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December 29, 2021
Norwegian Promon to receive strategic investment from GRO Capital, Kirk Kapital and Trifork
Press Release
December 15, 2021

Update: Advised by tech-focused boutique investment bank AGC Partners, the owners of Kistefos-backed cybersecurity firm Promon is exploring an exit with material shared with several suitors this fall according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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November 1, 2021

Backed by Norwegian venture fund Kistefos since 2008 and strategic player Vasco since 2016, app security specialist Promon is heading for a change of ownership in Q4-2021 with international investment bank mandated, 2020 revenue of NOK 75.8m (+46% year-on-year) and EBITDA of NOK 10.6m - IMs are out according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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December 28, 2021
Danish Hedia in talks with family offices about raising capital
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December 21, 2020

Hedia looks to raise DKK 60m in series A funding round - long term IPO plans

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December 28, 2021
SPACett SPAC listed on Spotlight, intends to acquire unlisted Nordic companies
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December 11, 2020

Publ. listed Knowit looks for Nordic acquisition targets

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December 28, 2021
Nordic Capital exits investment in Vizrt Group to a new Nordic Capital-led consortium
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June 26, 2020

Nordic Capital-owned since 2015, entertainment-data firm Vizrt Group releases strong earnings for 2019 w. 27pct. YoY growth

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December 23, 2021
Legal tech firm ComplyCloud raises DKK 33.5m from investor Seed Capital
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October 14, 2021

Legal tech firm ComplyCloud looks to raise DKK 50m in Series A funding - investor discussion ongoing acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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December 22, 2021
Klar Partners-backed QMG continues M&A agenda
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October 26, 2021

Publ. listed Veidekke scouts for acquisition opportunities (NKP Proprietary)

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October 1, 2021

Publ. listed AF Gruppen scouts for acquisition targets beyond the construction segment

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December 22, 2021
FSN Capital acquires majority stake in PE-backed Optigroup
Press Release
September 2, 2021

Update: Teasers are out in Jefferies-led sale process of Altor and Triton-backed OptiGroup - adj. EBITDA of EUR 64m in 2020 (NKP Proprietary)

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July 2, 2021

Advised by investment bank Jefferies, Altor and Triton are preparing for a Q3-2021 exit process for OptiGroup acc. to sources - revenue of EUR 949m with adjusted EBITA of EUR 42.7m in 2020 (NKP Proprietary)

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December 22, 2021
Publ. listed Kitron acquires Danish EMS vendor BB Electronics for DKK 600m, EV/EBITDA 11.8x
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October 11, 2021

Following successful turnaround PwC Corporate Finance has been mandated for an upcoming sale of Horsens-based EMS vendor BB Electronics with 2020 revenue of DKK 664.9m (+44% year-on-year) and normalized EBITDA of DKK 51m (NKP Proprietary)

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December 21, 2021
Litorina sells Euroflorist to investor consortium
Press Release
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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December 21, 2021
Orlando-backed sawmilling business Bergkvist Siljan acquired by Austrian Mayr-Melnhof
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October 26, 2021

Backed by German PE firm Orlando since 2018, Swedish sawmilling business Bergkvist Siljan is heading for a sale - IMs are out in process led by Stifel Corporate Finance with indicative bids end of October, marketed at 2021 EBITDA of SEK 400m according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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December 21, 2021
Axcel acquires majority stake in IT security-firm BullWall (EV/EBITDA 20-25x)
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October 5, 2021

Owners of anti-ransomware SaaS-firm BullWall is preparing for a full or partial sale and is reportedly working with EY Corporate Finance and Horten according to multiple sources although it is still early days, 2020 EBITA of DKK 18.5m and gross profit of DKK 31.8m (+334% year-on-year) (NKP Proprietary)

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December 14, 2021
Swedish PE firm Adelis Equity acquires majority stake in Pixelz
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November 25, 2021

Update: Clearwater International mandated for the sale of image editing SaaS business Pixelz - IMs are out (NKP Proprietary)

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November 16, 2021

Privately-owned Pixelz, a well-performing provider of product image editing services (SaaS), explores ownership options including a majority sale - exp. revenue of DKK 85-90m (+25% 3y CAGR) with EBITDA of DKK +20m in 2021 (NKP Proprietary)

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December 14, 2021
Hg Capital-backed Visma acquires Danish SaaS-company Acubiz
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August 17, 2021

IM´s are out in EY-led sale process of Acubiz acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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December 9, 2021
EQT acquires minority stake in 3Shape at DKK 22bn valuation - a process first covered exclusively by NKP in August 2020 (Press Release)
Press Release
August 10, 2021

Owners of 3Shape - the Danish-headquartered leading global dental scanner company - mandates Goldman Sachs to explore a minority sale during H2-2021 according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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August 14, 2020

3Shape could finally be heading towards an entreprenurial exit - Co-founders have stepped down as Co-CEO`s in the 31 pct. 3y CAGR dentistry technology firm (NKP analysis)

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December 9, 2021
Valedo-backed Norva 24 completes IPO on Nasdaq Stockholm
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July 9, 2020

Valedo`s sale of Norva 24 likely to pick up again after summer sources reveal - could be valued around NOK 2.4bn

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December 8, 2021
Adtraction IPOs on First North Growth Market
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September 25, 2020

Affiliates firm Adtraction grows sales 27% in 2019 to SEK 527m w. EBITA of 25m, former investment banker turned Founder CEO could be tempted to cash in (NKP analysis)

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December 7, 2021
Erhvervsinvest acquires 80% share in Delika Food Group, valuing the company at DKK 300-400m
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January 20, 2021

Delika Food Group sees large consolidation potential in Danish cold-cuts market and is open to let in an investor - EBITDA of DKK 32m, M&A process may be ongoing already as key competitor undergoes succession (NKP Proprietary)

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December 6, 2021
Finnish VR firm Varjo raises EUR 20m from European Investment Bank
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September 3, 2021

Varjo prepares for upcoming capital raise - acquisitions could also be pursued

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December 6, 2021
3i acquires Danish vessel operator Esvagt from AMP for GBP 268m, EV/EBITDA 12.5x
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June 21, 2021

3i Infrastructure and AMP Capital expects H2-2021 sale of offshore safety and support vessel operator Esvagt - abandons previously considered IPO track to focus exclusively on the M&A track according to two sources close to the situation (NKP Proprietary)

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December 6, 2021
Texthelp acquires Verdane's remaining stake in Lingit Group
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March 9, 2021

After fours years of ownership, Verdane could realize an 8.5x MBM on its investment in multilingual literacy software firm Lingit Group (NKP Proprietary)

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December 6, 2021
Gjensidige Forsikring acquires Falck's Roadside Assistance operations in several countries for SEK 1.4bn
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February 4, 2021

Falck is moving ahead with spin-off of non-Danish Roadside Assistance acc. to sources, investor material to be circulated end of February, process is run in-house without investment bank, KPMG doing financial VDD - Lansforsakringar among potential buyers (NKP Proprietary)

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December 3, 2021
Valedo-backed Lakrids by Bülow heading for IPO in H1-2022 acc. to media (Berlingske)
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November 16, 2020

Valedo in early dialogue with possible advisors re. exit of Lakrids by Bülow acc. to sources, 2019 EBITDA of DKK 29m and strong current trading as consumers eat more sweets during the Pandemic (NKP Proprietary)

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December 2, 2021
Compare-IT Nordic looks for acquisition opportunities
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October 8, 2021

American Salesforce looking to grow through acquisitions in Sweden

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December 2, 2021
Danish biotech startup Pephexia raises DKK 3m from Vækstfonden
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February 9, 2021

Danish Pephexia Therapeutics looks to raise EUR 5m before the end of 2021 (NKP Proprietary)

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December 1, 2021
British PE-firm Pamplona acquires Danish electronics distributor EET Europarts from FSN Capital
Press Release
August 20, 2021

Information memorandums to be circulated during the coming weeks in EET Europarts exit process led by R. W. Baird (investment bank) and Accura (legal) (NKP Proprietary))

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January 27, 2021

Update on EET Europarts - Accura engaged by FSN for an upcoming sale, FIH likely to also get involved

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