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ISS

Business Services·Denmark·Exited 2014·Held 9yr
Entry
2005
Hold
9yr
Exit
2014

Who owns ISS?

ISS was owned by EQT through EQT III (2001 vintage) from 2005 to 2014, exited via IPO. Across its history, ISS has been through 2 private equity ownership periods, detailed in the timeline below.

Hand-verified · updated 2026-04-21

EQT
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
EQT
EQTExited 2014
2005 · 2014(9yr) · EQT III · 2001 · Buyout
IPO
MOIC
–
Ardian
ArdianExited 2015
2005 · 2015(10yr) · Ardian Co-Investment Fund I · 2005 · Buyout
MOIC
–

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