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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 17, 2024
Update: Børsen confirms NKPs coverage of EQTs sale considerations for Banking Circle, a provider of global payments and banking services
Børsen
April 23, 2024

Company to watch: Amid improved financial market conditions and robust continued topline growth, NKP's sources expect a relaunch of EQT's ownership considerations in Banking Circle, a provider of global payments and banking services, by 2025 - ARR of EUR ~300m by end-2023 (NKP Proprietary)

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August 6, 2021

EQT mandates Citi and Morgan Stanley to explore a sale of its Danish fintech company Banking Circle (NKP Proprietary)

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May 15, 2024
Oakley Capital acquires a majority stake in German Open-Access platform vitroconnect
Press Release
March 21, 2024

Update: The Stifel-advised sale process of Vitroconnect is about to enter the second phase with NBOs having been collected (NKP Proprietary)

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February 16, 2024

Vitroconnect, a privately owned open access (brokerage) platform connecting network carriers with internet service providers, is in the market with Stifel advising and teasers recently distributed - marketed off 2023 adj. EBITDA of EUR 10m acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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May 13, 2024
Update: Breakit confirms NKP's coverage of Summa Equity ownership explorations of Norwegian SaaS company Documaster and comments on price expectations
Affarsvarlden
April 8, 2024

Update: Summa Equity has engaged Bryan, Garnier & Co. to guide a potential exit of Documaster, a Norwegian provider of digital information management solutions - early-stage suitor dialogues to commence in Q2-2024 according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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August 23, 2023

Company to watch: Summa Equity expected to explore ownership options in Documaster, a Norwegian provider of digital information management solutions, within the next 12 months following strong growth figures, acc. to sources - run-rate EBITDA of EUR 2-4m (NKP Proprietary)

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April 19, 2024
Henrik Bruun, majority owner of sports apparel chain Sport 24, acquires a minority stake in Danish sports apparel company Sports Group Denmark
KapWatch
June 20, 2023

Update: Dansk Ejerkapital-backed Sports Group Denmark grows revenue to DKK 1,107m (+40% YoY) with EBITDA of DKK 147.2m in FY22 - Ownership options are being explored advised by Carnegie acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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May 4, 2021

High-growth sports apparel company Sports Group Denmark backed by Industri Udvikling (since 2016) reaches revenue of DKK 600m (+20% YoY) w. EBITDA of DKK 49m in 2020, expects +35-40% growth in 2021 (NKP Proprietary)

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April 12, 2024
PE Litorina divests Swedish bed manufacturer KungSängen to consortium led by KAMJO Design & Hantverk
Press Release
August 3, 2022

Update: Advised by Clearwater International, Litorina is pursuing a timely sale of KungSängen, a Swedish bed manufacturer and omnichannel retailer - revenue of SEK +375m with EBITDA of SEK +35m in FY21 (NKP Proprietary)

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November 30, 2021

KungSängen, a bed manufacturer and omni-channel retailer backed by Litorina since 2015, likely to see revenue of SEK +375m (+5-10% YoY) with EBITDA of SEK +35m in 2021 - Litorina may explore ownership options (NKP Proprietary)

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April 11, 2024
Finnish construction software provider Admicom (publ.) announces acquisition agenda
Press Release
April 19, 2023

Finnish software company Cadmatic looks to grow through acquisitions

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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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April 9, 2024
Dutch waste recycling company Blue Phoenix Group, backed by InfraVia and Daiwa ICP, acquires Danish waste management firm RGS Nordic
Press Release
March 4, 2024

Update: NBOs have recently been collected in the Carnegie-led sale process for RGS Nordic, a Danish waste management and environmental services firm (NKP Proprietary)

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November 3, 2020

Waste mgmt. continues to attract PE-interest, 2020 EBITDA of DKK 259m at RGS Nordic could justify price expectations and a relaunch of the exit process (NKP sources / Analysis)

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April 8, 2024
Deutsche Bahn Invites New Bids for DB Schenker
Borsen
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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April 4, 2024
An investor consortium led by PE firm CapMan's growth fund acquires waste treatment machinery provider Tana
Press Release
January 29, 2024

Update: Final bids have recently been submitted in the HLP Corporate Finance-guided sale process for Tana, a Finnish provider of waste treatment machinery (NKP Proprietary)

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July 6, 2023

Company to watch: The owners of Tana, a well-performing Finnish waste treatment solutions provider, may explore ownership options in H2-2023 according to multiple sources - FY22 revenue of EUR 37.6m (+41% YoY) and EBITDA of EUR 5.8m (NKP Proprietary)

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March 27, 2024
Company to Watch: Danish clothing brand Shaping New Tomorrow reports steady growth in 2023 annual report - revenues of DKK ~425m (+6.25% YoY) in FY23
Børsen
January 30, 2023

Update: Due diligence ongoing since early January in EY-advised sale of chino pant maker Shaping New Tomorrow, NBOs submitted before the Holidays (NKP Proprietary)

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November 14, 2022

Teasers have recently been distributed in EY-advised sale of chino-maker Shaping New Tomorrow according to multiple sources, projecting 2022 EBITDA of DKK 42m with a revenue CAGR between 2018 and 2021 of 115% (NKP Proprietary)

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March 22, 2024
Austrian construction company Porr plans to make smaller acquisitions
Press Release
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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March 22, 2024
Norwegian end-to-end video conferencing platform Pexip (publ.) contemplates up to NOK 156m share issue to fund future acquisitions
Press Release
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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March 21, 2024
District heating and cooling company Stockholm Exergi issues green bonds amounting to SEK 1bn
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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March 14, 2024
Bluestep Bank issues senior unsecured bonds worth SEK 2bn
Press Release
February 16, 2022

Update: J.P. Morgan and Carnegie to lead dual track sale of EQT-owned specialist mortgage firm Bluestep Bank - an opportunity first and exclusively covered by NKP on 25 January (NKP Proprietary)

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January 25, 2022

Company to watch: Swedish Bluestep Bank - a specialist mortgage provider in Sweden and Norway owned by EQT since 2017 - represent a logical exit opportunity for the Swedish fund with growth in run-rate adjusted operating profit to "around SEK 400m" in 2021 and the successful spin-off of the non-mortgage activities and establishment in Finland, according to industry insiders (NKP Proprietary)

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March 7, 2024
DIF Capital Partners and EDF Invest completes acquisition of Norwegian ferry company Fjord1 - Norwegian pension fund Kommunal Landpensjonskasse (KLP) secures 20% minority stake
Finansavisen
September 28, 2023

Update: Final bids are due in October in Rothschild-advised sale of Norwegian ferry company Fjord1, Basalt Infrastructure among potential suitors, acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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May 1, 2023

Vision Ridge Partners and family office Havila mandate Rothschild to pursue a sale of Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1, targeting a Q3 process with teasers going out shortly, according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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March 7, 2024
Danish KKR-backed biotech company Nordic Bioscience considers IPO or sale, according to news media
Børsen
June 7, 2022

Update: Nordea mandated for IPO of KKR-backed Nordic Bioscience, a developer of non-invasive biomarkers - situation first and exclusively covered by NKP M&A Insights on 11 April, process to kick off in the fall of 2022 (NKP Proprietary)

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April 11, 2022

The owners of KKR-backed Nordic Bioscience, a Danish developer of non-invasive biomarkers, is preparing for a listing after the Summer according to multiple sources - still early days with advisors currently being evaluated

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March 5, 2024
Tietoevry (publ.) releases preliminary financial information in connection with the potential demerge and listing of Tietoevry Banking
Press Release
January 31, 2024

Update: A second round of NBOs is expected in mid-February in the Morgan Stanley-advised efforts to carve out and divest the banking activities of Finnish IT company Tietoevry (NKP Proprietary)

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April 17, 2023

Update: the potential divestment or listing of Tietoevry's Banking division is getting closer as Morgan Stanley has been retained to lead the efforts, 2022 revenue of EUR 521.3m and adj. EBITA of EUR 71.9m - according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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March 1, 2024
E-health company Cambio plans to issue SEK 1,000m in senior secured bonds
Press Release
June 30, 2023

Update: Investcorp is reportedly sounding out advisors for a potential early 2024 sale of healthcare software firm Sanolium/Cambio - bond loans of SEK 800m maturing in 2024 (NKP Proprietary)

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January 24, 2022

Company to watch: Investcorp-backed Sanolium/Cambio circled by sponsors following double digit profitable growth and new CEO team in place with IPO being one option according to several sources, Q3-2021 LTM revenue of SEK 762.1m (+20.5% Y-o-Y growth in Q3-2021) and adjusted EBITDA of SEK 208.3m - around 57% of revenues are recurring (NKP Proprietary)

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February 16, 2024
Tietoevry (publ.) provides an update on its strategic review of its banking business in its 2023 earnings report
Press Release
January 31, 2024

Update: A second round of NBOs is expected in mid-February in the Morgan Stanley-advised efforts to carve out and divest the banking activities of Finnish IT company Tietoevry (NKP Proprietary)

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April 17, 2023

Update: the potential divestment or listing of Tietoevry's Banking division is getting closer as Morgan Stanley has been retained to lead the efforts, 2022 revenue of EUR 521.3m and adj. EBITA of EUR 71.9m - according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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February 15, 2024
Update: News outlet PE News confirms NKP's coverage of the minority-stake sale in Hempel
PE News
February 7, 2024

Update: NBOs are due this week in the Rothschild-advised sale of a minority stake in Hempel, a global supplier of coatings and paints headquartered in Denmark (NKP Proprietary)

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April 29, 2022

The Hempel Foundation mandates investment bank Rothschild to explore a sale of a minority stake in coating supplier Hempel, IPO on the horizon - revenue of EUR 1,774m and EBITDA of EUR 203m in FY21 (NKP Proprietary)

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January 22, 2024
Keensight Capital-backed biopharmaceutical company Biovian receives a funding package from French investment firm Eurazeo
Press Release
April 28, 2023

Process that went quiet: William Blair led sale of Keensight Capital-owned CDMO firm Biovian went quiet after NBOs were collected in December, unclear if process is still going (NKP Proprietary)

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October 4, 2022

Update: William Blair-led process for Keensight Capital-backed CDMO company Biovian to launch in the coming weeks acc. to sources - revenue of EUR 18.7m with EBITDA of EUR 5.3m in 2021 (NKP Proprietary)

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January 22, 2024
European Energy CEO mulls an IPO following its 20% stake sale to Mitsubishi HC Capital
Børsen
May 17, 2022

Update: The minority stake sale of Danish European Energy Group moves into the second round with multiple bidders acc. to sources, FIH Partners advising as first uncovered by NKP on 08.04.2022 (NKP Proprietary)

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April 8, 2022

European Energy Group, a privately owned developer and asset manager within renewable energy, is preparing for a minority stake sale advised by FIH Partners, 2021 EBITDA of EUR 81.2m based on revenues of EUR 328.7m (+59% year-on-year) according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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January 20, 2024
Altor-backed business outsourcing firm Transcom issues bonds at a value of EUR 65m
Press Release
June 30, 2023

Update: Advised by Rothschild, Altor is now (again) pushing forward with the sale explorations for Transcom following an abandoned dual-track process last year according to multiple sources - FY22 revenue of EUR 717m (+15% YoY) with adj. EBITDA of EUR 93.3m (NKP Proprietary)

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January 4, 2021

Altor-backed BPO firm Transcom may return to the stock exchange in 2021 according to rumors, strong current trading with +7.6% organic growth in Q3-2020, could be valued at EUR 1 billion (NKP Proprietary)

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January 12, 2024
Finn secures EUR 100m in Series C funding round to double its electric vehicle fleet
Press Release
December 4, 2024

Finn, a VC-backed fast-growing provider of all-inclusive car subscriptions, is looking for investors for a capital raise or potentially minority stake sale in a process run without a formal corporate finance advisor, 2024E ARR of EUR 163m, acc. to sources *ESG FRIENDLY* (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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