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December 20, 2024

Swedish investment company Pamir acquires Norwegian Pureservice, a mid-market SaaS solution for Enterprise Service Management

Press Release

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

Press Release

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

Press Release

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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

Glass manufacturer Schott acquires Qsil Quarzschmelze to boost semiconductor business

Press Release

April 5, 2024

Quasi-privately held QSIL is reportedly mulling a sale as the maker of precision quartz glass and ceramics for medical technology, semiconductor and other technical applications, is expected to be marketed off 2023 adj. EBITDA of EUR 40m, 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

Press Release

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

Press Release

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

Adelis acquires a majority stake in Btwentyfour, a provider of supply chain data automation software

Press Release

June 4, 2024

The owners of e-commerce supply-chain management platform Btwentyfour are reportedly exploring ownership options advised by G.P. Bullhound acc. to sources - Revenues of SEK ~80m (+20% YoY) in FY23 (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.

Press Release

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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

Børsen

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 17, 2024

ProSiebenSat.1 in talks to sell Verivox to Italy's Moltiply Group for over EUR 250m - EV/EBITDA of 6.25x

Bloomberg

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October 22, 2024

Update: Verivox-sale is ongoing and advised by PJT Partners, seeing the consumer price comparison platform marketed off 2024E EBITDA of around EUR 40m, according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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December 17, 2024

Stagwell to acquire UNICEPTA, enhancing its global media intelligence capabilities

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June 30, 2023

Paragon Partners appoints R.W. Baird following bake-off meetings to explore exit options for its portfolio firm since 2018, Unicepta - a media and marketing intelligence firm - according to several sources (NKP Proprietary)

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December 16, 2024

American Industrial Partners acquires Norwegian marine services and vessel operations company FSV Group

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

Stada Arzneimittel continues its plans for EUR 1.5 billion IPO, poised to be Germany's largest since Porsche

Bloomberg Deals

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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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December 12, 2024

FSN Capital initiates a potential sale of Fibo, according to news media Finansavisen

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 11, 2024

Czech e-commerce group Enterstore acquires Miss Mary of Sweden, a Sweden-based premium lingerie and shapewear brand, from Scope Capital

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September 4, 2024

Swedish private equity firm Scope Capital has engaged Carnegie to oversee ownership explorations for Miss Mary of Sweden, a premium lingerie and shapewear brand - sell-side material has been shared with prospective suitors, acc. to sources (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

Press Release

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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

Cash.ch

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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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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)

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

Quasi-privately held QSIL is reportedly mulling a sale as the maker of precision quartz glass and ceramics for medical technology, semiconductor and other technical applications, is expected to be marketed off 2023 adj. EBITDA of EUR 40m, acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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)

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)

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)

The owners of e-commerce supply-chain management platform Btwentyfour are reportedly exploring ownership options advised by G.P. Bullhound acc. to sources - Revenues of SEK ~80m (+20% YoY) in FY23 (NKP Proprietary)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Update: Verivox-sale is ongoing and advised by PJT Partners, seeing the consumer price comparison platform marketed off 2024E EBITDA of around EUR 40m, according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

Paragon Partners appoints R.W. Baird following bake-off meetings to explore exit options for its portfolio firm since 2018, Unicepta - a media and marketing intelligence firm - according to several sources (NKP Proprietary)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

Swedish private equity firm Scope Capital has engaged Carnegie to oversee ownership explorations for Miss Mary of Sweden, a premium lingerie and shapewear brand - sell-side material has been shared with prospective suitors, acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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)

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)

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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