ISS

Business Services·

Denmark·Exited 2014·Held 9yr

Entry

2005

Hold

9yr

Exit

2014

Who owns ISS?

ISS is a Danish Business Services company, formerly owned by Ardian and EQT, exited in 2015. No current private equity owner is on file.

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Most recent investor

EQT

EQT III · 2001 · Buyout

2 ownership periods · full history below

Key facts

HQDenmark

SectorBusiness Services

Key takeaways

·Fully exited in 2015.
·Average hold across 2 realized cycles: 10 years.

Ownership history

2 ownership periods · co-invest detected

Exited

Last exited in 2015.

Co-invest · 2 holders · 2005 · 2015

EQTExited 2014

2005 · 2014(9yr) · EQT III · 2001 · Buyout

IPO

EQT took ISS public via IPO in 2014 after 9 years.

ArdianExited 2015

2005 · 2015(10yr) · Ardian Co-Investment Fund I · 2005 · Buyout

Ardian exited ISS in 2015 after 10 years.

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Questions

Who owns ISS?

ISS was formerly owned by Ardian and EQT, exited in 2015. No current private equity owner is on file.

Who has owned ISS over time?

ISS has been through 2 private-equity ownership periods: EQT · via EQT III · 2005–2014 · (IPO); Ardian · via Ardian Co-Investment Fund I · 2005–2015.

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