NIB finances Danish Ramboll's consultancy acquisition

NIB and the leading consulting engineering company Ramboll Gruppen A/S have signed a loan totalling DKK 75 million (EUR 10 million) for financing the company’s acquisition of the British consulting company, Gifford.

The loan has a 4-year maturity, with the possibility for an additional four years, and will partly finance the strategic acquisition that took place in 2011 and which strengthens Ramboll’s current business in the UK.

Gifford brings new know-how and expertise to Ramboll, especially in the infrastructure sector in areas such as bridges and roads, which Ramboll will make use of in the planned Femern link between Denmark and Germany.

“We are pleased to take part in the financing of the acquisition of Gifford, which will enable Ramboll to grow and strengthen its competitiveness, not only in the international market, but in the Nordic market as well,” says Johnny Åkerholm, NIB President and CEO.

Ramboll is a leading engineering, design and consultancy company founded in Denmark in 1945. The company employs close to 10,000 experts, with a strong presence in Northern Europe, Russia, India and the Middle East. With more than 200 offices in 23 countries, Ramboll emphasises local experience combined with a global knowledge base.

The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) is the common international financial institution of the eight Nordic and Baltic countries. NIB provides long-term financing to the energy, environmental, transport, logistics and communications, and innovation sectors for projects that strengthen competitiveness and enhance the environment. NIB has the highest possible credit rating, AAA/Aaa, with the leading rating agencies Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s.

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Vagn Lundhøj, Senior Manager, Origination, at +358 10 618 0370,

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