21.6.2018

Gasum – Acquisition of Enegia’s Energy Market Services

We assisted Gasum Oy in its acquisition of Enegia Group Oy’s energy market services business. The deal includes the entire share capital of Enegia Consulting Oy, Enegia Portfolio Services Oy and intStream Oy. The deal is pending on authority approvals and is expected to be completed in the early autumn of 2018.

Enegia is one of the leading Nordic independent energy expert organisations for the energy industry. Over half of the 100 largest Finnish companies use Enegia’s services, and Enegia Group’s net sales in 2017 were €119.7 million. Enegia’s electricity trade volume is 15 TWh, corresponding to approximately one fifth of Finland’s electricity use. The energy market services business employs approximately 35 professionals.

Gasum is an energy company and Nordic gas sector expert. Together with its partners, Gasum is building a bridge towards a carbon-neutral society on land and at sea. Gasum imports natural gas to Finland and promotes the circular economy by processing waste and producing biogas and recycled nutrients in Finland and Sweden. The company offers energy for heat and power production, industry as well as road and maritime transport. Gasum is the leading supplier of biogas in the Nordic countries. The Gasum Group employed 409 people in Finland, Norway and Sweden at the end of 2017. The company’s net sales was €925 million in 2017.

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