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June 2, 2021
FSN Capital backed Proactive actively looking for acquisitions
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January 13, 2021

Cloud and data center service provider Braathe Gruppen grows revenue to NOK 460m (+52% YoY) w. EBITDA of NOK 85m in 2020 - strong current trading and focus on continued growth, founder welcomes advisers pitching acquisition targets, declines interest in selling (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 28, 2021
Publ. listed Matas looks to grow through M&A
Børsen

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December 11, 2020

Publ. listed Knowit looks for Nordic acquisition targets

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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
Press Release

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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
Børsen
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
Press Release

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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
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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
Graphic Packaging acquires the Swedish packaging company AR Packaging from CVC Capital for USD 1.45bn
Press Release
March 29, 2021

Sales process of CVC Capital-backed AR Packaging with 2020 EBITDA of EUR 150m attracts interest from several international sponsors as well as trade buyers - Credit Suisse holds the mandate

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December 8, 2020

CVC Capital likely to re-attempt exit in AR Packaging in 2021 with a unified brand name and several acquisitions within the health-care packaging industry in 2020 (NKP Analysis)

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May 17, 2021
VC-backed Clubessential Holdings acquires the Danish provider of fitness software solutions Exerp
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March 1, 2021

With Alantra and Plesner mandated, the sale of Technogym-owned fitness centre ERP provider Exerp gains speed - teasers sent to prospective buyers in week 6 - EBITDA of DKK 12.6m in 2019 (NKP Proprietary)

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

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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
DI
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
Mobilitywatch

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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 12, 2021
Maersk considers major future acquisitions
Mobilitywatch

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November 19, 2020

Scan Global Logistics Group looking to expand internationally through M&A agenda (NKP Sources)

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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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May 7, 2021
Riverside-backed Mintra creates a new head of acquisitions to accelerate acquisition-driven growth
Press Release

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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 5, 2021
Publ. listed Knowit acquires Formica Capital-backed Cybercom Group at EV/EBITA of 13x
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April 20, 2021

The sale process of Formica Capital-backed IT consultancy Cybercom Group picks up speed - Unnamed investment bank mandated and 2020 EBITA of SEK 179m (NKP Proprietary)

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May 5, 2021
As confirmed by NKP in a proprietary story on 10.03.2021, family-office Smedvig initiates sales process of Green Mountain - now also picked up by DN
DN

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March 10, 2021

Goldman Sachs mandated for the sale of Smedvig-owned Green Mountain

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