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February 22, 2022
Swedish PE-firm Nordstjernan acquires Finnish diagnostics company Aidian
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September 27, 2021

Axcel mandates investment bank Carnegie for an exit of in-vitro diagnostics equipment firm Aidian (formerly Orion Diagnostica) - a portfolio firm since 2018 now marketed at 2021 EBITDA of EUR 20m following a significant boost from Covid-19 and a Benelux bolt-on earlier this year (NKP Proprietary)

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February 18, 2022
Summit Partners-backed RELEX Solutions, a Finnish supply chain solutions provider, raises EUR 500m in Blackstone-led funding round
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September 20, 2021

Summit Partners-backed RELEX Solutions, a specialized SaaS solution provider for physical and online retailers, is heading for a change of ownership, according to multiple sources, as investment banks have pitched, 2020 revenue of EUR 86m (+30% year-on-year) and EBITDA of EUR 5.2m (NKP Proprietary)

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February 14, 2022
Aura Energi establishes corporate venture capital unit Aura Ventures
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October 25, 2021

Ramboll looks for strategic acquisition targets with a focus on sustainability acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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May 6, 2021

Nordic Waterproofing looks for suitable acquisition opportunities (NKP Proprietary)

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February 10, 2022
Partinc Capital raises capital for Swedish SaaS acquisitions
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October 21, 2021

Marlin-backed Puzzel considers European acquisition opportunities acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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February 9, 2022
Nordic Waterproofing looking for new acquisitions
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June 2, 2021

OpenGate Capital seeks bolt-on acquisitions for the Norwegian portfolio companies Jotul and Fiven (NKP Proprietary)

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February 9, 2022
Norwegian Komplett acquires Swedish consumer electronics company NetOnNet for NOK 3.8bn - EV/EBIT 13.3x
Oslo Børs

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December 16, 2020

Dual-track process for top-performing NetOnNet to kick-off in 2021 as consumer electronics spending soars during the Pandemic, ABGSC and SEB (still) in the lead (NKP Proprietary)

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February 5, 2022
Hg Capital-backed Visma acquires majority stake in Hybel.no
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August 11, 2021

Company to watch: Danish prefab housing company Hybel expects a revenue of DKK 1.5bn (3y CAGR of 37.4%) with an EBIT of DKK 100m+ in 2021 - founded by serial exit entrepreneur Michael Mortensen who could be open towards external capital in the future and considers growth through acquisitions (NKP Proprietary)

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February 3, 2022
Saudi Aramco acquires minority stake from Aker BP in PE-backed Cognite for USD 118m - valuation of USD 1.6bn
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March 1, 2021

PE-backed Cognite could exit via a sale or an IPO in 2021 (NKP Proprietary)

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February 1, 2022
Telia divests stake in Futurehome who now seeks to raise NOK 100m to fund international expansion
Finansavisen

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May 21, 2021

Teasers out in Pareto-led sales process of Telia-owned FutureHome (NKP Proprietary)

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January 28, 2022
Poster firm Mapiful sold to Dear Sam
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November 17, 2020

Hyper-growth poster firm Mapiful preparing exit with investment bank mandated according to NKP's sources in the legal M&A community, 2019 revenue of SEK 43.3m ~ +40% YoY (NKP Proprietary)

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November 16, 2020

Hyper-growth poster firm Mapiful preparing exit with HDR Partners mandated according to NKP's sources in the legal M&A community, 2019 revenue of SEK 43.3m ~ +40% YoY (NKP Proprietary)

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January 28, 2022
Mentimeter preparing for IPO acc. to Swedish media
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October 1, 2020

Boosted by the Pandemic, presentation SaaS firm Mentimeter is ahead of target w. +30m new users YTD, could be warming up to suitors with recent peer valuations (NKP Analysis)

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January 27, 2022
PE firm Verdane acquires majority stake in Standout Capital-backed software company Papirfly Group
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December 15, 2021

Advised by ABG Sundal Collier, Standout Capital-backed Norwegian software company Papirfly Group explores ownership options - expected ARR of NOK 200m in 2021 (NKP Proprietary)

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January 27, 2022
Dansk Computer Center "DCC" acquired by Norvestor-backed Foxway
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December 2, 2021

Advised by Atrium Partners, IT hardware distributor Dansk Computer Center "DCC" explores ownership options with indicative bids having recently been submitted acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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January 27, 2022
Search engine-startup Raffle.ai raises DKK 120m in funding round led by US-based K1 Investment Management
Børsen

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September 24, 2021

Raffle.ai looks to raise EUR 8m in Series A funding (NKP Proprietary)

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January 25, 2022
Nordic Harvest turns down three-digit million-offers due to unsatisfactory terms - looking to raise DKK 60m by May 2022
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March 25, 2021

Danish Nordic Harvest looking to raise DKK 800m by 2023 (NKP Proprietary)

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January 25, 2022
(Update) As first reported by NKP, owners of Maileg contemplates ownership options - Clearwater International mandated
Børsen

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January 11, 2021

Privately-owned Scandinavian design toy brand Maileg expects EBIT of DKK 60m in FY 2020/21 - Internationalization strategy with a focus on Chinese market penetration in 2021 (NKP Proprietary)

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January 17, 2022
PE-backed Ruokaboksi looking to raise several million EUR in a third capital raise
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March 12, 2021

Helsinki-based Ruokaboksi seeks to raise external capital - IPO being considered (NKP Proprietary)

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January 14, 2022
777 Esports raises capital - a process first covered by NKP in November 2021
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November 16, 2021

777 Esports looks to raise NOK 10m to establish itself as a leading player within the Norwegian Esports industry (NKP Proprietary)

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January 13, 2022
Publ. listed Syncro Group mulls acquisition agenda
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October 21, 2021

Marlin-backed Puzzel considers European acquisition opportunities acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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January 12, 2022
Amer Sports sells Suunto to Chinese tech company Lieshang - exit process previously covered by NKP
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May 7, 2020

ANTA Sports Products to divest Finnish SUUNTO

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January 11, 2022
GRK Infra Group looking to IPO, sales process covered earlier by NKP
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December 2, 2021

Tesi, Ilmarinen and employee owners of specialized infrastructure construction firm GRK Infra Group evaluates a majority sale advised by SEB Corporate Finance according to sources, 2020 unadjusted EBIT of EUR 22m (NKP Proprietary)

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January 7, 2022
Capidea-backed Westpack acquired by Swedish Adelis Equity Partners for DKK 500m (EV/EBITDA 11.8x)
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October 11, 2021

Indicative bids submitted last week in PwC-led sales process for Capidea's portfolio firm since 2017, packaging firm Westpack with 2021 EBITDA of around DKK 50m, Plesner legal advisor, according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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December 29, 2021
Norwegian Promon to receive strategic investment from GRO Capital, Kirk Kapital and Trifork
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December 15, 2021

Update: Advised by tech-focused boutique investment bank AGC Partners, the owners of Kistefos-backed cybersecurity firm Promon is exploring an exit with material shared with several suitors this fall according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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November 1, 2021

Backed by Norwegian venture fund Kistefos since 2008 and strategic player Vasco since 2016, app security specialist Promon is heading for a change of ownership in Q4-2021 with international investment bank mandated, 2020 revenue of NOK 75.8m (+46% year-on-year) and EBITDA of NOK 10.6m - IMs are out according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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December 28, 2021
Danish Hedia in talks with family offices about raising capital
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December 21, 2020

Hedia looks to raise DKK 60m in series A funding round - long term IPO plans

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December 28, 2021
SPACett SPAC listed on Spotlight, intends to acquire unlisted Nordic companies
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December 11, 2020

Publ. listed Knowit looks for Nordic acquisition targets

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