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July 2, 2024
Tietoevry (publ.) announces that the strategic review and sale process for its Tech Services business is progressing
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March 13, 2023

Update: Bank of America appointed in potential sale of Tieto Tech Services, formerly TietoEvry Connect and Transform, respectively, once strategic review is wrapped up - according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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July 1, 2024
Esmaeilzadeh Holding divests its entire 47% ownership stake in dental chain Dentalum to existing shareholder RoosGruppen
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January 8, 2024

Esmaeilzadeh Holding appoints Danske Bank to explore ownership options for Swedish dental care chain Dentalum - LTM revenues of SEK 455m and EBITDA of SEK 71m in Q2-2023 (NKP Proprietary)

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July 1, 2024
Maxburg Capital Partners to acquire a majority stake in Slashwhy
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December 5, 2023

Privately owned IT group Ginger GmbH is considering a sale of Slashwhy - a custom software development agency with revenues and EBITDA of EUR 20m and EUR 4-5m, respectively - advised by GP Bullhound, according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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June 28, 2024
Tietoevry and Norsk Tipping divest their ownership in eID solutions provider Buypass to Dutch software group TSS
Press Releas
February 6, 2024

Arctic Securities holds the mandate for Buypass, a digital ID and payment solutions provider jointly owned by Tietoevry and Norsk Tipping (NKP Proprietary)

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August 3, 2023

Company to watch: Buypass, a Norwegian digital ID and payments solutions provider jointly owned by Tietoevry and Norsk Tipping, experiences steady growth to reach revenue of NOK 310m and EBITDA of NOK 40m in FY22 - ownership options are likely to be weighed acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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June 28, 2024
Doxa-backed Serneke Group divests its contracting business Serneke Sweden to German PE firm Mutares at an EV of SEK 1.5bn
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June 20, 2024

Doxa has retained ABG Sundal Collier to advise on its efforts to carve out and divest the contracting business of Serneke, a Sweden-based construction company, with the process now being "live" acc. to sources - Revenues of SEK 6.2bn in FY23 (NKP Proprietary)

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June 28, 2024
ProMark, a Danish workforce management SaaS vendor, has been acquired by VC firm Fortino Capital
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November 16, 2023

ProMark, a Danish workforce management SaaS vendor, has mandated EY Corporate Finance to explore ownership options, with an expected kick-off in 2024, acc. to sources - Revenues of DKK 77m (+15%) and an EBITDA of DKK 10m in FY22 (NKP Proprietary)

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June 27, 2024
South Korean SK Bioscience acquires 60% stake in German pharmaceutical company IDT Biologika
Reuters

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November 21, 2023

Update: Evercore guided sale of Klocke Gruppe's biologics division, CDMO firm IDT Biologika, is now in due diligence phase following NBOs submitted in the second half of October with multiple bidders pursuing, acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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June 26, 2024
Digital vet clinic Firstvet secures SEK 278m in a new funding round
Press Release
November 22, 2023

Advised by Torch Partners, online veterinary platform FirstVet is currently exploring a minority stake sale/capital raise with teasers having recently been distributed, acc. to sources - Revenue of EUR 18m for 2023E (NKP Proprietary)

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November 16, 2022

Company to watch: FirstVet, a Swedish-headquartered VC-backed digital veterinary clinic, expects revenues of EUR 20m in 2022E - Next capital raise could be explored in the medium term acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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June 25, 2024
Aareal Bank and Advent International divest Aareon to TPG and CDPQ for approximately EUR 3.9 billion
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June 6, 2024

Advent International encourages initial bids for Aareon, Aareal Bank's software arm

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December 6, 2023

Advent International is teaming up with advisors in preparation of a potential 2024 process for Aareon, a provider of SaaS solutions for the property industry in which the sponsor acquired a 30% stake in 2020, following successful add-ons and expected 2023 adj. EBITDA of EUR 90-100m - acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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June 25, 2024
Investment firm Bure (publ.) acquires a 12% stake in presentation software platform Mentimeter from Alfvén & Didriksson
Press Release
May 13, 2024

Update: Rothschild is handling inbound investor dialogues for audience engagement platform Mentimeter in addition to, and possibly instead of, the previously contemplated IPO track advised by Carnegie acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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October 1, 2020

Boosted by the Pandemic, presentation SaaS firm Mentimeter is ahead of target w. +30m new users YTD, could be warming up to suitors with recent peer valuations (NKP Analysis)

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June 20, 2024
ICG acquires a minority stake in Granlund Group, a Finnish provider of design services for construction projects
Press Release
February 7, 2024

Update: The PwC Corporate Finance-guided sale process for a minority stake in Granlund Group, a Finnish provider of design services for construction projects, has reached an advanced stage (NKP Proprietary)

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November 20, 2023

Granlund Group, a privately held provider of engineering, consulting, and software services to the construction sector, has engaged PwC Corporate Finance to advise on ownership explorations, with teasers having recently been distributed, acc. to sources - Revenue of EUR 129m (+19% YoY) and EBITDA of EUR 14.8m in FY22 (NKP Proprietary)

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June 19, 2024
Swedish energy company Stockholm Exergi issues new green bonds of SEK 1bn
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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June 19, 2024
Update: EQT has mandated investment bank Jefferies to lead the sale process for consumer health company Karo Healthcare
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February 15, 2024

EQT is entertaining exit dialogues with international investment banks for Karo Healthcare, a provider of OTC and prescription pharmaceuticals as well as medical devices, with sources pointing towards the possibility of a process launching as early as H2-2024 - pro-forma EBITDA of SEK +1,000m in FY23E (NKP Proprietary)

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June 18, 2024
Børsen confirms NKP's coverage of Jespers Torvekøkkens ownership explorations
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June 14, 2024

Update: The Deloitte-advised process for Jespers Torvekøkken has reached an advanced stage, according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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February 12, 2021

The sales process of catering company Jespers Torvekøkken is again live with Deloitte and Accura advising on behalf of the sellers (NKP Proprietary)

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June 18, 2024
News media confirms NKP's coverage of the ownership explorations for Marshall Group
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June 10, 2024

Update: Goldman Sachs has been mandated for a potential stake sale in headphone and speaker company Marshall Group acc. to sources - Adj. EBIT of 791m (LTM Q1-2024) (NKP Proprietary)

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June 17, 2024
Swedish PE firm Standout Capital acquires a majority stake in Norwegian digital transformation consultancy Inspirit365
Finansavisen

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May 28, 2024

The private owners of Inspirit365, a Norwegian digital transformation consultancy and Microsoft Partner, are exploring ownership options in an "advanced process" with Nordhaven Corporate Finance advising (NKP Proprietary)

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June 17, 2024
Update: Norwegian petroleum company Equinor (publ.) shows interest in acquiring a stake in German HH2E
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January 10, 2024

HH2E, a green hydrogen project developer targeting 4GW of capacity by 2030, is pursuing a (stake) sale with NBOs submitted before the Holidays and second phase in January, according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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June 17, 2024
Thyssenkrupp is progressing with the sale of Marine Systems
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November 23, 2023

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

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June 14, 2024
Apollo Global and Rettig extend the offer period for its public takeover offer for radiator manufacturer Purmo Group (publ.)
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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June 11, 2024
EQT-backed Recover Group divests Serwent, its underground infrastructure maintenance arm, to Norvestor
Press Release
May 8, 2024

Update: NBOs have been submitted in the ABG Sundal Collier-advised sale process for Serwent, the underground infrastructure maintenance arm of EQT-owned Recover, acc. to several sources (NKP Proprietary)

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January 4, 2024

EQT may pursue a sale of Serwent, the underground infrastructure maintenance arm of its 2019 vintage portfolio company Recover, acc. to multiple sources - sales of above NOK 1,000m and ~10% EBITDA margin (NKP Proprietary)

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June 11, 2024
Danish energy and telecommunication company Norlys acquires the fiber infrastructure business Ewii Fiber from Ewii Group
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April 15, 2024

Update: NBOs were collected last week in the Deloitte Corporate Finance-advised sale process for EWII's fiber infrastructure business (NKP Proprietary)

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September 29, 2023

EWII Group is actively looking for external investors for its fiber infrastructure business amid its pledge to bring fiber in everything to everyone for five municipalities before year-end, acc. to sources - Deloitte Corporate Finance advising, infra fund(s) in the buyer field (NKP Proprietary)

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June 11, 2024
Amplio (formerly Segulah) divests KP Components to the original owner family and investor consortium
Press Release
May 17, 2021

Alantra-led sales process of Segulah-backed KP Components likely to run in Q3 2021 (NKP Proprietary)

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October 15, 2020

The sale of Segulah-backed KP Components still in process

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June 7, 2024
Strategic Value Partners plans to take over OQ Chemicals
Bloomberg

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May 3, 2024

Update: Advent International in talks with Oman about German-based OQ Chemicals (Bloomberg/NKP Proprietary)

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June 7, 2024
Waterland acquires LifeFit Group from Oaktree Capital Management
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January 12, 2024

Distressed debt fund Oaktree is seeking new owners this Spring for its German fitness platform, LifeFit Group, a portfolio firm since 2012 that was rebranded in 2019 as a buy-and-build vehicle from Fitness First Germany - Houlihan Lokey advising with premarketing ongoing (NKP Proprietary)

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June 5, 2024
Company to Watch: Axcel-backed Phase One A/S reports strong 2023 financials amidst ongoing sales explorations - revenues of DKK 453m (+19% YoY) with an EBITDA of DKK 106m in FY23
Press Release
February 27, 2024

Update: The William Blair-led sale process for the camera hardware business of Axcel-owned Phase One Group has reached the second phase with NBOs having been submitted in mid-February (NKP Proprietary)

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September 8, 2023

Company to watch: Axcel is in preliminary exit preparations for the camera (hardware) part of Phase One Group, a Danish integrated software/hardware photography solutions provider, with advisor discussions ongoing, acc. to sources - EBITDA of DKK 43m in FY22 (NKP Proprietary)

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