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January 12, 2024
Finn secures EUR 100m in Series C funding round to double its electric vehicle fleet
Press Release
December 4, 2024

Finn, a VC-backed fast-growing provider of all-inclusive car subscriptions, is looking for investors for a capital raise or potentially minority stake sale in a process run without a formal corporate finance advisor, 2024E ARR of EUR 163m, acc. to sources *ESG FRIENDLY* (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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December 20, 2023
Update: PE firm Axcel plans to divest Danish Ship Finance (Danmarks Skibskredit) in H1-2024 according to news media
Borsen
December 7, 2022

Update: NBOs are due in late December in ongoing sale of Axcel-owned Danish Ship Finance (Danmarks Skibskredit) according to multiple sources, see also our proprietary article from 05 October (NKP Proprietary)

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October 5, 2022

Ownership consortium comprising Axcel, PFA & PKA is preparing for a possible sale of Danish Ship Finance advised by investment bank MW&L Capital according to sources - net profit guidance of DKK 275m - 335m for FY 2022E (NKP Proprietary)

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December 1, 2023
Norvestor exits Roadworks
Press Release
January 13, 2023

Following the successful sale of Roadworks subsidiary Otera AS, Norvestor is (still) pursuing a sale of Roadworks remaining business areas acc. to sources, William Blair advising (NKP Proprietary)

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February 5, 2021

Norvestor may eye a timely 2021 exit of its well-performing portfolio firm Roadworks - relatively unaffected by the pandemic and estimated EBITDA of NOK 82m in 2020 (NKP Proprietary)

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November 15, 2023
Swedish industrial conglomerate Lifco (publ.) acquires Danish company Green Instruments
Press Release
September 21, 2023

Update: Ownership explorations for Green Instruments advised by Clearwater Intl. have been relaunched, acc. to sources - EBITDA of DKK 35m in FY22 (NKP Proprietary)

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June 18, 2020

Privately owned Green Instruments might be looking for a buyer

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October 27, 2023
Global PE firm Rhône acquires a 40% stake in Orkla Food Ingredient, part of Norwegian good conglomerate Orkla (publ.), at an EV of NOK 15,500m - EV/EBIT of 14.1x
Press Release
September 1, 2023

Update: BofA-guided sale of Orkla Food Ingredients reaches an advanced stage, acc. to several sources - strong H1-2023 financials show 16% organic growth (NKP Proprietary)

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October 24, 2022

A sale is the main avenue being explored in relation to Orkla's recently announced intention to seek out partners for its Food Ingredients division, with an investment bank mandated, acc. to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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September 25, 2023
Update: Media outlet confirms NKP's coverage of ongoing exit explorations for Sports Group Denmark (Watchmedier/NKP Proprietary)
Watchmedier
June 20, 2023

Update: Dansk Ejerkapital-backed Sports Group Denmark grows revenue to DKK 1,107m (+40% YoY) with EBITDA of DKK 147.2m in FY22 - Ownership options are being explored advised by Carnegie acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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May 4, 2021

High-growth sports apparel company Sports Group Denmark backed by Industri Udvikling (since 2016) reaches revenue of DKK 600m (+20% YoY) w. EBITDA of DKK 49m in 2020, expects +35-40% growth in 2021 (NKP Proprietary)

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September 13, 2023
PE company Dansk Ejerkapital acquired a minority stake in Danish marketing company Standoutmedia
Press Release
February 16, 2022

(Update) Privately-held Danish Standoutmedia continues its roll-up play within the digital agency space and expects to deliver EBITDA of DKK 40m in 2022 - would consider inbound approaches from financial sponsors (NKP Proprietary)

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November 27, 2020

Standoutmedia considers bringing in external capital to accelerate lucrative roll-up play within the digital agency space, 27% Y-o-Y revenue growth targeting EBITDA of DKK 17m in 2020 (NKP Proprietary)

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September 1, 2023
Bridgepoint acquires trademark protection software and service SaaS provider Ports Group from Priveq
Press Release
June 13, 2023

Update: three bidders have progressed into the second round of the EY-led sale of Priveq-owned Ports Group acc. to sources - marketed off revenues of approx. SEK 300m and EBITDA of SEK +100m in 2023E (NKP Proprietary)

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June 24, 2022

Company to watch: owned by Priveq since 2015 and currently the last company in the sponsor's 2011 Fund IV, trademark protection software and service SaaS provider Ports Group delivers 2021 revenue of SEK 150m and is "more than exit ripe" according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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June 16, 2023
Swedish Corteco to ramp up 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 21, 2023
Publ. listed Danish pharmaceuticals firm Novo Nordisk looking to acquire
Borsen
June 16, 2022

Finnish PE fund Bocap looks to acquire 6-8 companies in its third fund, prepares to raise up to EUR 300m in Fund IV towards end of 2023

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May 29, 2020

Jula with strong financial muscle to acquire businesses

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February 27, 2023
Asset management firm Case Group looks to acquire
Press Release
June 16, 2022

Finnish PE fund Bocap looks to acquire 6-8 companies in its third fund, prepares to raise up to EUR 300m in Fund IV towards end of 2023

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Headline from pre-deal coverage in M&A Insights
May 29, 2020

Jula with strong financial muscle to acquire businesses

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February 27, 2023
Nokia could be looking to acquire smaller tech companies
Press Release
June 16, 2022

Finnish PE fund Bocap looks to acquire 6-8 companies in its third fund, prepares to raise up to EUR 300m in Fund IV towards end of 2023

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Headline from pre-deal coverage in M&A Insights
May 29, 2020

Jula with strong financial muscle to acquire businesses

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February 9, 2023
Lundbeck (publ) scrambling to find acquisition targets that can provide long-term growth
Børsen
June 16, 2022

Finnish PE fund Bocap looks to acquire 6-8 companies in its third fund, prepares to raise up to EUR 300m in Fund IV towards end of 2023

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Headline from pre-deal coverage in M&A Insights
May 29, 2020

Jula with strong financial muscle to acquire businesses

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February 1, 2023
Danish petrol company OK announces M&A agenda
EnergiWatch
June 16, 2022

Finnish PE fund Bocap looks to acquire 6-8 companies in its third fund, prepares to raise up to EUR 300m in Fund IV towards end of 2023

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Headline from pre-deal coverage in M&A Insights
May 29, 2020

Jula with strong financial muscle to acquire businesses

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January 23, 2023
H2 Carrier and Anori seek DKK 10-14bn to build P2X wind farm in Greenland
Press Release
June 16, 2022

Finnish PE fund Bocap looks to acquire 6-8 companies in its third fund, prepares to raise up to EUR 300m in Fund IV towards end of 2023

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Headline from pre-deal coverage in M&A Insights
May 29, 2020

Jula with strong financial muscle to acquire businesses

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December 16, 2022
Finnish PE firm Sievi Capital intends to transition from PE-firm to Conglomerate build around KH-Koneet Group, current investments including Indoor Group will still be divested via the previous investment strategy
Press Release
September 13, 2022

Nordea-led sale of Indoor Group on hold with continued uncertainty regarding timing (NKP Proprietrary)

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September 8, 2021

Sievi Capital appoints investment bank for the upcoming sale of its portfolio firm since 2017, omnichannel furniture and interior decor retailer Indoor Group acc. to sources - expected 2021 revenue of EUR 193m Pro-forma EBITDA of EUR 32.8m in 2021 (NKP Proprietary)

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December 15, 2022
Euro Cater looking to grow through acquisitions
Press Release
June 16, 2022

Finnish PE fund Bocap looks to acquire 6-8 companies in its third fund, prepares to raise up to EUR 300m in Fund IV towards end of 2023

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Headline from pre-deal coverage in M&A Insights
May 29, 2020

Jula with strong financial muscle to acquire businesses

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December 14, 2022
Swedish PE firm Trill Impact acquires Danish IT company Kimbrer Computer - an opportunity first covered by NKP on October 6th
Press Release
November 3, 2022

With NBOs having been submitted in week 41, the sale process for Kimbrer Computer is progressing into the second phase, Deloitte Corporate Finance advising (NKP Proprietary)

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October 6, 2022

Kimbrer Computer, an international distributor of refurbished IT and network hardware, is pursuing a majority sale with information memorandums out according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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November 14, 2022
Update: EQT-backed MOLSLINJEN acquires First Sentier-backed ForSea - situation first and exclusively covered by NKP/M&A Insights on 23 May, 2022
Press Release
October 18, 2022

Update: NBOs for First Sentier Investors-owned Forsea - the Helsingborg/Helsingor ferry operator - are due in week 43/end of October according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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May 23, 2022

European infrastructure fund First Sentier Investors preparing sale of ferry operator, ForSea, as performance is nearing pre-Covid numbers - 2020 revenue of SEK 944.8m with EBITDA of SEK 170m - investment bank mandated to kick-off process in Q3 (NKP Proprietary)

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November 9, 2022
Finnish seed fund Inventure looking for Danish acquisitions
Watchmedier
June 16, 2022

Finnish PE fund Bocap looks to acquire 6-8 companies in its third fund, prepares to raise up to EUR 300m in Fund IV towards end of 2023

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Headline from pre-deal coverage in M&A Insights
May 29, 2020

Jula with strong financial muscle to acquire businesses

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November 4, 2022
Publ. listed Karnov acquires carved out legal information businesses in Spain and France from Thomson Reuters and Wolters Kluwer for SEK 1.7bn
Press Release
June 16, 2022

Finnish PE fund Bocap looks to acquire 6-8 companies in its third fund, prepares to raise up to EUR 300m in Fund IV towards end of 2023

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Headline from pre-deal coverage in M&A Insights
May 29, 2020

Jula with strong financial muscle to acquire businesses

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November 1, 2022
Etteplan eyeing new opportunities in light of their Semcon bid losing out to Ratos
Press Release
June 16, 2022

Finnish PE fund Bocap looks to acquire 6-8 companies in its third fund, prepares to raise up to EUR 300m in Fund IV towards end of 2023

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Headline from pre-deal coverage in M&A Insights
May 29, 2020

Jula with strong financial muscle to acquire businesses

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October 28, 2022
Update: News media Borsen confirms NKP's coverage - PE fund First Sentier Investors looks to sell ferry operator ForSea with NBOs having been collected this week, Rothschild advising
Borsen
October 18, 2022

Update: NBOs for First Sentier Investors-owned Forsea - the Helsingborg/Helsingor ferry operator - are due in week 43/end of October according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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Headline from pre-deal coverage in M&A Insights
May 23, 2022

European infrastructure fund First Sentier Investors preparing sale of ferry operator, ForSea, as performance is nearing pre-Covid numbers - 2020 revenue of SEK 944.8m with EBITDA of SEK 170m - investment bank mandated to kick-off process in Q3 (NKP Proprietary)

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October 28, 2022
Sjuhäradsbygden-based investment company Seven District looking for tech acquisitions, aims to raise managed capital to SEK 5bn
Breakit
June 16, 2022

Finnish PE fund Bocap looks to acquire 6-8 companies in its third fund, prepares to raise up to EUR 300m in Fund IV towards end of 2023

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May 29, 2020

Jula with strong financial muscle to acquire businesses

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October 28, 2022
Publicly listed Norwegian SaaS firm Sikri acquires Swedish IT solutions firm Metria
Press Release
January 19, 2022

Indicative bids due on Jan 27 in PwC Corporate Finance led sales process of state-owned GIS-company Metria, several sponsors showing interest according to sources, management presentations currently ongoing (NKP Proprietary)

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January 5, 2022

The Swedish Government mandates PwC Corporate Finance to explore a sale of state-owned Metria, a specialist within geographical information services and software ("GIS") following an unsuccessful exit attempt in 2017 - marketed at 2021 EBITDA of EUR 4m according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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