As a high-end specialty electronics manufacturing services (“EMS”) company, Norautron partners with customers throughout the lifecycle of their products, from new product introduction and prototyping through to full-scale manufacturing.
With state-of-the-art prototyping and manufacturing facilities in Norway, Sweden, Poland, China, and Malaysia, Norautron offers customers flexibility and capacity to meet their specific requirements across sectors such as maritime & ocean, electricity & energy, industry, connectivity & computing, healthcare, and defence & aerospace.
– We have followed the development of Norautron closely for many years and are truly impressed with the organic growth journey of the company since its inception in Horten in 1989 when the late Jørgen Cato Broch established what is now the global Norautron group, says Per-Ola Baalerud, Partner at Norvestor Advisory.
– Highly successful global customers and several recent strategic wins in the home market means that the company is preparing to ramp up activities and make significant investments in local competence, facilities, infrastructure, and capacity. Core to this journey is the establishment of a world-class greenfield facility in Horten where all of Norautron’s local activities are gathered under one roof. Baalerud continues.
– Advanced electronics is at the heart of almost any product or system these days, and we believe there are strong secular trends supporting the continued growth of Norautron and its more than 150 customers who deliver a wide range of products, systems, and solutions - from deep sea to outer space, Baalerud finishes.
Norautron has a seasoned international management team, with several spending decades at the company.
– Having been with Norautron only since early 2025, I am continually impressed by the breadth and depth of our team’s competence and unique company culture where everyone strives to deliver on our customer promise no matter what, says Bjørn Einar Brath, CEO of Norautron.
– We have some of the world's most admired and demanding companies as our customers, and with Norvestor onboard as a partner we plan to grow our footprint and further strengthen our capacity and capabilities, continuing to deliver to the high expectations of our customers. Brath added.
– Leaving such an important part of the Broch family business in the hands of new owners after more than 35 years is a process we have not taken upon lightly, says Kjell Magne Leirgulen, CEO of Embron Group.
– Norvestor has a track record of partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams in highly reputed companies to develop and grow businesses internationally while remaining committed to the unique culture and competence in local communities from where the businesses have evolved. They are a perfect match for Norautron in the next phase of the company’s development. Leirgulen added.
Norautron had revenues of approximately NOK 2.5 billion in 2024 and has more than 1,000 employees across its 6 offices and manufacturing sites.
The transaction is subject to customary approval from relevant competition authorities and is expected to be completed no later than January 2026.