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June 9, 2021
Triton announces acquisition of Danish Fairwind
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June 7, 2021

Final bids for Fairwind submitted on Tuesday 01 June (NKP Proprietary)

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January 18, 2021

Exit experienced owners are preparing a 2021 exit of Danish renewables firm FairWind acc. to sources - strong underlying market and +55% YoY growth in 2019 with revenues of DKK 1bn (NKP Proprietary)

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June 9, 2021
EQT introduces buy and hold strategy with Anticimex as its first investment at EV/EBITDA of 26.1x
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September 17, 2020

EQT may test the (IPO) market for its pest-control firm Anticimex before its fund VI expires in 2021, US rival mulling sale (NKP Analysis)

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June 8, 2021
Altor-backed RevolutionRace published prospectus and starts trading on Nasdaq Stockholm on 16 June
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October 19, 2020

Altor prepares sale of RevolutionRace - could realise a 2.3x return in 3 years if IPOing the direct-to-consumer outdoor apparel firm (NKP-Analysis)

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June 7, 2021
Castik Capital acquires a majority stake in the Norwegian logistics software firm Element Logic
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April 23, 2021

Several indicative bids submitted on April 16 in Carnegie-led sales process for privately-held logistics software firm Element Logic according to two sources (NKP Proprietary)

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March 8, 2021

Advised by Carnegie and CLP, the sale of AutoStore-partner and warehouse solutions specialist Element Logic gains speed - teasers are out with IMs expected 2nd half of March, EBITDA of EUR 16m in 2020 (+100% YoY growth) (NKP Proprietary)

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June 7, 2021
Visma to continue pursuing acquisitions in Finland
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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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June 7, 2021
Gro Capital acquires a minority stake in Hg Capital-backed Trackunit
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October 26, 2020

As investment banks are invited to pitch, Gro Capital and Goldman Sachs MB may cash in DKK 2bn in an exit of telematics firm Trackunit (NKP Proprietary / Analysis)

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June 3, 2021
Nordic Capital-backed Signicat acquires Encap Security - further acquisitions being considered
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February 10, 2021

Finnish Happyornot considers acquisitions - encourages advisers to come forth with potential targets (NKP Proprietary)

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June 2, 2021
Jysk-Fynsk Kapital looks for acquisitions
Kapwatch

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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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May 28, 2021
Viking Venture to establish a SPAC company - aims to raise NOK 600m
Finansavisen

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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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May 27, 2021
Vattenfall suspends the attempt of acquiring Fortum's stake in Stockholm Exergi
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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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May 27, 2021
PE-backed Mestergruppen acquires the PE-backed Norwegian distributor of paint and decorating products Malorama
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February 18, 2021

Soaring valuations for building materials firms and strong current trading drives preliminary exit preparations for Icon Capital's investment in paint and surface products retailer Malorama according to sources - EBITDA of NOK 105m in 2019 (NKP Proprietary)

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May 27, 2021
Trifork completes initial public offering
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June 18, 2020

PE-fund Gro Capital to divest its software company Trifork

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May 21, 2021
Lars Larsen Group acquires the Danish furniture company Sofacompany from Procuritas
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May 10, 2021

Procuritas is approaching a sale of its Danish furniture company Sofacompany - signing expected before end of June (NKP Proprietary)

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November 12, 2020

Procuritas-backed Sofacompany is in preliminary exit preparations (NKP Sources)

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May 21, 2021
Via Equity looks for interesting tech acquisitions following its recent closing of its fourth fund
ITWatch

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May 3, 2021

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

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May 20, 2021
Mowi eyes more strategic acquisition targets
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April 9, 2021

Publ. listed Fodelia looking for acquisition targets - advisors encouraged to approach (NKP Proprietary)

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May 20, 2021
PE-backed Cognite looks to IPO in the US
Press Release

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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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May 19, 2021
Mandatum and CapMan acquire minority stakes in Finnish IT consultancy Sofigate to accelerate the company's growth
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May 3, 2021

Sofigate looks to sell a minority stake (NKP Proprietary)

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May 19, 2021
Finnish Sofigate looks for acquisitions following investment from Capman and Mandatum Private Equity
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February 10, 2021

Finnish Happyornot considers acquisitions - encourages advisers to come forth with potential targets (NKP Proprietary)

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May 19, 2021
Hg Capital backed IT Relation acquires Itadel from Maj Invest
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August 26, 2020

Maj Invest is preparing a sale of its IT services provider Itadel (formerly TDC Hosting), PwC corporate finance mandated (NKP proprietary)

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May 18, 2021
Summa Equity sells immunological reagents specialist HyTest at EV/EBITDA of 24.8x
Press Release
April 20, 2021

Sale of Summa Equity's immunological reagents specialist HyTest moves into due diligence phase in William Blair-led process, signing expected before June according to sources close to the process (NKP Proprietary)

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March 22, 2021

Summa Equity mandates William Blair for the exit of Finnish HyTest

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May 17, 2021
DI confirms that Altor-backed Transcom could be on its way to the stock market
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January 4, 2021

Altor-backed BPO firm Transcom may return to the stock exchange in 2021 according to rumors, strong current trading with +7.6% organic growth in Q3-2020, could be valued at EUR 1 billion (NKP Proprietary)

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May 12, 2021
FSN Capital acquires cyber security specialist Omegapoint from Priveq
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April 22, 2021

Sale of Priveq's online security specialist Omegapoint enters due diligence phase in Carnegie-led process (NKP Proprietary)

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August 21, 2020

Increasing demand for online security could draw attention to Omegapoint, which is backed by Priveq (40%) and realized 2019 sales of SEK 415m (+15%) after completing 3 bolt-ons (NKP analysis)

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May 12, 2021
Maersk confirms spin-off of Maersk Container Industry
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April 22, 2021

Maersk Container Industry draws significant interest from international buyers in Deutsche-bank led spin-off process, teasers are out and IMs on the doorstep according to several sources (NKP Proprietary)

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May 12, 2021
Polaris acquires e-commerce company Stronger
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March 3, 2021

Valentum mandated to explore potential investors/partners for Swedish women's sportswear e-tailer Stronger following the current e-commerce boom with revenue of SEK 310m (+160% YoY) and EBITDA of SEK 44m in 2020 - high interest from sponsors acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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May 10, 2021
IK Investment Partners sells its Norwegian portfolio company Hansen Protection to UK-based Survitec Group
Press Release
March 8, 2021

The sale of IK-backed Hansen Protection moves forward with IMs distributed earlier this year and indicative bids due before Easter (NKP Proprietary)

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October 19, 2020

As the Pandemic boosts demand for personal protective equipment, IK is closing in on a sale/IPO of its portfolio firm since 2013, Hansen Protection (rumor/NKP analysis)

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