
The Swedish multinational Alfa Laval has signed an agreement
to buy Navtor, a Norwegian company that
develops solutions for electronic navigation and
the optimization of ship performance. Navtor will be
sold by Accel-KKR, a US investment company
in the technology sector. The completion of the transaction is
expected by the first quarter of next year.
For Alfa Laval, the objective of the acquisition, which has a
of 700 million dollars, is to strengthen its
position in the maritime software industry, creating a portfolio
Comprehensive products dedicated to digital solutions for fleets.
Navtor will become part of the group's Ocean division
and its platform will be integrated with those of
StormGeo and PortChain, already present in the portfolio of
digital solutions for Alfa Laval fleets.
Navtor employs 400 people in 13 offices and serves customers in over
90 countries. The company, founded in 2011, expects a
turnover of approximately 194 million dollars.