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March 15, 2022
Diakrit partners with Adelis Equity Partners and merges with US-based Virtuance
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February 22, 2022

Owners of Diakrit, a marketing platform for real-estate agents, is preparing for a majority sale following previous exit and management buy-back - opportunity related to ongoing cross-Nordic roll-up of software and service providers for real estate agents with Danish eSoft being another target as flagged by NKP last week, according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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March 11, 2022
Danish contract management platform Contractbook raises USD 10m from June Fund
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May 13, 2021

Danish Contractbook aims to raise USD 100m in a new series C funding round within one year (NKP Proprietary)

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March 10, 2022
Catacap acquires privately-held Dafa Group (process first covered by NKP on 23 Nov , 2021)
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December 1, 2021

Indicative bids to be collected next week in sale of Dafa Group, the Brabrand-based global manufacturer of sealing materials for construction and industrial applications - a process advised by Deloitte Corporate Finance (NKP Proprietary)

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November 23, 2021

Owners of privately-held Dafa Group, a Brabrand-based global manufacturer and distributor of sealing, absorption, and protective materials for construction- and industrial applications, is exploring exit options advised by investment bank according to several sources, marketed at 2021 EBITDA of around DKK 100m (NKP Proprietary)

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March 10, 2022
PE-firm Norvestor acquires 60% stake in IT services firm Upheads (process first covered by NKP in November 2020)
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November 18, 2021

Owners of IT services firm Upheads, a 2014 spin-off from Netpower Consulting, is preparing for an exit in Pareto-led process with IMs already shared with several suitors according to sources, 2020 revenue of NOK 174m (+14% year-on-year) and EBITDA of NOK 35m (NKP Proprietary)

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November 20, 2020

With recent traded multiples, IT services firm Upheads could be valued at NOK +380m if founder Ove Rydland (54y) decides to sell (NKP Analysis)

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March 8, 2022
Danish electricity company Velkommen looking for further acquisitions
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November 3, 2021

Publ. listed Incap Corporation looking to ramp up acquisitions

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January 19, 2021

Publicly listed Incap looking to pursue acquisitions

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March 8, 2022
Publ. listed Netum looks to acquire
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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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March 7, 2022
HCM SaaS developer CatalystOne aiming to go public in 2023
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February 14, 2022

Owners of Norwegian HCM SaaS developer and service provider CatalystOne exploring ownership options including a majority sale - 2020 revenue of NOK 114.7 and NOK 11.7m EBITDA - investment bank mandated for process expected in H1-2022 (NKP Proprietary)

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March 2, 2022
Norlys sells 35% of fiber business to PGGM and EDF for DKK 8bn, process first covered by NKP in September
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October 4, 2021

Teasers are out in J.P. Morgan-led Norlys Tele sales process with IMs to be circulated during the coming two weeks, target is to sell a 20-49% minority stake based on 2020 EBITDA of around DKK 700m and revenue of DKK 3,408m according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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March 1, 2022
Update (first covered by NKP on 23 Nov, 2021): Børsen confirms ongoing sales-process for privately-held Dafa Group - both sponsors and strategic buyers involved
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December 1, 2021

Indicative bids to be collected next week in sale of Dafa Group, the Brabrand-based global manufacturer of sealing materials for construction and industrial applications - a process advised by Deloitte Corporate Finance (NKP Proprietary)

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November 23, 2021

Owners of privately-held Dafa Group, a Brabrand-based global manufacturer and distributor of sealing, absorption, and protective materials for construction- and industrial applications, is exploring exit options advised by investment bank according to several sources, marketed at 2021 EBITDA of around DKK 100m (NKP Proprietary)

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March 1, 2022
Family-owned Fazer acquires Swedish plant-based drink producer Trensums Food
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September 24, 2021

Oat drinks contract manufacturer Trensums Food AB, owned by Berndt Ivarsson (b. 1953), mandates Clearwater International to explore exit options according to sources - marketed at 2021/2022 EBITDA of SEK 100m (NKP Proprietary)

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February 23, 2022
Dutch venture fund Peak Capital looking to invest in 6-8 Nordic companies in 2022
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October 21, 2021

Marlin-backed Puzzel considers European acquisition opportunities acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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February 23, 2022
VC investor Blq raises SEK 280m for new fund, looks to grow portfolio companies through acquisitions
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October 21, 2021

Marlin-backed Puzzel considers European acquisition opportunities acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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February 22, 2022
Irish Kingspan acquires Danish building materials manufacturer Troldtekt
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February 7, 2022

(Update) Kingspan enters into exclusive negotiations to acquire Troldtekt - signing expected in the coming weeks (NKP Proprietary)

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November 22, 2021

Indicative bids submitted for the Clearwater-led sale process of Privately-owned Troldtekt - Marketed off 2021 EBITDA of DKK 150m acc to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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February 22, 2022
Swedish PE-firm Nordstjernan acquires Finnish diagnostics company Aidian
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September 27, 2021

Axcel mandates investment bank Carnegie for an exit of in-vitro diagnostics equipment firm Aidian (formerly Orion Diagnostica) - a portfolio firm since 2018 now marketed at 2021 EBITDA of EUR 20m following a significant boost from Covid-19 and a Benelux bolt-on earlier this year (NKP Proprietary)

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February 18, 2022
Summit Partners-backed RELEX Solutions, a Finnish supply chain solutions provider, raises EUR 500m in Blackstone-led funding round
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September 20, 2021

Summit Partners-backed RELEX Solutions, a specialized SaaS solution provider for physical and online retailers, is heading for a change of ownership, according to multiple sources, as investment banks have pitched, 2020 revenue of EUR 86m (+30% year-on-year) and EBITDA of EUR 5.2m (NKP Proprietary)

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February 14, 2022
Aura Energi establishes corporate venture capital unit Aura Ventures
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October 25, 2021

Ramboll looks for strategic acquisition targets with a focus on sustainability acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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May 6, 2021

Nordic Waterproofing looks for suitable acquisition opportunities (NKP Proprietary)

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February 10, 2022
Partinc Capital raises capital for Swedish SaaS acquisitions
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October 21, 2021

Marlin-backed Puzzel considers European acquisition opportunities acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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February 9, 2022
Nordic Waterproofing looking for new acquisitions
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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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February 9, 2022
Norwegian Komplett acquires Swedish consumer electronics company NetOnNet for NOK 3.8bn - EV/EBIT 13.3x
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December 16, 2020

Dual-track process for top-performing NetOnNet to kick-off in 2021 as consumer electronics spending soars during the Pandemic, ABGSC and SEB (still) in the lead (NKP Proprietary)

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February 5, 2022
Hg Capital-backed Visma acquires majority stake in Hybel.no
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August 11, 2021

Company to watch: Danish prefab housing company Hybel expects a revenue of DKK 1.5bn (3y CAGR of 37.4%) with an EBIT of DKK 100m+ in 2021 - founded by serial exit entrepreneur Michael Mortensen who could be open towards external capital in the future and considers growth through acquisitions (NKP Proprietary)

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February 3, 2022
Saudi Aramco acquires minority stake from Aker BP in PE-backed Cognite for USD 118m - valuation of USD 1.6bn
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March 1, 2021

PE-backed Cognite could exit via a sale or an IPO in 2021 (NKP Proprietary)

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February 1, 2022
Telia divests stake in Futurehome who now seeks to raise NOK 100m to fund international expansion
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May 21, 2021

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

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January 28, 2022
Poster firm Mapiful sold to Dear Sam
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November 17, 2020

Hyper-growth poster firm Mapiful preparing exit with investment bank mandated according to NKP's sources in the legal M&A community, 2019 revenue of SEK 43.3m ~ +40% YoY (NKP Proprietary)

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November 16, 2020

Hyper-growth poster firm Mapiful preparing exit with HDR Partners mandated according to NKP's sources in the legal M&A community, 2019 revenue of SEK 43.3m ~ +40% YoY (NKP Proprietary)

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January 28, 2022
Mentimeter preparing for IPO acc. to Swedish media
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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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January 27, 2022
PE firm Verdane acquires majority stake in Standout Capital-backed software company Papirfly Group
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December 15, 2021

Advised by ABG Sundal Collier, Standout Capital-backed Norwegian software company Papirfly Group explores ownership options - expected ARR of NOK 200m in 2021 (NKP Proprietary)

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