references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . may 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message aktiv kapital asa type public ose aik industry financial services founded 1991 headquarters oslo norway key people geir langfeldt olsen ceo fredrik halvorsen chair services debt buyer website www.aktivkapital.com aktiv kapital asa is a norwegian debt investment company with operations in nine countries . it is the largest purchaser of non performing consumer credits in europe and canada . the company purchases assets from banks and other financial institutions adding value for lenders through unique insights flexible approach and international presence . the company was founded in 1991 and has grown through a number of acquisitions . it is listed on the oslo stock exchange and controlled by john fredriksen . 1 july 16 2014 portfolio recovery associates completed a 1.3 billion acquisition 2 of aktiv kapital as and they are now known as pra group . 3 references edit aktiv kapital . about us . retrieved 2012 02 20 . insidearm.com . portfolio recovery associates to buy european debt buyer aktiv kapital for 1.3 billion . retrieved 2014 11 15 . insidearm.com . portfolio recovery completes aktiv acquisition ; rebrands as pra group . retrieved 2014 11 15 . https www.aktivkapital.com external links edit official site this norwegian corporation or company article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this european bank or insurance related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title aktiv kapital & oldid 645383590 categories financial services companies of norway1991 establishments in norwaycompanies established in 1991norwegian company stubseuropean bank stubshidden categories articles lacking reliable references from may 2012all articles lacking reliable referencesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages norsk bokm l edit links this page was last modified on 3 february 2015 at 00 38 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view