- CEO
- Christian Printzell Halvorsen
- Full Time Employees
- 1,568
- Sector
- Technology services
- Industry
- Internet software/Services
- Address
- Grensen 5-7 Oslo PS Norway 0159
- IPO Date
- Jul 15, 1992
- Business
- Vend Marketplaces ASA operates as a leading digital marketplaces company in the Nordics, connecting buyers and sellers through online platforms in mobility, real estate, recommerce, and jobs segments. The company offers technology-based services including classified ads for vehicles under brands such as FINN.no (Norway), Blocket.se and Bilbasen.dk (Sweden and Denmark), Tori.fi and Oikotie.fi (Finland); real estate listings via platforms like Finn Eiendom and Blocket Bostad; recommerce for second-hand goods through DBA.dk, Tori, and others; and jobs marketplaces linking seekers and recruiters; as well as adjacent services like Nettbil, Qasa, AutoVex, Wheelaway, and HomeQ. It generates revenue primarily from Norway (69%), Sweden (19%), Denmark (7%), and Finland (4%), with headquarters in Oslo, Norway, tracing origins to 1839 as part of the former Schibsted ASA, which rebranded to Vend Marketplaces ASA in May 2025 following a corporate split. In June 2024, Vend spun off its print and online news media business to The Tinius Trust, sharpening focus on pure-play marketplaces and achieving EBITDA margins exceeding 20%. Recent strategic divestitures include the September 2025 agreement to sell its financial services marketplace Lendo Group (including Lendo, Compricer, and Mybanker) to Clar Global AB for approximately NOK 1 billion, expected to close in Q1 2026, and the December 2025 binding agreement with Verdane to sell its skilled trades portfolio Mittanbud (covering Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark) for NOK 550 million enterprise value, set to complete in early 2026, as part of ongoing portfolio simplification and capital return to shareholders via dividends and share buybacks.