Industrial Investments

Long-term, partnership-driven investments in market leaders

We invest in companies with market-leading positions and long-term growth potential, building partnerships that preserve entrepreneurial spirit and drive sustainable value.

Watrium acquires majority and minority stakes in businesses operating in attractive markets supported by long-term trends. Our approach emphasizes decentralized management, clear values, and retention of the companies’ entrepreneurial culture.

We take a pragmatic, transparent, and constructive approach as active owners, ensuring good governance and alignment of interests. Upside and downside are shared with our partners, reflecting our long-term perspective: patient on results, but proactive on action. Examples of industrial investments in our portfolio can be found below.

CMR Surgical

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Flexiteek

TRU FIN

DF Capital

Ilionx

Limegreen Digital

99X

Vertus Capital

Vertus Capital isa UK-based financial firm specializing in providing acquisition finance and growth partnership to Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs), helping them sell or grow their businesses with capital and strategic support, with a focus on fair value for owners and client continuity, and was acquired by Enable Partners in late 2023. They offer loans for IFA acquisitions and MBOs, aiming to build a leading UK IFA platform through a partnership model.

Our Partners

Watrium acquires majority and minority stakes in businesses operating in attractive markets supported by long-term trends. Our approach emphasizes decentralized management, values we stand by, and retention of the companies’ entrepreneurial culture.

We take a pragmatic, transparent, and constructive approach as active owners, ensuring good governance and alignment of interests. Upside and downside are shared with our partners, reflecting our long-term perspective: patient on results, but proactive on action. Examples of industrial investments in our portfolio can be found below.

Our promises

Our three promises to current and future partners are

We act as an active growth partner, supporting businesses with a long-term mindset and shared ambition

We provide flexible, long-term capital, supporting businesses through key milestones and pivotal moments for both companies and their people

We stand by our partners through the successes and setbacks, because the true strength of partnerships lies in how they endure challenges

Our promises

Our three promises to current and future partners are

We act as an active growth partner, supporting businesses with a long-term mindset and shared ambition

We provide flexible, long-term capital, supporting businesses through key milestones and pivotal moments for both companies and their people

We stand by our partners through the successes and setbacks, because the true strength of partnerships lies in how they endure challenges

Watrium’s investment mandate is to deploy NOK 50m to 500m in capital per investment, in companies that have a proven EBIT margin above 10% and a track record of profitable growth.

Our Areas of Interest

At Watrium, we currently focus on the five sectors shown below