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July 25, 2024
CVC Capital-backed Mehiläinen raises more than EUR 2bn in debt financing from private financial markets
Press Release
October 27, 2023

Update: Goldman Sachs and Jefferies have been engaged by CVC Capital to advise on its planned exit from Mehiläinen, a Finnish social and healthcare services provider, acc. to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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May 31, 2023

Company to watch: CVC Capital-backed Mehiläinen, a social and health care services provider, delivers revenue of EUR 1,633m (+17% YoY) with EBITA of EUR 137.6m in FY22 - ownership options likely to be considered in 2024 acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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July 23, 2024
Swedish security company ASSA ABLOY acquires Austrian provider of access management hardware SKIDATA - EV of EUR 340m
Press Release
May 13, 2024

Update: NBOs collected previous week in the Goldman Sachs-led sale process of Skidata, a subsidiary of Kudelski Group, and a provider of access solutions and access management (NKP Proprietary)

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April 16, 2024

IMs are expected this week in the Goldman Sachs advised sale process of Austrian-based SKIDATA, a carve-out from Kudelski (NKP Proprietary)

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July 23, 2024
TDR Capital at risk of losing majority ownership in Norwegian cruising company Hurtigruten as the debt deadline looms
Bloomberg
September 22, 2022

Update: TDR-backed cruise- and adventure operator Hurtigruten is working on restructuring its debt advised by investment bank PJT Patners ahead of large maturity coming up (NKP Proprietary)

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March 24, 2020

TDR-backed Hurtigruten exploring public interest

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July 23, 2024
KKR acquires majority control of Accountor's software business from Vitruvian Partners for more than EUR 1bn
Press Release

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June 28, 2024

Update: NBOs have been collected in the J.P Morgan-led process to divest Vitruvian-backed Accountor's software business acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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July 22, 2024
Update: Cinven reportedly in discussions for minority stake acquisition in Vitamin Well
Bloomberg
June 17, 2024

Update: IMs are out in the Jefferies-led minority stake sale process for Bridgepoint-backed Vitamin Well with NBOs to be collected by end-June, according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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January 15, 2021

Bridgepoint closing in on a sale of Vitamin Well according to sources - strong underlying market growth and estimated revenues of SEK 2.44bn and EBITDA of SEK 158m in 2020 (NKP Proprietary)

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July 22, 2024
Munich-based private equity firm Armira acquires pet food producer Almapharm
Press Release

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June 12, 2024

Founder-owned pet supplements developer and manufacturer Almapharm is in the market with Miura Corporate Finance, reporting revenues of EUR 15m in 2023, project 'Goldfinger', acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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July 19, 2024
Fortum (publ.) divests its waste treatment assets prev. known as Ekokem to Summa Equity-backed NG Group for EUR 800m - EV/EBITDA of ~11x
Press Release
May 27, 2024

Update: NBOs have been collected in connection with Fortum's (publ.) efforts advised by Danske Bank to carve out and divest its hazardous waste treatment assets prev. known as Ekokem (NKP Proprietary)

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November 27, 2023

Fortum has engaged Danske Bank to advise on the strategic review and contemplated sale of the assets previously known as Ekokem (now part of Fortum's Circular Solutions), with a process launch expected in H1-2024, acc. to multiple sources - EBITDA of EUR ~70m in FY22 (NKP Proprietary)

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July 19, 2024
Børsen confirms NKP's coverage of Saxo Bank's ownership considerations
Borsen

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April 17, 2024

Following the halted SPAC listing on Euronext Amsterdam in H2-2022, the owners of Saxo Bank have switched the focus towards an M&A track with pre-sounding currently commencing - Goldman Sachs advising acc. to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary/Reuters)

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July 19, 2024
Advertising marketer Ströer officially puts majority stake in Asambeauty up for sale
Lebensmittel Zeitung

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February 26, 2024

The long-anticipated sales process for Asambeauty is taking shape on the back of 2023 adj. EBITDA of EUR ~40m and amid several personal care and cosmetics assets being in/coming to market including Windstar Medical, Galderma, Mibelle, CAIA Cosmetics and Douglas as reported by NKP (NKP Proprietary)

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July 18, 2024
UK-based PE firm Tenzing acquires a majority stake in Swedish cloud-based platform Bannerflow
Press Release
February 14, 2024

Privately owned Bannerflow, a SaaS-based creative management platform (CMP) helping marketers create and automate digital advertising, explores ownership options advised by Houlihan Lokey - ARR of approx. EUR 30m in FY23 (NKP Proprietary)

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September 23, 2020

CMP-firm Bannerflow posts 2019 sales of SEK 121m (+24% YoY), HDR rumored to explore exit potential (NKP Analysis)

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July 18, 2024
SPIE to acquire 87% of Equistone-backed OTTO Life Science Engineering
Press Release

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April 12, 2024

Equistone is preparing to sell Otto Life Sciences Engineering (OLSE) which was originally founded as an add-on to its former portfolio firm OTTO, with the turn-key provider for life science facilities to be marketed off EBITDA of EUR ~20m - acc. to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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July 17, 2024
Caia Cosmetics' success continues with increased revenue and rumored sale
BreakIt

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March 26, 2024

Update: NBOs have recently been submitted in the Raymond James-advised sale process for Verdane Capital-owned beauty company Caia Cosmetics (NKP Proprietary)

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July 16, 2024
Purmo receives a competing takeover offer from Chinese firm Haier Smart Home's subsidiary
Press Release
May 3, 2021

The sale process of Rettig-owned Purmo is restarted - first bids due next month

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July 10, 2020

Brand transformation and management changes indicates that family office Rettig may, again, try to exit Purmo Group - UBS and SEB has been mandated

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July 16, 2024
Aarhus Airport seeks private investor following economic struggles and passenger decline
Finans

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August 29, 2023

Municipality-owned Aarhus Airport is seeking new financial and strategic partner(s) for funding of DKK 100m investment need (Press Release / NKP Proprietary)

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July 16, 2024
Smart home company Futurehome has raised NOK 12m. from existing shareholders and employees
Shifter

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May 21, 2021

Teasers out in Pareto-led sales process of Telia-owned FutureHome (NKP Proprietary)

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July 15, 2024
Nordic Capital to acquire majority stake in Norway's care tech provider Sensio
Press Release
May 29, 2024

Update: NBOs are due this week in Longship's ownership explorations for Sensio, a Norwegian integrated health-tech company, advised by William Blair, acc. to several sources (NKP Proprietary)

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October 6, 2023

Longship appoints William Blair for a future exit of Sensio, a Norwegian integrated healthtech company and a Nordic market leader, as the firm is drawing attention from suitors, although timing is yet to be decided and not imminent, acc. to sources - revenues of NOK ~450m (+20-25%) and EBITDA of NOK 70-80m in FY23E (NKP Proprietary)

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July 15, 2024
PE firm Main Capital Partners takes over software supplier Nextway Software
Real Deals
May 21, 2024

Update: NBOs were collected last week in the EY Corporate Finance-advised process for Nextway Software, a Danish provider of document management SaaS solutions, acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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March 15, 2024

The owners of Nextway Software, a Danish document management SaaS provider, explore ownership options advised by EY Corporate Finance with teasers currently being distributed - marketed off revenues of EUR 10m in 2023 (NKP Proprietary)

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July 15, 2024
Update: Sprints Capital-backed Teamtailor increases its revenue by 36% in 2023
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April 18, 2024

Update: Houlihan Lokey has been engaged to advise on the ownership considerations in Sprints Capital-backed Teamtailor, a Swedish recruitment software provider (NKP Proprietary)

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April 12, 2024

Sprints Capital-backed recruitment software provider Teamtailor is being prepared for a process with a minority stake sale being the most likely scenario acc. to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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July 15, 2024
German TÜV SÜD acquires Danish house inspection consultancy Domutech
Press Release

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September 29, 2022

Well-performing house inspection consultancy Domutech explores ownership options advised by Clearwater International with IMs having recently been distributed - exp. EBIT of DKK 19-21m in 2022 (NKP Proprietary)

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July 11, 2024
Axcel sells Nissens Automotive to Standard Motor Products at an EV of EUR 360m, EV/EBITDA (TTM adj.) of around 9x pre-synergies
Press Release
June 18, 2024

Update: The Deloitte- and Jefferies-advised sale process for Axcel-owned Nissens Automotive is entering the due diligence phase following recent NBO submissions, acc. to several sources (NKP Proprietary)

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August 24, 2021

Following the pre-emptive sale of Nissens Cooling Solutions to APM Holding, Axcel is expected to follow through with a sale of the remaining (well-performing) automotive aftermarket business at any given time several sources explain - pro-forma revenue of DKK 1.1bn in FY 2020/21 (NKP Proprietary)

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July 11, 2024
Fintech firm Kreditz raises 100 million with backing from Creades and Ingka, considering acquisitions
Press Release

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January 24, 2024

Credit analysis software provider Kreditz experiences strong growth in 2023 and eyes future acquisition opportunities amid early-stage preparations for European expansion - current ARR of SEK 44m (NKP Proprietary)

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July 11, 2024
Dutch family office Imker Capital Partners acquires German electronics manufacturer AVM
Press Release

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August 10, 2023

The (private) owners of AVM, the Berlin-headquartered consumer electronics company behind the Fritz! brand, mandates Lincoln International to explore a majority sale later this year, according to several sources

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July 8, 2024
Carbon technology firm Canatu is listed on the Helsinki stock exchange through a merger with Lifeline SPAC I
Press Release

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March 9, 2023

Canatu evaluating strategic options for growth - both IPO and capital raise are considered

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July 8, 2024
Swedish PE firm Amplio divests its ownership in Norwegian oil services company Beerenberg (publ.) along with two other investors
Finansavisen

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May 18, 2022

Update: DNB mandated for H2-2022 sale of industrial and oil & energy services provider Beerenberg - the Segulah-owned firm is marketed off EBITDA of around EUR 25m according to multiple sources, opportunity first covered by NKP on 02 June, 2021 (NKP Proprietary)

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July 5, 2024
Smart home company Futurehome is experiencing financial difficulties and plans for a future capital raise
DN

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May 21, 2021

Teasers out in Pareto-led sales process of Telia-owned FutureHome (NKP Proprietary)

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