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January 2, 2025
Global private investment firm Permira to acquire a majority stake in Westbridge Advisory, an ESG-focused advisory firm, from investor GENUI
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December 8, 2023

GENUI and founders are preparing a Lazard-guided sale of Argentus Westbridge (“Westbridge”) - the ESG-focused consultancy for the real estate industry - with scheduled auction kick off in the beginning of the new year and projected 2024 revenue and adj. EBITDA of EUR 120-125m and EUR 21m, respectively - according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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December 30, 2024
Rivean Capital to acquire Valcon, a pan-European transformation consultancy, from Waterland
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May 22, 2024

Waterland has engaged Raymond James to oversee its exit considerations from Valcon, a pan-European consultancy specialized in technology and data, for which early-stage pre-marketing efforts are commencing (NKP Proprietary)

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December 27, 2024
Private Equity firm Paragon to acquire majority stake in Equistone-owned Dymatrix, a data-driven and AI-based marketing automation platform formerly a part of PIA Group (now PIA Media)
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September 24, 2024

Update: TCG Corporate Finance has relaunched the paused sales process of Dymatrix, a data-driven and AI-based marketing automation platform backed by Equistone since 2014, according to sources, an updated IM is out since August 2024, marketed off 2024 adj. EBITDA of EUR 10m (NKP Proprietary)

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February 27, 2024

Equistone is reportedly preparing an exit of Dymatrix, a data-driven and AI-based marketing automation platform formerly a part of PIA Group (now PIA Media), advised by TCG Corporate Finance and to be marketed off adj 2023 EBITDA of ~ 10m, acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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December 20, 2024
Axcel acquires majority stake in Nordic Tyre Group from Altor at an EV of SEK 5bn and EV/EBITDA (2024E) of 10x
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November 14, 2024

Update: IMs are out and NBOs are soon to be collected in the DNB Markets-advised process for Altor-owned Nordic Tyre Group, according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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April 26, 2023

Preliminary exit preparations for Nordic Tyre Group (NTG), an Altor-owned Northern European tyre wholesaler and retailer, have begun according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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December 20, 2024
Swedish investment company Pamir acquires Norwegian Pureservice, a mid-market SaaS solution for Enterprise Service Management
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September 9, 2024

The private owners of Pureservice, a Norwegian SaaS platform for helpdesk and service management functions, are exploring ownership options with Nordhaven Corporate Finance advising and sell-side material having been distributed, acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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December 20, 2024
Swedish AQ Group to acquire mdexx Magnetronics Unit from Lafayette Mittelstand Capital - at EV/EBITDA of 5x
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June 11, 2024

Carlsquare is advising on “Project Thunderstruck” - a combined exit process for the two manufacturers of electrical winding components for the railway infrastructure and renewable energy industries, mdexx and Michael Riedel GmbH, which used to both be part of Chinese Lince Group - combined EBITDA of EUR ~6m, according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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December 20, 2024
MTIP and Peakstone Acquire Majority Stake in Dossier Solutions
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September 29, 2022

Advised by ABG Sundal Collier, Norwegian Dossier Solutions is pursuing a sale - ARR of NOK 100m in 2022E acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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December 19, 2024
Finland-based LeadDesk (publ.) acquires Zisson, a Norwegian contact center software provider, from Verdane for EUR 10m
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January 19, 2024

Zisson, a Norwegian cloud-based CCaaS company backed by Verdane since 2018, experiences steady growth and is tipped as a near-medium term exit candidate by NKP’s sources - revenue of NOK 102m (+23% YoY) in FY22 with the vast majority driven by recurring streams (NKP Proprietary)

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January 19, 2024

Zisson, a Norwegian cloud-based CCaaS company backed by Verdane since 2018, experiences steady growth and is tipped as a near-medium term exit candidate by NKP's sources - revenue of NOK 102m (+23% YoY) in FY22 with the vast majority driven by recurring streams (NKP Proprietary)

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December 19, 2024
Investment firm IMC Individual Mobility Capital acquires WELP Group, an expert for specialised and armoured vehicles
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June 17, 2024

Family-owned Welp Group, a market-leading manufacturer of civilian armoured vehicles, has mandated Oaklins to explore ownership options as the majority shareholder is nearing retirement and the firm is well-positioned for sustainable high growth, marketed as "Project Paladine" - acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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December 18, 2024
Priveq acquires a minority stake in Gimmersta Wallpaper, a Sweden-based premium wallpaper manufacturer
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September 14, 2024

Following strong recent growth, premium wallpaper manufacturer Gimmersta Wallpaper Company has mandated Clearwater to explore ownership options with teasers having been distributed acc. to sources - Revenues of SEK 350m and EBITDA of SEK 125m in 2024E (NKP Proprietary)

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December 18, 2024
Voyado, a Swedish SaaS-based customer experience platform, secures a SEK 75m investment from H&M (publ.) at a SEK ~3bn valuation - 5x sales
Press Release
April 15, 2024

Update: IMs have been distributed and NBOs are soon to be collected in the William Blair-guided sale process for Verdane- and Novax-backed Voyado, a Swedish customer experience SaaS platform (NKP Proprietary)

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September 21, 2023

Update: William Blair has been engaged to advise on the potential sale of Verdane- and Novax-backed Voyado, a Swedish customer experience SaaS platform, acc. to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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December 18, 2024
Belgian private equity firm Gimv sells its majority stake in KÖBERL Group, a facilities management company, to B+N Referencia Zrt.
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October 15, 2024

Update: second phase of IMAP-guided sale of Köberl Group, a Gimv portfolio firm since 2020 providing facilities services in Southern Germany, commenced last week according to several sources (NKP Proprietary)

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December 17, 2024
Update: The UBS-advised sale process for FLSmidth's (publ.) Cement business is expected to conclude in early 2025, acc. to Børsen
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September 12, 2024

Update: Updated IMs are being circulated in connection with the UBS-advised efforts by FLSmidth (publ.) to divest its Cement business, acc. to several sources (NKP Proprietary)

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February 16, 2024

Update: Denmark-headquartered FLSmidth (publ.) entertained pitches from corporate finance advisors end-January in connection with its exploration of divestment options for its Cement business (NKP Proprietary)

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December 16, 2024
American Industrial Partners acquires Norwegian marine services and vessel operations company FSV Group
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October 8, 2024

Update: NBOs are due in late October in connection with the Arctic Securities-led ownership explorations for privately held marine services and vessel operations company FSV Group (NKP Proprietary)

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September 3, 2024

Privately held marine services and vessel operations company FSV Group explores ownership options advised by Arctic Securities acc. to sources - Revenues of NOK 406m and EBITDA of NOK 144m in FY23 (NKP Proprietary)

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December 16, 2024
German private equity investor Maguar to acquire hsbcad, a European software solution provider for offsite timber construction based in Belgium
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August 23, 2024

hsbcad, a founder-owned Belgian-headquartered provider of offsite construction software and Autodesk partner for the prefab housing industry with a significant presence in Germany, is working on a sale advised by Bryan, Garnier & Co. - according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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December 16, 2024
Solix acquires majority stake in Chora, a Danish developer of mission-critical communication solutions
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May 16, 2024

Advised by Deloitte Corporate Finance, Chora, an international developer of mission-critical communication solutions, is in the market with IMs having been shared with selected suitors, acc. to several of NKP's sources - Revenues of DKK 132m and EBITDA of DKK +80m in FY23 (NKP Proprietary)

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December 16, 2024
Lars Jensen obtains a majority stake in Eltronic Group from Blue Equity
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January 10, 2023

Blue Equity-backed Eltronic Group, a well-performing technology and engineering group operating within the renewable energy, marine, and industrial manufacturing industry segments, explores ownership options advised by Clearwater International - revenue of DKK +1,500m (+50% YoY) with solid profitability in FY 2021/22 (NKP Proprietary)

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December 12, 2024
Main Capital Partners acquires encryption software company procilon Group from Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen
Press Release
October 11, 2024

Update: The Houlihan Lokey-advised sale process of Procilon, a cybersecurity firm backed by HQ Industrie-Beteiligungen since 2019, is advancing into the second phase with first-round bids having been collected last week, acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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June 27, 2024

Houlihan Lokey is mandated to oversee the post-Summer sales process of encryption software company procilon Group - backed by HQ Industribeteiligung since 2019, to be marketed of 2024E EBITDA of EUR 10m, acc. to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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December 12, 2024
Odevo secures USD 1.43bn refinancing package following CVC Capital stake acquisition
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August 29, 2024

CVC Capital acquires a significant minority stake in Fidelio-backed Odevo, a Swedish tech-enabled property manager

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June 7, 2023

Company to watch: Fidelio-backed since 2018 and rebranded as Odevo last year - a Swedish technology-enabled service group in the residential property management sector - appears as a potential exit candidate acc. to multiple sources with 2022 revenue of SEK ~3,800m (NKP Proprietary)

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December 12, 2024
FSN Capital initiates a potential sale of Fibo, according to news media Finansavisen
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July 6, 2021

Teasers are out in advance of Carnegie-led Q3 sales process for building materials manufacturer Fibo owned by FSN since 2016, non-normalized EBITDA of NOK 86.5m in 2020 (NKP Proprietary)

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December 10, 2024
Blackstone and TCV increase investment in RELEX Solutions
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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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December 9, 2024
Health-tech company Carasent (publ.) begins trading on Nasdaq Stockholm following cross-border merger
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April 30, 2024

Norwegian software company Carasent (publ.) receives takeover offer from EG Norge; board recommends against it - Enterprise Value of NOK ~1,120m and EV/Sales (2024) of 4.2x (Press Release/NKP Proprietary)

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December 8, 2024
German Dertour Group to acquire majority stake in Swiss travel company Hotelplan
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April 2, 2024

Houlihan Lokey is advising on the planned carve-out of Hotelplan Group, a globally active Swiss travel group in the leisure and business travel segment and part of the Swiss Parent company Migros Group, according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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December 5, 2024
Nordic Capital-owned NOBA Bank Group, a Northern European digital consumer bank, issues SEK 1bn senior unsecured bonds amid IPO preparations
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August 22, 2024

News media confirms NKP's coverage of the potential IPO for Nordic Capital's NOBA Bank Group (Bloomberg/NKP Proprietary)

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August 16, 2024

Nordic Capital has recently appointed Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Carnegie to prepare an IPO of digital consumer bank NOBA Bank Group acc. to sources - LTM operating profit of SEK 1,611m as of March 2024 (NKP Proprietary)

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December 5, 2024
US-based United Safety acquires Dafo Vehicle, a Swedish provider of fire detection and suppression systems, from Sobro
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July 4, 2024

Update: The Bryan, Garnier & Co.-advised process for Sobro-backed Dafo Vehicle Fire Protection has progressed to the second round, according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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April 2, 2024

The owners of Sobro-backed fire detection and suppression systems supplier Dafo Vehicle Fire Protection have recently appointed investment bank Bryan, Garnier & Co. for a potential sale of the company in 2024 - expected to be marketed off EBITDA of around SEK 100m (NKP Proprietary)

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