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December 5, 2024
US-based United Safety acquires Dafo Vehicle, a Swedish provider of fire detection and suppression systems, from Sobro
Press Release
July 4, 2024

Update: The Bryan, Garnier & Co.-advised process for Sobro-backed Dafo Vehicle Fire Protection has progressed to the second round, according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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April 2, 2024

The owners of Sobro-backed fire detection and suppression systems supplier Dafo Vehicle Fire Protection have recently appointed investment bank Bryan, Garnier & Co. for a potential sale of the company in 2024 - expected to be marketed off EBITDA of around SEK 100m (NKP Proprietary)

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December 2, 2024
Verdane-backed momox Holding, a Berlin-based re-commerce site for used books, completes EUR 125m Bond Issue with ABG Sundal Collier as sole manager
Press Release
July 15, 2024

Update: R.W. Baird mandated for the sale of Verdane-backed Momox, a second-hand online platform for Books, Media, and Fashion, according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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May 24, 2024

Verdane is in the market with its re-commerce portfolio firm, Momox, a second-hand online platform for Books, Media, and Fashion, delivering 2023 revenues of EUR 347m, acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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November 28, 2024
Carnegie, Nordea, and Citi appointed for the potential listing of Nalka-backed Asker Healthcare
Bloomberg
October 14, 2024

Update: Nalka-backed Asker Healthcare Group sets sights on H1-2025 IPO after last year's sale explorations, according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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May 12, 2022

Company to watch: Asker Healthcare Group, the Nalka-backed group of Northern European medical supplies and healthcare services firms including Swedish OneMed, is expected to "open up for new external capital" after the Summer following the integration of multiple bolt-ons and a continued aggressive roll-up strategy, according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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November 20, 2024
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan acquires a co-controlling stake in Max Matthiessen from Nordic Capital at an EV of EUR 1bn and EV/EBITDA of ~25x
Press Release
October 4, 2024

Update: NBOs are due 16 October 2024 in connection with Nordic Capital's exit process for Max Matthiessen, a Sweden-based pensions and insurance firm, acc. to several sources - Houlihan Lokey advising (NKP Proprietary)

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March 1, 2024

Company to watch: As Max Matthiessen continues its buy-and-build strategy and gears up for further geographic expansion, Nordic Capital may be tempted to weigh ownership options in H2-2024 or H1-2025 (NKP Proprietary)

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November 19, 2024
Rheinmetall AG outlines strategic M&A plans to bolster growth
Press Release
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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November 15, 2024
Inflexion acquires majority stake in Finanzen.net from Axel Springer reportedly for around EUR 400m, at an EV/EBITDA multiple of 16.32x (FY23)
Press Release
June 10, 2024

Update: Final bids are due on 12 June in Houlihan Lokey-guided sale of Axel Springer's Finanzen.net business - an online financial news site and retail stock trading platform - according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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April 16, 2024

Update: sell-side materials are out in the Houlihan Lokey guided sale of KKR-backed Axel Springer's Finanzen.net - a financial news site and retail stock trading platform (NKP Proprietary)

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November 14, 2024
NEA Partners-backed Euroflorist acquires UK-based Serenata Flowers amid future IPO plans
Breakit
September 27, 2021

Litorina prepares for dual-track exit process for its portfolio firm since 2007, flower retailer Euroflorist following 59% year-on-year organic growth in 2020, and has mandated Carnegie for the efforts (NKP Proprietary)

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February 19, 2021

With a pandemic-driven boom in online flower sales and a recent early redemption of bonds, Litorina is expected to push ahead with an exit of Euroflorist acc. to sources - LTM EBITDA of SEK 192m (NKP Proprietary)

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November 14, 2024
Stockholm Exergi Issues SEK 500m in new Green Bonds
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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November 4, 2024
Norway's largest energy company Å Energi to acquire Fredrikstad Municipality's 51% stake in Fredrikstad Energi (FEAS) at an EV of NOK 3.3bn
Press Release
September 12, 2024

Update: Due diligence efforts are ongoing in the SEB-advised sale process for Fredrikstad Energi, a Norwegian energy company, acc. to several sources (NKP Proprietary)

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June 11, 2024

The Municipality of Fredrikstad has mandated SEB to explore ownership options of its 51% stake in Norwegian energy company Fredrikstad Energi with teasers being out, according to sources - Revenues of NOK 797m with an adj. EBITDA of NOK 238m in FY23 (NKP Proprietary)

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October 29, 2024
Panasonic's subsidiary Zetes acquires a 50% stake in Danish AMR firm Robotize
JP Finans
September 26, 2022

Update: Information memorandums have been distributed in EY-led sales efforts for Robotize, a Danish AMR firm - first reported by NKP on 07 September (NKP Proprietary)

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September 7, 2022

Founder-owned Robotize, the company behind the GoPal autonomous robot, is exploring a sale advised by EY Corporate Finance according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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October 28, 2024
Norway-based private equity firm Norvestor acquires Wint, a Swedish accounting automation SaaS provider
Press Release
October 16, 2024

Update: Ownership explorations for accounting automation SaaS provider Wint are reportedly "live" with ABG Sundal Collier advising on the efforts (NKP Proprietary)

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June 10, 2024

Company to watch: Wint, a fast-growing SaaS-based accounting automation solution provider, is considering ownership options as the company enters a new growth phase - ARR of SEK ~130m as of end Q1-2024 (NKP Proprietary)

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October 22, 2024
Rivean acquires Perbility, a cloud-based HR software from Main Capital
Press Release
September 16, 2024

Update: The Rothchild-advised sales process for Perbility, a cloud-based HR software solutions provider and a Main Capital portfolio firm, is now live, acc. to sources - marketed off 2023 adjusted EBITDA of EUR 10m (NKP Proprietary)

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February 20, 2024

Main Capital Partners is reportedly mulling a sale of its cloud-based HR software provider Perbility following two bolt-ons, advised by Rothschild and to be marketed off 2023 adj. EBITDA of around EUR 10m - acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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October 17, 2024
ABB sets sights on M&A with USD 1 billion allocation for acquisitions
Reuters Deals
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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Headline from pre-deal coverage in M&A Insights
May 29, 2020

Jula with strong financial muscle to acquire businesses

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September 30, 2024
CGE Partners and Five Arrows acquire a majority stake in Intact, a provider of end-to-end auditing workflow software from IMCap Partners
Press Release
July 5, 2024

Update: the Baird-guided auction process for Intact, a specialized ERP SaaS provider for the certification services sector owned by IMCap since 2018, has been preempted by a financial buyer (known to NKP), according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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July 2, 2024

PE firm IMCap Partners explores ownership options for Intact, a specialized SaaS ERP system provider focused on audit, certification, and standards management, with IM's having been distributed - revenue of EUR 16m in FY23, acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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September 19, 2024
Amboss, a knowledge and learning platform for medical professionals in Germany, has acquired Novaheal, a fellow EdTech startup aimed at nurses
Press Release
August 13, 2024

Founder-owned, Partech-backed, high-growth medical knowledge platform Amboss is working with Goldman Sachs on a potential minority sale expected to kick off later this year, acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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September 17, 2024
Germany-based manufacturer of oxo intermediates and derivatives OQ Chemicals raises EUR 75m in super senior bridge financing
Press Release
September 5, 2024

Update: Binding bids for German-based OQ Chemicals will be due by mid-October, acc. To sources (NKP Proprietary)

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Headline from pre-deal coverage in M&A Insights
May 3, 2024

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

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September 16, 2024
Accel-KKR-owned Duett, a Norwegian provider of software solutions to construction and real estate, acquires Danish ERP solutions provider Traede
Press Release
January 26, 2024

Update: Nordic M&A has been appointed to advise on the ownership explorations in Traede, a Danish ERP SaaS provider for fashion and lifestyle brands (NKP Proprietary)

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January 5, 2023

Traede, a Danish founder-owned and well-performing ERP SaaS provider for fashion and lifestyle brands, is circled by multiple private equity funds re. a potential investment with dialogues actively ongoing - according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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September 11, 2024
Danish DSV acquires Deutsche Bahn's DB Schenker in a deal valued at EUR 14.3bn and an EV/EBITDA of 7.5x
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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September 10, 2024
CVC Capital improves purchase offer for DB Schenker with a final decision exp. this week - CVC and DSV are the sole remaining bidders
Watchmedier Opkøb
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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Headline from pre-deal coverage in M&A Insights
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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September 3, 2024
Lloyd's Register has acquired Norwegian Ocean Technologies Group from PE firm Oakley Capital
Press Release
September 2, 2024

Update: Due diligence efforts are ongoing in the Houlihan Lokey- and Goldman Sachs-advised sale process for Oakley Capital-owned Ocean Technologies Group, a global maritime e-learning group, acc. to several sources (NKP Proprietary)

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February 24, 2022

Investment Bank (known to NKP) mandated to explore a majority sale of Oakley Capital-backed Ocean Technologies Group, a Norway/UK-headquartered global maritime e-learning business - EBITDA of NOK 220m in 2020 (NKP Proprietary)

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September 2, 2024
Canadian private equity firm Onex acquires a majority stake in Fischbach a provider of cartridge packaging solutions for sealants and adhesives (Press Release)
Press Release
July 12, 2024

Update: International investment bank Kroll Securities is advising family-owned packaging firm Fischbach on its potential sale, which has reached an advanced stage according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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June 24, 2024

Family-owned Fischbach, a packaging technology provider and the inventor of the plastic caulking tube used for latex and silicone applications, is weighing various ownership options including a majority sale, one bidder could be advanced - according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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August 30, 2024
Partners Group pulls IPO and sells German building metering technology firm Techem to TPG Rise Climate at an EV of EUR 6.7 billion or 13.4 times 2024E EBITDA, acc. to sources
Press release / NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary
November 15, 2023

Update: with management presentations completed in October, IMs being out, and an NBO deadline of second half of December, metering firm Techem's dual-track process mainly draws interest from infrastructure and pension funds, according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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August 27, 2024
Kirk Kapital reduces its ownership stake in DOT to 40%, inviting the Nissen family and Casper Kirk Johansen as co-investors
Press Release
May 24, 2024

Update: The Clearwater-led sale process for DOT, a Denmark-based surface treatment provider, has reached an advanced stage following NBO submissions in March, acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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August 22, 2023

Corporate finance advisor mandated for ownership explorations of DOT, a pan-Scandinavian surface treatment provider, following strong full-year figures, acc. to sources - EBITDA of DKK 162m in FY22 (NKP Proprietary)

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August 22, 2024
Unicontrol, a Danish SaaS provider of machine control systems for construction, is acquired by US tech firm Spectra Precision
Press Release
May 23, 2024

Update: NBOs are being collected in connection with the G.P. Bullhound-advised process for Unicontrol, a Danish SaaS provider of machine control systems for the construction sector (NKP Proprietary)

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December 22, 2023

The private owners of Unicontrol, a Danish SaaS provider of a machine control system for construction, have begun mulling ownership options including a possible sale of the company in the near/mid-term - sales of DKK 71m (+234% YoY) and EBITDA of DKK 21m (NKP Proprietary)

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August 15, 2024
German peer TÜV SÜD acquires Carspect, a Swedish car inspection services group, from IK Partners
Press Release
January 17, 2024

Advised by Nordea Corporate Finance, IK Partners is preparing a possible sale of Carspect, a well-performing vehicle inspection services group in Sweden and the Baltics, with premarketing efforts to commence in Q1-2024 - EBITDA of SEK 146m in FY22 (NKP Proprietary)

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January 27, 2023

Company to watch: Carspect, a vehicle inspection services firm operating in Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, and Poland, is being prepared for a sale by its majority owner since 2018 IK Investment Partners according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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