Norwegian IT company Visma AS has decided to postpone its IPO plans for 2027, given the uncertainty in the market. This is reported by foreign media.
Visma, controlled by the British investment company Hg Capital, was scheduled to go public in London in early 2026 and attracted 11 banks to place shares, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley and UBS Group AG, as well as Bank of America Corp., Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Banco Santander SA, Barclays Plc, BNP Paribas, etc.
In 2023, Visma's value was estimated at 19 billion euros ($22 billion). In April 2025, Visma acquired a minority stake in the German-Belgian fintech company Acountable, which developed the first AI-based tax assistant software.
Visma's IPO was supposed to be one of the largest deals in Europe in 2026 and stimulate asset returns to the London IPO market, which is experiencing a shortage of new offerings. In 2025, the volume of IPOs on the British stock exchange was less than 200 million pounds ($274 million), which is significantly less than on other European platforms in Sweden, Germany and Spain.
Visma AS is a multinational technology company developing software and IT solutions for optimizing business processes of enterprises, small and medium—sized companies, as well as public sector organizations. The company also offers consulting services for the implementation of software solutions. The headquarters is located in Oslo (Norway). Visma is a subsidiary of the American Hg Capital, which owns 70% of Visma shares.
Hg Capital is a British investment company in the technology and financial sector. Hg Capital sells assets to institutional investors and individuals. The headquarters is located in London (UK).
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