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November 23, 2021
Norvestor acquires Finnish software company Pinja from MB Funds
Press Release
October 26, 2021

IMs are out in sale of IT services firm Pinja with indicative bids due end of October in process led by Stifel Corporate Finance, process covered by NKP in March 2021, marketed at run-rate EBITDA of EUR 12m according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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March 16, 2021

Following 8 add-on acquisitions in three years, an investment bank has been mandated for upcoming sale of MB Funds' 2017 investment in Finnish IT services firm Pinja, 2020 revenue of EUR 50m (NKP Proprietary)

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November 23, 2021
Realdania looking to invest DKK 500m in green and proptech ventures
EjendomsWatch
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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November 10, 2021
IK Partners acquires cybersecurity company Truesec from Sobro
Press Release
October 26, 2021

Advised by Raymond James, the exit process of Sobro-backed TrueSec picks up speed with IM's out and indicative bids due in first week of November - exp. EBITDA of SEK 80m in FY-2021 (NKP Proprietary)

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September 1, 2021

Advised by investment bank Raymond James, private equity firm Sobro is exploring exit options for its 2018 investment in Swedish cybersecurity firm TrueSec - revenue of SEK 248m (+43% YoY) with an EBITDA of SEK 59.5m in 2020 (NKP Proprietary)

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October 29, 2021
Procuritas acquires Swedish guitar firm Strandberg Guitars after NKP's exclusive coverage on the sales process
Press Release
October 25, 2021

Update: Owners of high-end headless guitar maker Strandberg Guitars mandates Clearwater International to pursue a sale in Q4-2021 according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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October 14, 2021

Privately-owned Strandberg Guitars explores ownership options acc. to sources - revenue of SEK 60m with EBITDA of SEK 21m in 2020 (NKP Proprietary)

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October 6, 2021
German ActivumSG could ptentially list Danish portfolio firm Casa within a few years
Kapitalwatch
February 25, 2021

With PwC and Accura running the process, indicative bids were submitted for Catacap's construction management firm CASA last week (NKP Proprietary)

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August 20, 2020

CataCap's construction firm since 2016, CASA, doubles EBITDA in 2019 to DKK 166m - if sold, CataCap could more than quadruple its investment in 4 years (NKP analysis)

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September 22, 2021
Fortum's 50% stake sale of Stockholm Exergi completed
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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August 27, 2021
Borsen's sources confirms NKP's exclusive reports on the upcoming sale of 3shape - first covered by NKP in August 2020
Børsen
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 11, 2021
Goldman Sachs owned Advania acquires peer Visolit from IK Investment
Press Release
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
Press Release
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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July 23, 2021
Glatfelter acquires the Danish textile company Jacob Holm & Sønner for approx. DKK 2bn
Press Release
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 9, 2021
Storskogen acquires the Swedish trailer supplier Brenderup Group from Accent Equity
Press Release
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 6, 2021
Nalka Invest acquires the Swedish locksmith business CERTEGO from publ. listed ASSA ABLOY
Press Release
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 1, 2021
Fortum sells its 50% stake in Stockholm Exergi to APG-led consortium for EUR 2.9bn
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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July 1, 2021
CataCap sells Casa to German ActivumSG in a deal worth more than DKK 2bn
Borsen
February 25, 2021

With PwC and Accura running the process, indicative bids were submitted for Catacap's construction management firm CASA last week (NKP Proprietary)

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August 20, 2020

CataCap's construction firm since 2016, CASA, doubles EBITDA in 2019 to DKK 166m - if sold, CataCap could more than quadruple its investment in 4 years (NKP analysis)

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June 16, 2021
Norvestor acquires a majority stake in Kirk Kapital-backed Globeteam
Børsen
May 12, 2021

Sale of Kirk Kapital's Globeteam moves into due diligence phase following a strong interest - signing expected before the end of June (NKP Proprietary)

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December 15, 2020

Kirk Kapital exploring options for its 2018 investment in Globeteam - Plesner advising sell-side with IBs pitching for H1-21 process (NKP Proprietary)

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June 9, 2021
Triton announces acquisition of Danish Fairwind
Press Release
June 7, 2021

Final bids for Fairwind submitted on Tuesday 01 June (NKP Proprietary)

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January 18, 2021

Exit experienced owners are preparing a 2021 exit of Danish renewables firm FairWind acc. to sources - strong underlying market and +55% YoY growth in 2019 with revenues of DKK 1bn (NKP Proprietary)

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June 7, 2021
Castik Capital acquires a majority stake in the Norwegian logistics software firm Element Logic
DN
April 23, 2021

Several indicative bids submitted on April 16 in Carnegie-led sales process for privately-held logistics software firm Element Logic according to two sources (NKP Proprietary)

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March 8, 2021

Advised by Carnegie and CLP, the sale of AutoStore-partner and warehouse solutions specialist Element Logic gains speed - teasers are out with IMs expected 2nd half of March, EBITDA of EUR 16m in 2020 (+100% YoY growth) (NKP Proprietary)

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May 27, 2021
Vattenfall suspends the attempt of acquiring Fortum's stake in Stockholm Exergi
DI
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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May 21, 2021
Lars Larsen Group acquires the Danish furniture company Sofacompany from Procuritas
Børsen
May 10, 2021

Procuritas is approaching a sale of its Danish furniture company Sofacompany - signing expected before end of June (NKP Proprietary)

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November 12, 2020

Procuritas-backed Sofacompany is in preliminary exit preparations (NKP Sources)

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May 18, 2021
Summa Equity sells immunological reagents specialist HyTest at EV/EBITDA of 24.8x
Press Release
April 20, 2021

Sale of Summa Equity's immunological reagents specialist HyTest moves into due diligence phase in William Blair-led process, signing expected before June according to sources close to the process (NKP Proprietary)

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March 22, 2021

Summa Equity mandates William Blair for the exit of Finnish HyTest

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May 12, 2021
FSN Capital acquires cyber security specialist Omegapoint from Priveq
DI
April 22, 2021

Sale of Priveq's online security specialist Omegapoint enters due diligence phase in Carnegie-led process (NKP Proprietary)

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August 21, 2020

Increasing demand for online security could draw attention to Omegapoint, which is backed by Priveq (40%) and realized 2019 sales of SEK 415m (+15%) after completing 3 bolt-ons (NKP analysis)

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May 10, 2021
IK Investment Partners sells its Norwegian portfolio company Hansen Protection to UK-based Survitec Group
Press Release
March 8, 2021

The sale of IK-backed Hansen Protection moves forward with IMs distributed earlier this year and indicative bids due before Easter (NKP Proprietary)

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October 19, 2020

As the Pandemic boosts demand for personal protective equipment, IK is closing in on a sale/IPO of its portfolio firm since 2013, Hansen Protection (rumor/NKP analysis)

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May 4, 2021
Catacap makes its first exit by selling special transport service company HB-Care to Triton-backed Dantaxi
Press Release
March 1, 2021

The exit process of CataCap's HB-Care is now live - ABG Sundal Collier still holds the sell-side mandate (NKP Proprietary)

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November 23, 2020

HB-Care might be Catacaps first exit with Polaris as suitable buyer

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May 3, 2021
R12 Kapital-backed Aditro is sold to Belgian SD Worx for SEK 1bn
DI
April 21, 2021

Update: Family office R12 Kapital's planned exit of Aditro enters DD phase in a process led by William Blair - EBITDA of SEK 82m (NKP Proprietary)

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April 6, 2021

R12 Kapital looking to sell HR software portfolio firm Aditro - William Blair holds the mandate

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April 26, 2021
As confirmed by NKP in a proprietary story already on 06.11.2020, Jacob Holm & Sønner is closing in on a sale - now also picked up by Børsen
Børsen
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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