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September 8, 2023
Fire protection group Inprocon is sold to VINCI Energies
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May 11, 2023

Advised by MCF Corporate Finance, teasers are out for Evolver Equity-owned Inprocon, a Swedish fire protection group, acc. to multiple sources - pro-forma EBITDA of approx. SEK 35m in FY22/23 (NKP Proprietary)

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September 6, 2023
US-based PE firm L. Catterton acquires a minority stake in Swedish haircare business Maria Nila
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March 23, 2022

Company to watch: founder-owned Maria Nila, a Helsingborg-based vegan international hair care brand, is on a strong growth trajectory with 2021 EBITDA of around SEK 100m and is drawing interest from investors according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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September 5, 2023
Swedish PE firm Alder acquires recycling and waste management specialist EWGroup
Press Release
May 16, 2023

Update: With NBOs having been submitted, the Handelsbanken-advised sale of privately owned EWGroup progresses to the second round, acc. to sources - EBITDA of SEK 40m in 2022 (NKP Proprietary)

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January 16, 2023

Privately owned EWGroup, a Sweden-based specialist in industrial waste management and recycling, is being prepared for a sale with Handelsbanken advising, acc. to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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September 4, 2023
Apave Group acquires EV Private Equity-backed Trainor
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August 16, 2023

Update: Houlihan Lokey-advised sale of Norwegian e-learning provider and EV Private Equity-owned Trainor has reached an advanced stage, acc. to several sources (NKP Proprietary)

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October 4, 2022

EV Private Equity is preparing for a sale of Trainor Group, a specialist electrical safety e-learning and training provider to Nordic energy and industrial companies, with 2021 revenue of NOK 128.3m and EBITDA of NOK 18m, acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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September 4, 2023
Finland-based PE fund CapMan Infra acquires Danish colocation provider Fuzion
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March 10, 2023

Teasers are out for privately held data centre colocation provider Fuzion with Deloitte Corporate Finance advising, acc. to sources - EBITDA of DKK 21m in FY23E (NKP Proprietary)

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September 1, 2023
Bridgepoint acquires trademark protection software and service SaaS provider Ports Group from Priveq
Press Release
June 13, 2023

Update: three bidders have progressed into the second round of the EY-led sale of Priveq-owned Ports Group acc. to sources - marketed off revenues of approx. SEK 300m and EBITDA of SEK +100m in 2023E (NKP Proprietary)

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June 24, 2022

Company to watch: owned by Priveq since 2015 and currently the last company in the sponsor's 2011 Fund IV, trademark protection software and service SaaS provider Ports Group delivers 2021 revenue of SEK 150m and is "more than exit ripe" according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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September 1, 2023
Danish investment company Zefyr Invest pursues new investment opportunities
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April 23, 2021

Storskogen directs its M&A Agenda towards the UK and DACH region (NKP Proprietary)

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September 1, 2023
Update: Børsen confirms NKP's coverage of privately held Pharmacosmos' minority sale considerations
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October 9, 2020

Family-owned Pharmacosmos posts 2019/20 EBITDA of DKK 210m w. sales of DKK 748.7m (+5% organic) - a partner to fund ambitious pipeline could boost growth further amid succession (NKP Analysis)

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August 31, 2023
Betsson (publ.) is looking to raise EUR 50-75m in senior unsecured bonds issue
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December 17, 2021

Private equity firms circle publ. listed betting firm Betsson amid underperforming stock price and ongoing consolidation (NKP Proprietary)

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August 30, 2023
German consulting company Valantic acquires Danish Blue Equity-backed Inspari, a Danish data analytics and business intelligence consultancy
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May 15, 2023

Update: NBOs due mid-May in Carnegie-advised sale of Blue Equity-backed Inspari, an IT consultancy specialising in business intelligence solutions - first covered exclusively by NKP on 14 March (NKP Proprietary)

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March 14, 2023

Blue Equity-backed Inspari, a Danish data analytics and business intelligence consultancy, is being prepared for a possible sale advised by Carnegie acc. to sources - revenue of DKK 157m and EBITDA of DKK 17m in 2021 with "significant growth" expected in 2022 (NKP Proprietary)

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August 28, 2023
The sale process for Catacap's portfolio firm TP Aerospace is paused
Børsen
March 8, 2023

Update: teaser is out in planned sale of Catacap-backed TP Aerospace which is marketed of 2023 budget EBITDA of USD 72m with cash EBITDA budgeted at around USD 35m (NKP Proprietary)

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August 31, 2022

Advised by FIH Partners, CataCap is preparing for an exit of its 2017 investment in aviation aftermarket company, TP Aerospace, as performance rebounds - expected EBITDA of DKK 250-300m in 2022 acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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August 25, 2023
Pollen Street Capital acquires Assessio, a Swedish HR SaaS firm, from Main Capital at an EV/sales of approx. 6x
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August 1, 2023

Update: The sale process for Main Capital-owned HR SaaS firm Assessio progresses to the due diligence phase, William Blair advising (NKP Proprietary)

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February 27, 2023

Update: William Blair mandated for upcoming majority sale of Main Capital-owned candidate assessment SaaS solutions provider Assessio - first and exclusively covered in NKP's Pitch of the Day on 22 March 2022 (NKP Proprietary)

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August 25, 2023
Swedish B2B industry group Novedo calls for an extra general meeting regarding, i.a., permission for the board to issue new shares
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March 2, 2023

Novedo, an industrial group controlled by Esmaeilzadeh Holding with 2022 pro-forma EBITA of SEK 300m, is working on a sale advised by Clearwater International with IMs being out as an alternative to the previously communicated IPO plans - according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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August 25, 2023
UK-based private equity firm EMK Capital acquires a majority stake in Denmark-based Kibo Security Group
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February 3, 2023

As the sale processes for Finno-Norwegian Garda Sikring and Swedish Heda Sikring are gaining speed, the smaller Danish perimeter security firm Kibo Security Group may prove a logical bolt-on for creating a pan-Nordic platform in a fragmented market (NKP Proprietary)

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August 24, 2023
Visma acquires public software provider ACOS
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June 27, 2023

The sale process for privately owned Acos, a Norwegian software and IT consulting firm, reaches an advanced stage acc. to multiple sources - EY Corporate Finance advising (NKP Proprietary)

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August 24, 2023
Finnish trade service company Kesko (publ.) acquires Danish building materials distributor Davidsens Tømmerhandel for approx. EUR 190m (debt-free basis) - EV/EBITDA of 8.0x
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August 29, 2022

Investment Bank (known to NKP) mandated to explore a majority sale of privately owned builders' merchant Davidsens Tømmerhandel acc. to sources - revenue of DKK 3,835m with EBITDA of DKK 240m in 2021 (NKP Proprietary)

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August 23, 2023
Dovetail and Nysnø acquire a minority stake in Metizoft, a Norwegian IHM solutions consultancy for the maritime industry
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October 28, 2022

Owners of Metizoft, a software and consulting firm within inventory of hazardous materials (IHM) solutions for the maritime industry, are considering a sale of the company according to multiple sources - EBITDA of NOK 27m in FY21 (NKP Proprietary)

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August 17, 2023
Circularity Capital backs CEMAsys with multi-million EUR investment for carbon management solutions expansion
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July 5, 2023

The Pareto Securities-led process for a minority stake sale/capital raise in Norwegian ESG consultancy CEMAsys reaches an advanced stage according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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August 17, 2023
Swedish investment company Impilo acquires Swedish private vaccination clinics operator VaccinDirekt from SEB private equity
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March 8, 2023

SEB Private Equity-owned private vaccination clinics operator VaccinDirekt is being prepared for a sale advised by Evli Corporate Finance according to sources - several private vaccination assets may become part of Nordic consolidation play (NKP Proprietary)

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August 15, 2023
British-American investment firm Basalt Infrastructure Partners acquires sustainable waste solutions provider Reconor from Agilitas
Børsen
May 2, 2023

Update: NBOs submitted in first half of April in Nomura-advised sale of Agilitas-owned waste collection firm Reconor, first covered by NKP on 03 March (NKP Proprietary)

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October 6, 2020

Agilitas' Danish waste mgmt. firm since 2015, Reconor, posts 2019 sales of EUR 106m (+26% YoY) and EBITDA of EUR 26m, an exit or IPO could bring a 2.6x return as investors flock to environmental-assets (NKP analysis)

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August 14, 2023
Norwegian solar ingot and wafer manufacturer Norsun raises NOK 90m in financing round led by Statkraft Ventures
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June 21, 2023

Company to watch: significant near-term production capacity ramp-up plans of NorSun, a Norwegian institutionally-backed solar ingot and wafer manufacturer, are likely to require a substantial (new) injection of capital - NOK 441.3m in revenue in FY21 (NKP Proprietary)

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August 14, 2023
Norwegian EV charging solution Easee receives funding of NOK 60m
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February 1, 2023

Smart EV charging solutions company Easee is preparing for a minority sale advised by ABG Sundal Collier with 2022E EBIT of NOK 800-1,000m and revenues of around NOK 2,000m - process expected to kick off after Easter (NKP Proprietary)

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August 14, 2023
Danish IT company It Relation expresses intention of future investments following strong financials report
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October 8, 2021

Conscia, backed by Nordic Capital since 2019, is looking to ramp up on bolt-on acquisitions and is looking for a new Head of Mergers & Acquisitions (LinkedIn/NKP Proprietary)

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August 10, 2023
TA Associates and Warburg Pincus acquire Finnish employee benefits management platform Epassi from Bregal Milestone
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May 30, 2023

Update: non-binding offers to be collected around 15 June in J.P. Morgan-advised sale of Finnish employee benefits management platform Epassi - initially covered by NKP on 07 November 2023 (NKP Proprietary)

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August 3, 2023
The sale process for Catacap's portfolio firm TP Aerospace is still ongoing - The company expects double digit growth in 2023
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March 8, 2023

Update: teaser is out in planned sale of Catacap-backed TP Aerospace which is marketed of 2023 budget EBITDA of USD 72m with cash EBITDA budgeted at around USD 35m (NKP Proprietary)

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August 31, 2022

Advised by FIH Partners, CataCap is preparing for an exit of its 2017 investment in aviation aftermarket company, TP Aerospace, as performance rebounds - expected EBITDA of DKK 250-300m in 2022 acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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