36M

Money Raised

Their latest funding was raised on 05.06.2024. Their latest round Debt Financing

Date 
Funding Round 
Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
05.06.2024
Debt Financing
—
$47.36M
Local Amount - NOK 500M
—
Investments
2
Date 
name 
Lead 
type 
Raised 
19.09.2022
Knodd
Knodd
No
Venture - Series Unknown
$2.79M
Local Amount - SEK 30M
16.04.2021
Because, Animals
Because, Animals
No
Seed
—
Knodd

Knodd

Knodd provides free access to experienced child nurses through their mobile app.

Sector

Health Care Providers

Subsector

Health Care Services

Keywords

Health Care, Child Care, Apps

Location

Gothenburg, Sweden

total rounds

3

total raised

$6.15M
Because, Animals

Because, Animals

Because Animals creates cultured meat for pets.

Sector

Food Producers

Subsector

Food Products

Keywords

Veterinary, Food and Beverage, Pets

Location

Chicago, IL, USA

total rounds

5
Co-Investors
Acquisitions
12
Acquiree Name 
Date 
Price 
Acquisition Name 
BUBS Godis
BUBS Godis
20.12.2022
—
Orkla-BUBS Godis
Khell-Food
Khell-Food
16.12.2022
—
Orkla-Khell-Food
Denali Ingredients
Denali Ingredients
03.10.2022
—
Orkla-Denali Ingredients
BUBS Godis acquired by Orkla

BUBS Godis acquired by Orkla

acquirer

Orkla
Orkla

date

20.12.2022

type

Acquisition
BUBS Godis

BUBS Godis

Bubs Godis is a confectionery manufacturer based in Sweden.

Sector

Food Producers

Subsector

Food Products

Keywords

Manufacturing, Food and Beverage

Location

Jönköping, Sweden
Khell-Food acquired by Orkla

Khell-Food acquired by Orkla

acquirer

Orkla
Orkla

date

16.12.2022

type

Acquisition
Khell-Food

Khell-Food

Khell Food is a company that creates and distributes ready-made sandwiches and baguettes.

Sector

Food Producers

Subsector

Food Products

Location

Budaörs, Hungary
Denali Ingredients acquired by Orkla

Denali Ingredients acquired by Orkla

acquirer

Orkla
Orkla

date

03.10.2022

type

Acquisition
Denali Ingredients

Denali Ingredients

Denali Ingredients manufactures high-quality ingredients for the ice cream, dairy, bakery and food service markets.

Sector

Food Producers

Subsector

Food Products

Location

New Berlin, WI, USA

People

Employee Profiles
41
Jaan Ivar Semlitsch
Jaan Ivar Semlitsch

Jaan Ivar Semlitsch

President and CEO

President and CEO

Elin Wintermeyer

Elin Wintermeyer

Senior vice president human resources orkla confectionary and snacks

Senior vice president human resources orkla confectionary and snacks

Elin Horn Wintermeyer
Elin Horn Wintermeyer

Elin Horn Wintermeyer

Senior Vice President HR

Senior Vice President HR

Ina Halvorsen

Ina Halvorsen

Vice president digital sales and e-commerce

Vice president digital sales and e-commerce

Kristin Skinnarland

Kristin Skinnarland

Human resources business partner

Human resources business partner

Joachim Kaland

Joachim Kaland

Vice president - sap cyber security

Vice president - sap cyber security

Lars Bratthall

Lars Bratthall

Chief enterprise architect, senior vice president

Chief enterprise architect, senior vice president

Hanna Anderberg

Hanna Anderberg

Vice president learning and development

Vice president learning and development

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