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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
Press Release

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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
Börsen Zeitung

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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
Press Release
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
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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June 5, 2024
PE firm OpenGate divests silicon carbide producer Fiven to Kymera International
Press Release
May 16, 2023

OpenGate is working with int. investment bank on a sale of silicon-carbide firm Fiven before the Summer following record 2022 results with adjusted EBITDA of EUR 61.5m, according to sources - opportunity first and exclusively covered by NKP in October (NKP Proprietary)

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October 19, 2022

Company to watch: Fiven, a sillicon-carbide manufacturer carved-out from Saint-Gobain in 2019 by US private equity firm OpenGate Capital, reports 2021 revenue of EUR 127.4m and EBITDA of EUR 21.2m and may come to market in 2023 according to multiple industry commentators (NKP Proprietary)

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June 5, 2024
Private equity firm EMERAM sells portfolio company diva-e to Dutch Conclusion Group
Press Release

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March 18, 2024

Emeram appoints UBS to guide a sale of diva-e, an international digital agency and Transactional Experience Partner with EBITDA of around EUR 17m, which lies in the sponsor's 2015 vintage fund (NKP Proprietary)

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June 5, 2024
Platinum Equity acquires German wheelchair maker Sunrise Medical from Nordic Capital
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February 3, 2023

Update: Jefferies mandated for the planned sale of Nordic Capital-owned Sunrise Medical, a Malsch-Baden-Württemberg headquartered wheelchair maker with 2022 revenues of EUR 605m - according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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June 5, 2024
Swedish sport-tech company Spiideo raises USD 20m
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March 15, 2022

Swedish sports video recording and analysis company Spiideo explores ownership options advised by investment bank NOR Capital acc. to sources - expected ARR of SEK 100m in 2022 (NKP Proprietary)

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June 4, 2024
Update: KapWatch confirms NKP's coverage of Cube Infrastructure Partners-owned Umove - exit expected before the summer
KapWatch
February 21, 2024

Update: NBOs are due next week in the DC Advisory-led exit process for Umove, a Danish private bus operator owned by Cube Infrastructure Partners since 2017 (NKP Proprietary)

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August 29, 2023

Cube Infrastructure Partners is in the early stages of preparing a sale of Umove, a Danish private bus operator within public transportation, according to multiple sources - revenue of DKK 1,002m and EBITDA of DKK 130m in FY22 (NKP Proprietary)

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June 3, 2024
E-commerce group Go North is in financial distress and could potentially face liquidation
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April 25, 2023

Go North, an investment platform and aggregator of third party Amazon reseller brands, is actively preparing for an IPO-weighted dual-track later this year advised by Carnegie, backed by eEquity since 2022 (NKP Proprietary)

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May 31, 2024
Finnish radiator manufacturer Purmo (publ.) receives a public takeover bid from Chinese appliances firm Haier
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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May 30, 2024
Update: Deutsche Bahn selects Maersk, DSV, Bahri, and CVC Capital consortium for final bidding round in Schenker sale
Reuters
February 29, 2024

Update: NBOs are due on March 27 in auction process for DB Schenker following buyer beauty parade to be held at the March 15 meeting of the Railway Supervisory Board, according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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September 28, 2023

Update: DB Schenker to be sold as one unit and not split up it has been decided by Deutsche Bahn's supervisory board amid the ongoing strategy review and planned high-profile sale advised by Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Deutsche Bank (Press release/NKP Proprietary)

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May 28, 2024
Company to Watch: Triton-backed subsea services firm DeepOcean increases revenues and order intake in 2023 - revenues of USD 627m (+11% YoY)
Finansavisen
August 30, 2023

Update: The Evercore-advised process for Triton's subsea services firm DeepOcean is still ongoing, however, the focus has changed towards a refinancing in the short-term followed by a renewed sale or IPO attempt, most likely during H1-2024 - according to several sources (NKP Proprietary)

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March 30, 2022

Company to watch: Subsea services firm DeepOcean - a Triton portfolio firm since 2016 - is benefitting dramatically from the surge in oil and gas prices and is a likely exit (IPO) candidate for H2-2022 following a successful turnaround of the UK activities, integration of a new ERP system, and a new financing agreement - according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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May 28, 2024
Reka Industrial (publ.) announces an acquisition-led growth strategy
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June 2, 2021

OpenGate Capital seeks bolt-on acquisitions for the Norwegian portfolio companies Jotul and Fiven (NKP Proprietary)

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May 27, 2024
Update: Four bidders remain for DB Schenker sale, CVC Capital seeks new partner for DB Schenker bid
Kapwatch
February 29, 2024

Update: NBOs are due on March 27 in auction process for DB Schenker following buyer beauty parade to be held at the March 15 meeting of the Railway Supervisory Board, according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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September 28, 2023

Update: DB Schenker to be sold as one unit and not split up it has been decided by Deutsche Bahn's supervisory board amid the ongoing strategy review and planned high-profile sale advised by Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Deutsche Bank (Press release/NKP Proprietary)

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May 24, 2024
The Finnish government is considering reducing its ownership stake in postal service provider Posti Group, possibly through an IPO
Kauppalehti

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August 15, 2023

Company to watch: Amid the Finnish state's continued divestment explorations of the national postal services provider Posti Group, sources suggest that its Logistics business may be the likely medium-term exit candidate - EBITDA of EUR 34.6m in FY22 (NKP Proprietary)

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May 23, 2024
Hg Capital-backed Team Blue acquires web and hosting services provider Loopia from Axcel at EV/EBITDA (2023R) of 19x.
Press Release
May 7, 2024

Update: NBOs have been collected in Harris Williams-advised process for Axcel-owned Loopia Group, a Swedish domain and web hosting services provider, according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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September 27, 2022

Company to watch: Axcel-owned pan-European web and hosting services provider Loopia emerges as a strong exit candidate following a successful buy-and-build strategy and a fast growing managed services market (NKP Proprietary)

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May 23, 2024
Update: Multiple bidders show interest in Deutsche Bahn's logistics subsidiary DB Schenker
Bloomberg
February 29, 2024

Update: NBOs are due on March 27 in auction process for DB Schenker following buyer beauty parade to be held at the March 15 meeting of the Railway Supervisory Board, according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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September 28, 2023

Update: DB Schenker to be sold as one unit and not split up it has been decided by Deutsche Bahn's supervisory board amid the ongoing strategy review and planned high-profile sale advised by Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Deutsche Bank (Press release/NKP Proprietary)

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May 23, 2024
Solar energy firm Gigasun (publ.) appoints Standard Chartered as financial advisor for its strategic reviews
DI

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March 4, 2024

Gigasun (publ.), a Stockholm-headquartered solar energy firm operating in China, is exploring ownership options to secure future growth - the process is still at an early stage with advisors soon to be appointed (NKP Proprietary)

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May 22, 2024
Nordic Capital acquires BRP Systems from Valedo Partners
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October 24, 2023

Company to watch: BRP Systems, a provider of enterprise software solutions and digital solutions to the fitness and leisure industry, owned by Valedo since 2017, continues strong development and could appear as an upcoming exit candidate - revenue of around EUR 20m (>80% recurring) and cash EBITDA of EUR 4m in FY23E acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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