Nordic banking assessments raised on reduced COVID threat
Earnings and asset quality remain robust as output and employment recover.
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Nordic niche banks show improvement despite margin pressure
Niche banks show signs of moving on from the pandemic.
Nordax Bank moves forward with acquisition of Bank Norwegian
Transaction more likely after board approval.
Lerøy Seafood Group ASA
Lerøy traces its roots back to 1939 as a seafood wholesaler and exporter. It has evolved into an integrated international seafood supplier with four key segments: Farming, Value Added Processing, Sales and Distribution, and Wildcatch. The company owns a large share of the UK's Scottish Sea Farms Ltd. through a joint venture. Austevoll Seafood ASA gained majority ownership in 2008. Lerøy and Austevoll Seafood are both listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
NOBA Bank Group AB (publ)
NOBA Bank Group AB (publ) is a niche bank that specialises in consumer loans and credit cards in the Nordic region, Germany and Spain, non-standard mortgage loans in Sweden and Norway, and equity-release mortgages in Sweden.
Platzer Fastigheter Holding AB (publ)
Platzer is a Sweden-based commercial property management company, which owns, manages, and develops office and industrial/logistics properties in Gothenburg. Platzer is the largest manager of office property and the second-largest industrial/logistics property operator in Gothenburg (according to property data provider Datscha AB).
SalMar issues NOK 2.7bn in new equity
New equity issue underscores market access and support of key owner.
Møller Mobility Group AS
The rating was withdrawn on 16 May 2025.
Nordic niche banks' first quarter reports show mixed results
Stable loss provisions, but tighter margins and low consumer loan growth.
CA Fastigheter AB
CA Fastigheter is a Sweden-based property manager with a mixed portfolio of residential and commercial properties in Sweden, Germany, and Estonia. Its Swedish properties are primarily located in Borås, Jönköping, Kalmar, Malmö, Stockholm, and Växjö. The German portfolio is focused on Berlin, where the company has been active since the 1990s. Established in 1912, CA Fastigheter is wholly owned by Claesson & Anderzén AB.