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June 15, 2023
Swedish background music streaming provider Soundtrack Your Brand raises SEK 160m through a convertible loan at most at SEK 1,600m EV - EV/ARR of 5.7x
DI

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February 11, 2022

Soundtrack your Brand, a background music streaming service backed by Balderton Capital since 2017, shelves previously announced IPO plans and is working on a capital raise in the private market according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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June 15, 2023
Norwegian retailer of electrical equipment Elektroimportøren (publ.) raises NOK 120m in a private placement
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September 1, 2020

Elektroimportøren defies retail death with 19' revenue of NOK 964m (+23%) - with LPs paid off, Herkules may welcome an exit of their portfolio firm since '14 (NKP Analysis)

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June 14, 2023
Borsen confirms NKP's early and exclusive coverage - GRO Capital and CVC Growth Partners are eyeing a sale of Omada - Evercore mandated to advise on the efforts
Borsen

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April 21, 2023

GRO Capital and CVC Growth Partners is eying a sale of Omada - an identity and access governance software business - as the company is being transformed into a SaaS business and recently reported strong 2022 results - international investment bank known to NKP has been mandated (NKP Proprietary)

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June 14, 2023
Bloomberg confirms NKPs early coverage - Danish SaaS company Sitecore is being prepared for an exit process advised by Morgan Stanley & Goldman Sachs - Speculative valuation of USD 2,000m
Borsen

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December 7, 2020

With new IPO-experienced CFO in place and strong current trading amid lockdown, EQT is working towards a Q3-2021 US listing of Sitecore according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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June 13, 2023
Smart EV charging solutions provider Easee receives sales ban in Norway - still planning to raise NOK 300m and launch new charger
DN

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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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June 13, 2023
Axcel acquires a majority stake in Swedish vertical software group Progrits at an EV of SEK 1,500m and an EV/sales of 5x
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November 24, 2022

Eterna Invest-backed Progrits, a group of B2B SaaS companies, is preparing for a dual-track process scheduled for H1-2023 advised by Carnegie - ARR of approx. SEK 300m with an EBITDA of SEK 30m acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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June 12, 2023
Update: E-boks Group confirms ongoing strategic review, EY Corporate Finance hired as advisor for the process - an opportunity first covered by NKP in May 2023
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May 25, 2023

PostNord and Nets are reportedly preparing for a possible sale of e-boks Group, the Danish provider of digital mailboxes for communication between private and government-owned entities and private citizens - according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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June 9, 2023
Swedish PE firm Monterro acquires Danish Edtech SaaS company UNIwise - Process first covered by NKP in October 2022
Borsen

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October 21, 2022

Edtech SaaS company UNIwise, a digital assessment platform provider within higher education, explores options advised by EY Corporate Finance - revenue of DKK 34.9m with EBITDA of DKK 6m in FY2021/22 (NKP Proprietary)

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June 9, 2023
Steel processing company ES Stålindustry looks for acquisition opportunities
JernIndustri

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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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June 6, 2023
Media confirms NKP coverage: Danish biotech company Biograil looks to raise USD 20-30m
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September 14, 2022

Danish biotech company Biograil looks to raise EUR 30-45m in Q1-2023 Series A round (NKP Proprietary)

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June 6, 2023
Monterro-backed Software company Lumera brings in new owners AMF and Skandia and is now valued at SEK 3,000m - EV/Sales of 6.4x
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October 21, 2021

Monterro is in the early phase of preparing for a listing, possible dual track, of insurance policy admin system Lumera - rebranded from Itello in April this year - 2020 revenue of SEK 337m and EBIT of SEK 46.5m and a 2019 bolt on acquisition now integrated, advisors not yet mandated according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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June 5, 2023
Kongsberg Digital raises USD 90m from Shell Ventures and IdéKapital - USD 540m valuation
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November 23, 2022

Following a challenging IPO market Kongsberg is reportedly considering a sale as an alternative route for Kongsberg Digital (KDI) - preliminary M&A process preparations have begun* (NKP Proprietary)

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June 5, 2023
Update: Ziton raises EUR 250m in secured debt financing in process led by Pareto Securities - an opportunity first covered by NKP on June 2nd 2023
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March 1, 2021

IPO process of BwB Partners-backed Ziton cancelled - Strong interest from sponsors may lead to clean exit already during 2H21 (NKP Proprietary)

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June 2, 2023
Bloomberg confirms sales process of Danish EQT-owned Ellab - Valuation likely around EUR 1bn
Bloomberg
May 16, 2023

Update: the potential sale of EQT-owned Ellab is gaining speed with multiple buyers working actively to pre-empt the process, with several sources pointing to a signing before the summer break as a likely scenario (NKP Proprietary)

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November 10, 2021

Company to watch: EQT-backed Ellab grows revenue to DKK 497m with adj. EBITDA of DKK 203m in FY20/21 Following successful buy-and-build strategy - sources mull that EQT may be tempted to explore ownership options in 2022 (NKP Proprietary)

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June 2, 2023
Publ. listed Swedish construction machinery company Epiroc looks for acquisition opportunities
DI
April 26, 2023

Nalka-backed Uniwater seeks acquisition opportunities within the Nordics

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September 17, 2021

Sentica-backed TerraWise looks for acquisition targets (NKP Proprietary)

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June 1, 2023
Danish PE firm Polaris acquires Swedish battery chargers manufacturer Micropower Group - an opportunity first covered by NKP on May 23
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May 23, 2023

Owners of Micropower Group, a privately held manufacturer of battery chargers and power supplies for machinery, ships, and vehicles, has been working with PwC on an exit since the beginning of the year - according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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June 1, 2023
Norwegian doctor-on-demand company Hjemmelegene raises NOK 22m
Finansavisen

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June 2, 2022

VC-backed Norwegian doctor-on-demand company Hjemmelegene is pursuing a capital raise advised by investment bank Carnegie (NKP Proprietary)

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May 30, 2023
Danish technology firm Terma looks to grow through acquisitions
Borsen
December 2, 2021

Publ. listed Pexip looks for acquisition opportunities acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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May 3, 2021

Sofigate looks to grow through M&A (NKP Proprietary)

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May 22, 2023
Finnish PE firm CapMan makes a EUR 40m investment in Silmäasema, a Finnish eye clinic operator
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January 20, 2023

Coronaria explores ownership options for Silmäasema, a Finnish eye clinic operator and optical retailer - Carnegie advising with IMs distributed in late Q4-2022 acc. to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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May 19, 2023
Borsen confirms the sale process of Nexi-owned Nets' eID solutions - Buyer expected to be foreign
Borsen
April 25, 2023

Update: NBOs were collected last week in the Deloitte-guided sale of Nets' eID activities, NemID and MitID, acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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January 31, 2023

The sale process for Nets' eID activities is kicking off with Deloitte Corporate Finance advising, acc. to sources - marketed off revenues of EUR 40m with EBITDA of EUR ~14m (NKP Proprietary)

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May 17, 2023
Swedish infrastructure investment company Infranode acquires MPY Telecom - Process first covered by NKP on January 27 2023
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January 27, 2023

Finnish telecom cooperative MPY appoints ICECapital for sale of telecom fibre towers, according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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May 17, 2023
Danish CVC-backed IT consultancy firm Twoday plans to ramp up acquisitions
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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 16, 2023
FSN-backed OptiGroup raises EUR 100m in additional debt financing
Press Release
September 2, 2021

Update: Teasers are out in Jefferies-led sale process of Altor and Triton-backed OptiGroup - adj. EBITDA of EUR 64m in 2020 (NKP Proprietary)

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July 2, 2021

Advised by investment bank Jefferies, Altor and Triton are preparing for a Q3-2021 exit process for OptiGroup acc. to sources - revenue of EUR 949m with adjusted EBITA of EUR 42.7m in 2020 (NKP Proprietary)

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May 15, 2023
Danish PE firm Axcel divests its Finnish portfolio firm Delete Group to German Remondis Maintenance & Services International - First covered by NKP in November 2022
Press Release
February 24, 2023

NBOs have been submitted for Axcel-backed Delete Group's Cleaning Services business in Finland and Sweden acc. to sources, Danske Bank and Carnegie advising as previously covered by NKP (NKP Proprietary)

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March 22, 2022

Teasers are out for the sale of environmental services firm Delete Group, a portfolio firm of Axcel since 2013 with 2021 revenue of EUR 131.3m and adjusted EBITDA of EUR 13m, advised by Danske Bank and Carnegie according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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May 9, 2023
Swedish IT infrastructure company InfraCom looks to ramp up acquisitions
RealTid
June 16, 2022

Finnish PE fund Bocap looks to acquire 6-8 companies in its third fund, prepares to raise up to EUR 300m in Fund IV towards end of 2023

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May 29, 2020

Jula with strong financial muscle to acquire businesses

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