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April 15, 2024
GlobalConnect backed by EQT to lay off a third of its German staff, NBOs soon to be collected (Computerworld/NKP Proprietary)
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February 1, 2024

Teasers were distributed in December for the Jefferies-advised efforts to carve out and divest the data center business from EQT-backed GlobalConnect, a pan-Nordic digital infrastructure platform held since 2016 - FY23E EBITDA of EUR 30-35m (NKP Proprietary)

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April 12, 2024
PE Litorina divests Swedish bed manufacturer KungSängen to consortium led by KAMJO Design & Hantverk
Press Release
August 3, 2022

Update: Advised by Clearwater International, Litorina is pursuing a timely sale of KungSängen, a Swedish bed manufacturer and omnichannel retailer - revenue of SEK +375m with EBITDA of SEK +35m in FY21 (NKP Proprietary)

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November 30, 2021

KungSängen, a bed manufacturer and omni-channel retailer backed by Litorina since 2015, likely to see revenue of SEK +375m (+5-10% YoY) with EBITDA of SEK +35m in 2021 - Litorina may explore ownership options (NKP Proprietary)

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April 11, 2024
Finnish construction software provider Admicom (publ.) announces acquisition agenda
Press Release
April 19, 2023

Finnish software company Cadmatic looks to grow through acquisitions

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May 10, 2021

Publ. listed Sikri looks to grow through M&A - could announce deals this year (NKP Proprietary)

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April 11, 2024
News media confirms NKP's reports that Nordic Capital is mulling a sale for pension and insurance firm Max Matthiessen
DI

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March 1, 2024

Company to watch: As Max Matthiessen continues its buy-and-build strategy and gears up for further geographic expansion, Nordic Capital may be tempted to weigh ownership options in H2-2024 or H1-2025 (NKP Proprietary)

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April 11, 2024
Swedish trampoline park company JumpYard issues SEK 400m senior secured bond
Press Release

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January 29, 2020

Swedish trampoline operator Jump Yard up for sale - teasers to be sent out in February (NKP Sources)

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April 10, 2024
Stada Arzneimittel in talks with potential buyers for a possible EUR 8bn sale
Bloomberg

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August 1, 2023

Bain Capital, Cinven, appoints Jefferies, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and Rothschild for reviewing options, including a potential 2024 dual-track process, for their joint portfolio firm Stada Arzneimittel, a generic drug-maker, which it delisted in 2017 - according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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April 9, 2024
Dutch waste recycling company Blue Phoenix Group, backed by InfraVia and Daiwa ICP, acquires Danish waste management firm RGS Nordic
Press Release
March 4, 2024

Update: NBOs have recently been collected in the Carnegie-led sale process for RGS Nordic, a Danish waste management and environmental services firm (NKP Proprietary)

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November 3, 2020

Waste mgmt. continues to attract PE-interest, 2020 EBITDA of DKK 259m at RGS Nordic could justify price expectations and a relaunch of the exit process (NKP sources / Analysis)

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April 9, 2024
Private equity firm EMH Partners acquires a minority stake in Stonebranch a portfolio firm of Elvaston Capital Management
Press Release

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March 12, 2024

German-founded workflow automation software provider Stonebranch, an Elvaston portfolio firm since 2017, is being prepped for a sale/partial sale later this year with international investment bank mandated - according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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April 8, 2024
Deutsche Bahn Invites New Bids for DB Schenker
Borsen
February 29, 2024

Update: NBOs are due on March 27 in auction process for DB Schenker following buyer beauty parade to be held at the March 15 meeting of the Railway Supervisory Board, according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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September 28, 2023

Update: DB Schenker to be sold as one unit and not split up it has been decided by Deutsche Bahn's supervisory board amid the ongoing strategy review and planned high-profile sale advised by Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Deutsche Bank (Press release/NKP Proprietary)

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April 4, 2024
An investor consortium led by PE firm CapMan's growth fund acquires waste treatment machinery provider Tana
Press Release
January 29, 2024

Update: Final bids have recently been submitted in the HLP Corporate Finance-guided sale process for Tana, a Finnish provider of waste treatment machinery (NKP Proprietary)

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July 6, 2023

Company to watch: The owners of Tana, a well-performing Finnish waste treatment solutions provider, may explore ownership options in H2-2023 according to multiple sources - FY22 revenue of EUR 37.6m (+41% YoY) and EBITDA of EUR 5.8m (NKP Proprietary)

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March 27, 2024
Company to Watch: Danish clothing brand Shaping New Tomorrow reports steady growth in 2023 annual report - revenues of DKK ~425m (+6.25% YoY) in FY23
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January 30, 2023

Update: Due diligence ongoing since early January in EY-advised sale of chino pant maker Shaping New Tomorrow, NBOs submitted before the Holidays (NKP Proprietary)

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November 14, 2022

Teasers have recently been distributed in EY-advised sale of chino-maker Shaping New Tomorrow according to multiple sources, projecting 2022 EBITDA of DKK 42m with a revenue CAGR between 2018 and 2021 of 115% (NKP Proprietary)

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March 27, 2024
Dutch private equity firm Egeria acquires German meals provider Meyer Menü
Press Release

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March 21, 2024

PwC-advised sale process of Meyer Menü, a catering company, has reached an advanced stage - marketed off 2023 adj. EBITDA of EUR 25m, acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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March 27, 2024
Update: Danish privately held construction SaaS company Unicontrol has mandated GP Bullhound to explore ownership options, according to news media
Børsen

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December 22, 2023

The private owners of Unicontrol, a Danish SaaS provider of a machine control system for construction, have begun mulling ownership options including a possible sale of the company in the near/mid-term - sales of DKK 71m (+234% YoY) and EBITDA of DKK 21m (NKP Proprietary)

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March 26, 2024
Eye clinic operator and optical retailer Silmäasema is considering a return to the stock exchange acc. to statements from the CEO
Talouselama

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January 20, 2023

Coronaria explores ownership options for Silmäasema, a Finnish eye clinic operator and optical retailer - Carnegie advising with IMs distributed in late Q4-2022 acc. to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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March 26, 2024
Co-founder Jacob Jelsing divests 3.1% of outstanding shares in Danish metabolic-focused biotech company Gubra (publ.) - transaction value of DKK 150m
Press Release

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May 17, 2022

Owners of Gubra, a founder-owned biotechnology and pre-clinical contract research services organisation ("CRO") and biotechnology firm, are working on a listing or minority sale later this year according to multiple sources, 2020 EBITDA of DKK 32m (NKP Proprietary)

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March 25, 2024
Danish CVC Capital-backed Scan Global Logistics issues EUR 600m bond to use for acquisitions, among other purposes
Press Release
March 15, 2022

Distribution of IMs in Barclays-led sale of AEA Investors owned Scan Global Logistics not yet out as previously expected - delay may be caused by the war in Ukraine according to multiple sources, 2021 normalized EBITDA of USD 129m

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April 16, 2021

Scan Global Logistics emerges stronger from the Pandemic with 2020 revenue of USD 1,225 (+14% YoY) and EBITDA of USD 50.6m, 8% organic growth and continued high buy-and-build potential - secondary buyout in Q1 or Q2 2022 a likely exit scenario according to sources close to the firm (NKP Proprietary)

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March 22, 2024
Austrian construction company Porr plans to make smaller acquisitions
Press Release
April 26, 2023

Nalka-backed Uniwater seeks acquisition opportunities within the Nordics

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September 17, 2021

Sentica-backed TerraWise looks for acquisition targets (NKP Proprietary)

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March 22, 2024
Norwegian end-to-end video conferencing platform Pexip (publ.) contemplates up to NOK 156m share issue to fund future acquisitions
Press Release
December 2, 2021

Publ. listed Pexip looks for acquisition opportunities acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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May 3, 2021

Sofigate looks to grow through M&A (NKP Proprietary)

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March 21, 2024
District heating and cooling company Stockholm Exergi issues green bonds amounting to SEK 1bn
Press Release
April 20, 2021

Update: Indicative bids for the sale of Fortum's district heating network Stockholm Exergi are due in the first week of May 2021 (NKP Proprietary)

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October 20, 2020

Finnish energy firm Fortum hires Citi as co-adviser on Stockholm Exergi sale

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March 21, 2024
Update: Danish news media KapWatch confirms NKP's coverage of Select Sport's ownership considerations
KapWatch

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February 6, 2024

The owners of SELECT Sport, a Danish legacy sports equipment brand, have engaged Carlsquare to advise on a possible sale of the company with teasers having recently been distributed, according to multiple sources - EBITDA of DKK 32.4m in FY22 with significant growth and profitability pick up expected in FY23 (NKP Proprietary)

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March 20, 2024
SaaS delivery experience platform Ingrid raises over SEK 200m in a new funding round
Press Release

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December 20, 2023

Ingrid, a Swedish SaaS delivery experience platform, is looking to close its ongoing EUR ~20m financing round by early 2024, acc. to sources - run-rate ARR of EUR 6m in 2023 (NKP Proprietary)

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March 18, 2024
Update: Montagu exploring split sale options of Danish property management company DEAS, with Blackfin and Norvestor as potential suitors according to news media
KapWatch
December 15, 2023

Update: NBOs were submitted in early December in the Rothschild-guided sale of Montagu-owned DEAS, a Danish property management services provider, acc. to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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July 14, 2020

Montagu may be looking to exit DEAS soon, Altor reportedly placed a bid for the 9.6 pct. 3y CAGR company last year

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March 18, 2024
Update: Børsen confirms NKP's coverage of GlobalConnect's planned carve-out of its data center business
Børsen

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February 1, 2024

Teasers were distributed in December for the Jefferies-advised efforts to carve out and divest the data center business from EQT-backed GlobalConnect, a pan-Nordic digital infrastructure platform held since 2016 - FY23E EBITDA of EUR 30-35m (NKP Proprietary)

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March 18, 2024
A group of bondholders become new majority owners of Caybon following a restructuring of the company
Press Release

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April 24, 2023

Company to watch: Caybon, a provider of content marketing solutions and a portfolio firm of Priveq since 2016, delivers revenue of SEK 984m with adj. EBITDA of SEK 113.6m in FY22 - IPO (possibly dual-track) preparations have begun acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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March 14, 2024
Bluestep Bank issues senior unsecured bonds worth SEK 2bn
Press Release
February 16, 2022

Update: J.P. Morgan and Carnegie to lead dual track sale of EQT-owned specialist mortgage firm Bluestep Bank - an opportunity first and exclusively covered by NKP on 25 January (NKP Proprietary)

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January 25, 2022

Company to watch: Swedish Bluestep Bank - a specialist mortgage provider in Sweden and Norway owned by EQT since 2017 - represent a logical exit opportunity for the Swedish fund with growth in run-rate adjusted operating profit to "around SEK 400m" in 2021 and the successful spin-off of the non-mortgage activities and establishment in Finland, according to industry insiders (NKP Proprietary)

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