Nestle and Norwegian consumer goods group Orkla are reportedly among the companies interested in buying Findus Group’s Nordic unit.

The Financial Times yesterday (6 February) reported that the two firms, as well as Norwegian seafood group Leroy Seafood, were in talks with Findus owner Lion Capital.

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There has been talk for months that Lion Capital, the private-equity firm, was looking to sell Findus’s Nordic operations.

Officials from Lion Capital could not be reached for immediate comment today. A spokesperson for Findus declined to comment.

Nestle, Orkla and Leroy Seafood could not be reached at the time of writing.

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Findus has been battling its debts for at least two years. In 2010, Findus struck a deal with its lenders to get a “covenant re-set”. Last month, Findus admitted it had asked lenders to delay another assessment of its debts as it looks to integrate its recent acquisition of UK firm Cumbrian Seafoods.

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As well as the business in the Nordic region, Lion’s Findus operations include UK division Young’s Seafood Ltd, which comprises the old Findus UK unit, Young’s Seafood and own-label supplier The Seafood Co, plus a business in France.

In December, it emerged that Lion Capital had suspended talks to sell its French Findus unit to an unnamed potential buyer, thought to be Permira.

The rights to the Findus trademark in Europe are split between Lion Capital and fellow private-equity firm Permira.

Permira, which also owns Birds Eye owner Iglo Group, acquired the rights to the Findus brand in Italy last year from Unilever.