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June 5, 2024
Swedish sport-tech company Spiideo raises USD 20m
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March 15, 2022

Swedish sports video recording and analysis company Spiideo explores ownership options advised by investment bank NOR Capital acc. to sources - expected ARR of SEK 100m in 2022 (NKP Proprietary)

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June 4, 2024
Kirk Kapital acquires DOT, a Denmark-based surface treatment provider, from Jysk Fynsk Kapital
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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June 4, 2024
Update: KapWatch confirms NKP's coverage of Cube Infrastructure Partners-owned Umove - exit expected before the summer
KapWatch
February 21, 2024

Update: NBOs are due next week in the DC Advisory-led exit process for Umove, a Danish private bus operator owned by Cube Infrastructure Partners since 2017 (NKP Proprietary)

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August 29, 2023

Cube Infrastructure Partners is in the early stages of preparing a sale of Umove, a Danish private bus operator within public transportation, according to multiple sources - revenue of DKK 1,002m and EBITDA of DKK 130m in FY22 (NKP Proprietary)

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June 3, 2024
E-commerce group Go North is in financial distress and could potentially face liquidation
Breakit

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April 25, 2023

Go North, an investment platform and aggregator of third party Amazon reseller brands, is actively preparing for an IPO-weighted dual-track later this year advised by Carnegie, backed by eEquity since 2022 (NKP Proprietary)

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May 31, 2024
Finnish radiator manufacturer Purmo (publ.) receives a public takeover bid from Chinese appliances firm Haier
Press Release
May 3, 2021

The sale process of Rettig-owned Purmo is restarted - first bids due next month

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July 10, 2020

Brand transformation and management changes indicates that family office Rettig may, again, try to exit Purmo Group - UBS and SEB has been mandated

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May 30, 2024
Update: Deutsche Bahn selects Maersk, DSV, Bahri, and CVC Capital consortium for final bidding round in Schenker sale
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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May 28, 2024
Company to Watch: Triton-backed subsea services firm DeepOcean increases revenues and order intake in 2023 - revenues of USD 627m (+11% YoY)
Finansavisen
August 30, 2023

Update: The Evercore-advised process for Triton's subsea services firm DeepOcean is still ongoing, however, the focus has changed towards a refinancing in the short-term followed by a renewed sale or IPO attempt, most likely during H1-2024 - according to several sources (NKP Proprietary)

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March 30, 2022

Company to watch: Subsea services firm DeepOcean - a Triton portfolio firm since 2016 - is benefitting dramatically from the surge in oil and gas prices and is a likely exit (IPO) candidate for H2-2022 following a successful turnaround of the UK activities, integration of a new ERP system, and a new financing agreement - according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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May 28, 2024
Reka Industrial (publ.) announces an acquisition-led growth strategy
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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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May 27, 2024
Update: Four bidders remain for DB Schenker sale, CVC Capital seeks new partner for DB Schenker bid
Kapwatch
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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May 24, 2024
The Finnish government is considering reducing its ownership stake in postal service provider Posti Group, possibly through an IPO
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August 15, 2023

Company to watch: Amid the Finnish state's continued divestment explorations of the national postal services provider Posti Group, sources suggest that its Logistics business may be the likely medium-term exit candidate - EBITDA of EUR 34.6m in FY22 (NKP Proprietary)

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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 23, 2024
Update: Multiple bidders show interest in Deutsche Bahn's logistics subsidiary DB Schenker
Bloomberg
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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May 23, 2024
Solar energy firm Gigasun (publ.) appoints Standard Chartered as financial advisor for its strategic reviews
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March 4, 2024

Gigasun (publ.), a Stockholm-headquartered solar energy firm operating in China, is exploring ownership options to secure future growth - the process is still at an early stage with advisors soon to be appointed (NKP Proprietary)

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May 23, 2024
Music service firm Soundtrack Your Brand plans a capital raise and future acquisitions
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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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May 22, 2024
Nordic Capital acquires BRP Systems from Valedo Partners
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October 24, 2023

Company to watch: BRP Systems, a provider of enterprise software solutions and digital solutions to the fitness and leisure industry, owned by Valedo since 2017, continues strong development and could appear as an upcoming exit candidate - revenue of around EUR 20m (>80% recurring) and cash EBITDA of EUR 4m in FY23E acc. to sources (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 17, 2024
Private Equity firm Triton sells share in Renk worth EUR 250m
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October 4, 2023

Triton pulls planned listing of military vehicles gearbox-maker Renk following unfavorable market conditions, as the first day of trading was planned for tomorrow 05 October (Press release/NKP Proprietary/Bloomberg)

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May 16, 2024
KPS Capital Partners to acquire Siemens Innomotics division
Press Release
May 2, 2024

KPS Capital Partners leading in bid for Siemens' Innomotics unit

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June 20, 2023

Following the previously communicated review and carve-out of Siemens' Motors and Large Drives business "Innomotics", BNP Paribas has now been mandated to explore a sale (NKP Proprietary)

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May 16, 2024
Danish Novo Holdings acquires Austrian Single Use Support from founders and Danaher
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March 12, 2024

Update: NBOs submitted in Jefferies advised sale of Single Use Support with Danaher reportedly having passed on its right of first refusal opening the path to a full sale, according to sources (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 15, 2024
EQT-backed music technology firm Epidemic Sound is preparing for an IPO scheduled for 2025
Reuters

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January 25, 2021

Goldman Sachs to lead dual-track exit process of EQT-backed Epidemic Sound (NKP Proprietary)

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May 14, 2024
German steel processing company Wegener acquires Ib Andresen Industri, a Danish provider of steel solutions
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January 3, 2024

The owners of Ib Andresen Industri, a provider of steel components and solutions, explore ownership options advised by EY Corporate Finance according to multiple sources - Revenue of DKK 1,828m and EBITDA of DKK 136m in FY22/23 (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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May 10, 2024
CVC Capital acquires a minority stake in Hempel, a global supplier of coatings and paints
Press Release
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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May 8, 2024
Norwegian renewable energy company Statkraft (publ.) publishes its Q1-2024 report, announcing potential portfolio divestments including EV charging company Mer
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March 10, 2023

Statkraft is working with SEB Corporate Finance on a potential divestment of its EV charging business, Mer, according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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