Fairford Group

As an active and value-added investor, Faiford Group strategically seeks opportunities in privately owned companies and minority stakes in publicly listed companies worldwide.

Fairford is a private investment company owned by the Osseiran Family Trust. It exists to provide its owner with a stable, diversified and professionally-managed European investment portfolio. Fairford will achieve sustainable value creation via the acquisition, development and disposal of privately-owned companies and by creating long-lasting partnerships with key stakeholders who share our core values.

 

These investments:

  • Offer the potential of raising market standards to internationel levels and become market
    leader within their field of activity.
  • Require restructuring to achieve their full potential.
  • Represents opportunistic investments.
  • Create synergy with other Group investments.

Our role includes active monitoring of investee performance, from board membership to daily involvement in management, as well as the placement of key employees in investee companies. Our long-term investment horizon is an average of 7-10 years per investment. The Group´s exit strategy varies by investment.

Fairford´s view of Translink industry

Looking at the Translink industry we see a playing field of Davids and Goliaths where supplier and end markets are characterised by large consolidated players exercising their relative power upon the value chain as a whole. Translink has during the years consolidated several minor players to try to level out the balance with some success and there is a continued opportunity to further consolidate the market. The uncertainty which has characterised the market during recent years while awaiting upcoming legislation is becoming less of an impact and actors in the industry have started to invest again. We expect strong years for Translink going forward backed by industry and forest activity as well as infrastructure initiatives.