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Norfolk International Ltd.<br />
In May, <strong>ISS</strong> acquired Norfolk in Israel, a catering company<br />
specialising in institutional and in-flight catering. The<br />
acquisition added approximately DKK 0.4 billion in annual<br />
revenue and approximately 1,700 employees. The acquisition<br />
doubled the annual revenue of <strong>ISS</strong> Israel and gave the Israeli<br />
operations a well-established business platform in the catering<br />
segment.<br />
Edelweiss Facility Management AG<br />
In July, <strong>ISS</strong> acquired Edelweiss, one of the largest Facility<br />
Services companies in Switzerland with nationwide<br />
coverage. The acquisition added, approximately DKK<br />
0.7 billion in annual revenue.<br />
The acquisition supplied the Swiss business with an<br />
all-new platform within Integrated Facility Services.<br />
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DEBEOS GmbH<br />
In November, <strong>ISS</strong> acquired DEBEOS, DaimlerChrysler Objektmanagement<br />
und Service GmbH, which was DaimlerChrysler’s<br />
internal Facility Services company offering a range of<br />
services within technical maintenance services, catering,<br />
internal logistics, security, staffing etc. The acquisition<br />
added annual revenue of approximately DKK 0.5 billion.<br />
The acquisition, which is expected to increase annual revenue<br />
in Germany by approximately 30%, provided the German<br />
organisation with entirely new capabilities and a strong<br />
platform within Integrated Facility Services as well as new<br />
contracts with large clients.<br />
A full list of acquisitions is presented in note 12 to the<br />
consolidated financial statements.