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November 20, 2024
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan acquires a co-controlling stake in Max Matthiessen from Nordic Capital at an EV of EUR 1bn and EV/EBITDA of ~25x
Press Release
October 4, 2024

Update: NBOs are due 16 October 2024 in connection with Nordic Capital's exit process for Max Matthiessen, a Sweden-based pensions and insurance firm, acc. to several sources - Houlihan Lokey advising (NKP Proprietary)

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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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November 20, 2024
Mavco Investments and Avenue Capital to acquire Hubergroup for EUR 462m at an implied EV/EBITDA multiple of 7.7x (FY24)
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September 6, 2024

Final bids are collected for the privately-owned printing ink specialists Hubergroup is exploring ownership options with PwC Corporate Finance, marketed off 2024 adjusted EBITDA of EUR ~60m

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May 28, 2024

Privately-owned printing ink specialists Hubergroup is exploring ownership options with PwC Corporate Finance, to be marketed off 2024 adjusted EBITDA of EUR ~60m, acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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November 20, 2024
Fremman Capital acquires majority stake in Rehaneo from Gimv
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October 9, 2024

Belgian private equity firm Gimv has mandated Houlihan Lokey to oversee the sale of Rehaneo, a Munich-based outpatient rehabilitation provider that has grown rapidly through organic and inorganic means, with coffee chats underway and a teaser expected soon, based on a projected 2024 EBITDA of EUR 14m, acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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November 19, 2024
Rheinmetall AG outlines strategic M&A plans to bolster growth
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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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November 18, 2024
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems eyes IPO after Carlyle exit, German government considers stake increase
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November 23, 2023

Thyssenkrupp considers carve-out of Marine business unit Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems

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November 15, 2024
Inflexion acquires majority stake in Finanzen.net from Axel Springer reportedly for around EUR 400m, at an EV/EBITDA multiple of 16.32x (FY23)
Press Release
June 10, 2024

Update: Final bids are due on 12 June in Houlihan Lokey-guided sale of Axel Springer's Finanzen.net business - an online financial news site and retail stock trading platform - according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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April 16, 2024

Update: sell-side materials are out in the Houlihan Lokey guided sale of KKR-backed Axel Springer's Finanzen.net - a financial news site and retail stock trading platform (NKP Proprietary)

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November 15, 2024
German TÜV Rheinland acquires car inspection services provider Bilprovningen from the Swedish State
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July 1, 2024

Carnegie is reportedly advising on a possible sale of state-owned car inspection services provider Bilprovningen, with teasers in distribution according to sources - Adj. EBITDA of SEK 130m in 2024E (NKP Proprietary)

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November 15, 2024
Nobilis acquires a 65% stake in Danish beauty distributor TMC Nordic
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June 5, 2024

The owner of TMC Nordic, a distributor of niche beauty brands, is exploring ownership options in a "live process advised by Clearwater, acc. to sources - EBITDA of DKK 24m in FY22/23 (NKP Proprietary)

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November 15, 2024
Premium baby brand BIBS initiates sale process with Nordea advising according to news media
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July 6, 2022

Danish premium baby brand BIBS in preliminary preparations for a possible sale advised by Clearwater International - revenue of approx. DKK 230m with EBITDA of DKK 115m in 2021 and expected +50% YoY growth in 2022 acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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November 14, 2024
Altor acquires full control of Hamlet Protein from Goldman Sachs
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March 19, 2024

Teasers have been distributed in the Nordea-advised sale of Hamlet Protein acc. to multiple sources - EBITDA of DKK ~85m in 2024E (NKP Proprietary)

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May 25, 2021

Altor and Goldman Sachs Merchant Bank mandates investment bank for upcoming sale of Hamlet Protein - a specialist manufacturer of plant-based protein additives targeted at young animals in livestock production, 2020 normalized EBITDA of DKK 30m (NKP Proprietary)

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November 14, 2024
NEA Partners-backed Euroflorist acquires UK-based Serenata Flowers amid future IPO plans
Breakit
September 27, 2021

Litorina prepares for dual-track exit process for its portfolio firm since 2007, flower retailer Euroflorist following 59% year-on-year organic growth in 2020, and has mandated Carnegie for the efforts (NKP Proprietary)

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February 19, 2021

With a pandemic-driven boom in online flower sales and a recent early redemption of bonds, Litorina is expected to push ahead with an exit of Euroflorist acc. to sources - LTM EBITDA of SEK 192m (NKP Proprietary)

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November 14, 2024
Stockholm Exergi Issues SEK 500m in new Green Bonds
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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November 14, 2024
Forterro acquires Orgadata, a leading German construction software provider
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May 30, 2024

The Germany-based software provider for the window and door manufacturing and installations market, Orgadata, is exploring ownership options advised by Connexxa - marketed off 2023 adjusted EBITDA of EUR 6m, according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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November 12, 2024
Nordic Bioscience has appointed Nordea, UBS, and JP Morgan for a 2025 listing on Copenhagen Stock Exchange, according to Børsen
Børsen
June 7, 2022

Update: Nordea mandated for IPO of KKR-backed Nordic Bioscience, a developer of non-invasive biomarkers - situation first and exclusively covered by NKP M&A Insights on 11 April, process to kick off in the fall of 2022 (NKP Proprietary)

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April 11, 2022

The owners of KKR-backed Nordic Bioscience, a Danish developer of non-invasive biomarkers, is preparing for a listing after the Summer according to multiple sources - still early days with advisors currently being evaluated

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November 12, 2024
Berlingske Media may be sold before Christmas, according to news media InsideBusiness
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November 5, 2024

Update: Belgian DPG Media's contemplated sale of Danish media company Berlingske Media is handled in-house without an investment bank, according to sources (NKP Proprietary) 

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November 12, 2024
Bregal Unternehmerkapital (BU) backed GSG GENII Software Group acquired WinValue
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July 5, 2024

The Benchmark International advised sale process of WinValue, a vehicle insurance claims management platform, collected NBOs last week, marketed off 2024E EBITDA of EUR 4m, acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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November 11, 2024
Francisco Partners-backed EG acquires Easoft, a Finnish provider of SaaS-based software for SMEs in the construction industry
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April 10, 2024

A sales process for Easoft, a Finnish AI-based SaaS platform for SMEs in the construction sector, has been launched, targeting financial sponsors, with IMs out and NBOs due in early May - ARR of EUR ~7m and cash EBITDA of EUR ~2.5m in FY24E (NKP Proprietary)

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November 9, 2024
STADA Arzneimittel's private equity owners prepare for potential IPO mid strategic exit plans and appoint additional banks
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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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November 6, 2024
Northvolt nears securing critical financing amid liquidity crisis
Breakit

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October 22, 2024

Swedish battery producer Northvolt approaches deadline to secure crucial funding amid financial challenges, engages Goldman Sachs to explore potential sales of parts of business

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November 5, 2024
Norwegian industrial investment company Aker's AI and technology firm Cognite looks forward to US IPO
e24

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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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November 4, 2024
Norway's largest energy company Å Energi to acquire Fredrikstad Municipality's 51% stake in Fredrikstad Energi (FEAS) at an EV of NOK 3.3bn
Press Release
September 12, 2024

Update: Due diligence efforts are ongoing in the SEB-advised sale process for Fredrikstad Energi, a Norwegian energy company, acc. to several sources (NKP Proprietary)

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June 11, 2024

The Municipality of Fredrikstad has mandated SEB to explore ownership options of its 51% stake in Norwegian energy company Fredrikstad Energi with teasers being out, according to sources - Revenues of NOK 797m with an adj. EBITDA of NOK 238m in FY23 (NKP Proprietary)

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November 4, 2024
Arjun Infrastructure Partners takes full ownership of Danish biogas firm Bigadan
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August 7, 2023

Company to watch: Arjun Infrastructure Partners may be exploring ownership options later this year for Denmark's second-largest biogas producer Bigadan following strong FY22 performance, acc. to sources - EBITDA of DKK 343m in FY22 (NKP Proprietary)

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November 4, 2024
Axcel prepares for a potential exit of Danish design firm Gubi amid leadership changes, according to Inside PE
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April 20, 2022

Company to watch: Design furniture company GUBI, a portfolio company of Axcel since 2018, delivers strong growth with revenue reaching DKK 508m (+34% YoY) and adj. EBITDA of DKK 144.4m in FY21 - ownership options may be explored in H2-2022 acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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October 31, 2024
Sweden-owned multinational power co. Vattenfall enters EUR 2bn revolving credit facility linked to sustainability
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August 20, 2022

Vattenfall mandates Citi to advise on a planned sale of its Berlin heating business (NKP Proprietary)

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October 29, 2024
Panasonic's subsidiary Zetes acquires a 50% stake in Danish AMR firm Robotize
JP Finans
September 26, 2022

Update: Information memorandums have been distributed in EY-led sales efforts for Robotize, a Danish AMR firm - first reported by NKP on 07 September (NKP Proprietary)

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September 7, 2022

Founder-owned Robotize, the company behind the GoPal autonomous robot, is exploring a sale advised by EY Corporate Finance according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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