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August 31, 2021
FSN-backed Kjell & Company to be listed on First North at SEK 1.7bn valuation
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February 11, 2021

Forthcoming FSN Capital exit in Swedish home electronics retailer Kjell & Company gains speed - 2021 IPO track advised by Nordea and Carnegie (NKP Proprietary)

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August 27, 2021
Borsen's sources confirms NKP's exclusive reports on the upcoming sale of 3shape - first covered by NKP in August 2020
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August 10, 2021

Owners of 3Shape - the Danish-headquartered leading global dental scanner company - mandates Goldman Sachs to explore a minority sale during H2-2021 according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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August 14, 2020

3Shape could finally be heading towards an entreprenurial exit - Co-founders have stepped down as Co-CEO`s in the 31 pct. 3y CAGR dentistry technology firm (NKP analysis)

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August 27, 2021
Bjorn Rune Gjelsten and Olav Nils Sunde acquires the Norwegian outdoor apparel brand Bergans
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February 22, 2021

Owners of outdoor apparel brand Bergans of Norway explore exit options amid struggling performance in an otherwise fast-growing market - advisors appointed according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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August 26, 2021
The sale of Geelmuyden Kiese to take place during September
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August 7, 2020

Geelmuyden Kiese likely to attract interest from sponsor-backed players such as Platinum-backed Cision, Norvestor`s NoA and publ. Aller Group (NKP analysis)

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August 25, 2021
Publ. listed PE-firm Latour looks to increase its M&A activity significantly
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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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August 25, 2021
Deutsche Beteiligungs acquires Danish HVAC firm Dantherm from Procuritas
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August 27, 2020

Procuritas' HVAC firm since 2016, Dantherm, posts EBITDA of DKK 98m for 2019 - if the 2018/2019 paused exit process is resumed the PE-firm could realize return of 3-4x in less than 5 years (NKP analysis)

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August 23, 2021
Norwegian investment company Dovetail eyes investment opportunities
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May 10, 2021

Publ. listed Sikri looks to grow through M&A - could announce deals this year (NKP Proprietary)

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August 20, 2021
Bridgepoint acquires the Danish B2B language services firm Languagewire from Catacap
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August 12, 2020

Will CataCap follow through on its announced sale of B2B language services firm Languagewire after posting (normalized) EBITDA of DKK 56m in 2019? (NKP analysis)

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August 17, 2021
FSN on track for IPO for their portfolio company Kjell & Company
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February 11, 2021

Forthcoming FSN Capital exit in Swedish home electronics retailer Kjell & Company gains speed - 2021 IPO track advised by Nordea and Carnegie (NKP Proprietary)

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August 11, 2021
Goldman Sachs owned Advania acquires peer Visolit from IK Investment
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July 8, 2021

Raymond James mandated for H2-2021 exit of IK-owned IT services firm Visolit according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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December 10, 2020

IK Investment Partners in preliminary exit preparations of IT-services firm Visolit - 2021 IPO track is likely according to sources, advisors not yet appointed (NKP Sources / Analysis)

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August 11, 2021
Herkules sells backpack company Beckmann to Shanghai M&G Stationery
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March 4, 2021

Sale process of Herkules-backed Beckmann accelerates with IMs circulated in week 07 (NKP Proprietary)

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February 8, 2021

Herkules mandates SEB for the forthcoming exit of backpack company Beckmann

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August 6, 2021
BwB Partners-backed Ziton initiates strategic review and mandates Evercore and Kromann Remuert to assist
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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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August 2, 2021
Segulah-backed Semantix sold to TransPerfect
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March 29, 2021

Segulah-backed language technology provider Semantix likely to end up in the hands of strategic buyer - William Blair holds the mandate

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November 13, 2020

Sources confirm that Segulah explores sale of Semantix - William Blair appointed as sell-side advisor

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July 30, 2021
Publ. listed DSV Panalpina is still looking for acquisitions - could potentially be DB Schenker
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February 26, 2021

Capidea-backed Guldager is looking for acquisitions in Germany, Switzerland and Belgium (NKP Proprietary)

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July 23, 2021
Glatfelter acquires the Danish textile company Jacob Holm & Sønner for approx. DKK 2bn
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December 11, 2020

Sale of Jacob Holm & Sønner set to kick off in Q1 2021

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November 6, 2020

With FIH Partners mandated, Jacob Holm & Sønner initiates preliminary exit preparations - broad buyer field and significant interest, yet still early days as options are weighed (NKP Proprietary)

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July 19, 2021
Telia-owned Futurehome looks to raise NOK 75-100m
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May 21, 2021

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

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July 19, 2021
Metso Outotec divests its Waste Recycling business to Finnish Ahlström Capital
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April 7, 2021

Advised by SEB Corporate Finance, the spin-off process of Metso Outotec's ESG-friendly recycling business picks up speed - revenue of EUR 125m with an adj. EBITA of EUR 4m in 2020 (NKP Proprietary)

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July 19, 2021
Litorina exits LGT Logistics to Nordic Transport Group at EV/EBIT of 5.8x
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January 29, 2021

Litorina may eye a timely 2021 exit of its well-performing portfolio firm LGT Logistics - Normalized EBITDA of SEK 97.5m in 2019 (NKP Proprietary)

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July 16, 2021
Danish online wine sourcing platform Kobaj raises DKK 20.6m
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March 4, 2021

Founded in 2019, online wine crowdsourcing platform Kobaj expects 2021 revenue of DKK 195m and is currently in a process of raising DKK 10m-15m - CEO and Founder open for a sale to either a sponsor or strategic buyer within the next 4 years and welcomes inbound interest (NKP Proprietary)

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July 14, 2021
Accent Equity acquires a majority stake in the Danish garment outsourcing partner East
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May 11, 2021

Advised by Nordic M&A (a boutique advisory firm) the owners of women's private label apparel supplier East are exploring options for a potential sale - EBITDA of DKK 58.8m in 2020 (NKP Proprietary)

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July 9, 2021
Storskogen acquires the Swedish trailer supplier Brenderup Group from Accent Equity
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May 17, 2021

Update: Lincoln International-led sale process of Accent-backed Brenderup Group enters DD phase, signing expected before the end of June 2021 (NKP Proprietary)

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February 12, 2021

Advised by investment bank Lincoln International, Accent Equity pushes ahead with 2021 exit of trailer and load carrier manufacturer Brenderup Group - EBITDA of SEK 110m in 2020, trade and financial buyers likely (NKP Proprietary)

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July 9, 2021
Volvo-backed Polestar in merger negotiations with US-based SPAC Gores Guggenheim
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January 11, 2021

Volvo-owned Polestar looks for a Series B round at an USD 15bn valuation in 2Q21

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July 7, 2021
IPI Partners acquires Norwegian Digiplex
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May 28, 2021

Sales process for hyper-growth data centre operator Digiplex is now (again) live according to sources, following failed 2018 process (NKP Proprietary)

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November 2, 2020

Pandemic resilient data centre operator DigiPlex expected to relaunch exit any time soon, revenue grows 24% in Q1 to annual run-rate of NOK 402.6m, EBITDA of NOK 207m (NKP Sources / Analysis)

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July 6, 2021
Nalka Invest acquires the Swedish locksmith business CERTEGO from publ. listed ASSA ABLOY
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March 29, 2021

Indicative bids for security solutions provider CERTEGO due after Easter - BNP Paribas holds the mandate

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March 4, 2021

Assa Abloy is moving ahead with the spin-off process of its Nordic security solutions provider CERTEGO with BNP Paribas mandated - revenues of EUR 210m in 2019 (NKP Proprietary)

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July 5, 2021
Herkules exits Norwegian staffing company Eterni to Axcel
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April 27, 2021

Herkules is expected to explore exit options for its 2017 investment in Norwegian temporary staffing company Eterni in H2-2021 acc. to sources - 2019 normalized EBITDA of NOK 37.9m (NKP Proprietary)

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