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September 22, 2023
Authentication solutions provider Yubico (publ.) raises SEK 340m in a share issue directly following the IPO and merger with ACQ Bure
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November 26, 2021

Owners of Yubico - the Swedish company behind the USB and NFC authentication solution YubiKey - including founders, Bure Equity, Meritech Capital Partners, Andreesen Horowitz, and AMF, is pondering an IPO according to sources following a return to profitability and an accelerated demand caused by the lockdown's work-from-home wave with 70% growth in 2021 - Carnegie may be advising (NKP Proprietary)

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September 19, 2023
Update: Bloomberg confirms NKP's earlier coverage that CVC Capital Partners is considering ownership options in Finnish healthcare company Mehiläinen
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May 31, 2023

Company to watch: CVC Capital-backed Mehiläinen, a social and health care services provider, delivers revenue of EUR 1,633m (+17% YoY) with EBITA of EUR 137.6m in FY22 - ownership options likely to be considered in 2024 acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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September 14, 2023
Carpet design brand Kasthall is acquired by Altor-backed Network of Design
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June 13, 2022

Karnell-owned carpet designer and manufacturer Kasthall Group may be sold as an investment bank (known to NKP) was previously mandated to explore ownership options - according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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September 13, 2023
PE company Dansk Ejerkapital acquired a minority stake in Danish marketing company Standoutmedia
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February 16, 2022

(Update) Privately-held Danish Standoutmedia continues its roll-up play within the digital agency space and expects to deliver EBITDA of DKK 40m in 2022 - would consider inbound approaches from financial sponsors (NKP Proprietary)

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November 27, 2020

Standoutmedia considers bringing in external capital to accelerate lucrative roll-up play within the digital agency space, 27% Y-o-Y revenue growth targeting EBITDA of DKK 17m in 2020 (NKP Proprietary)

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September 13, 2023
Update: The listing of Yubico through the merger with ACQ Bure (publ.) has now been approved
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November 26, 2021

Owners of Yubico - the Swedish company behind the USB and NFC authentication solution YubiKey - including founders, Bure Equity, Meritech Capital Partners, Andreesen Horowitz, and AMF, is pondering an IPO according to sources following a return to profitability and an accelerated demand caused by the lockdown's work-from-home wave with 70% growth in 2021 - Carnegie may be advising (NKP Proprietary)

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September 12, 2023
Japanese investment company Mitsui (publ.) invests in Finnish maritime motor manufacturer WE Tech Solutions
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October 5, 2021

Access Partners mandated for upcoming sale of We Tech Solutions Oy - a manufacturer of energy efficiency improving shaft generator motors for the maritime industry with 2020 EBIT of EUR 1m and revenue of EUR 18m according to sources

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September 11, 2023
Norwegian Bulk Infrastructure has issued a NOK 1,250m green bond
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May 11, 2023

Company to watch: Bulk Infrastructure, a founder-controlled PE-backed Nordic dark fibre network and data center operator, delivers 2022 revenue of NOK 276m, a +50% year-on-year increase, and may come to market in the medium term following strong international interest for Norwegian data center assets (NKP Proprietary)

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September 11, 2023
IPO of Amer Sports set to early 2024 with a target valuation of USD 10bn
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January 3, 2023

Anta Sports-led investor consortium is preparing a relisting of Finnish Amer Sports advised by Goldman Sachs acc. to multiple sources - sales of EUR 1,312m with EBITDA of EUR 96.9m in H1-2022 (6 months) (NKP Proprietary)

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September 8, 2023
Fire protection group Inprocon is sold to VINCI Energies
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May 11, 2023

Advised by MCF Corporate Finance, teasers are out for Evolver Equity-owned Inprocon, a Swedish fire protection group, acc. to multiple sources - pro-forma EBITDA of approx. SEK 35m in FY22/23 (NKP Proprietary)

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September 5, 2023
Swedish PE firm Alder acquires recycling and waste management specialist EWGroup
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May 16, 2023

Update: With NBOs having been submitted, the Handelsbanken-advised sale of privately owned EWGroup progresses to the second round, acc. to sources - EBITDA of SEK 40m in 2022 (NKP Proprietary)

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January 16, 2023

Privately owned EWGroup, a Sweden-based specialist in industrial waste management and recycling, is being prepared for a sale with Handelsbanken advising, acc. to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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September 4, 2023
Apave Group acquires EV Private Equity-backed Trainor
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August 16, 2023

Update: Houlihan Lokey-advised sale of Norwegian e-learning provider and EV Private Equity-owned Trainor has reached an advanced stage, acc. to several sources (NKP Proprietary)

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October 4, 2022

EV Private Equity is preparing for a sale of Trainor Group, a specialist electrical safety e-learning and training provider to Nordic energy and industrial companies, with 2021 revenue of NOK 128.3m and EBITDA of NOK 18m, acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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September 4, 2023
Finland-based PE fund CapMan Infra acquires Danish colocation provider Fuzion
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March 10, 2023

Teasers are out for privately held data centre colocation provider Fuzion with Deloitte Corporate Finance advising, acc. to sources - EBITDA of DKK 21m in FY23E (NKP Proprietary)

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September 1, 2023
Bridgepoint acquires trademark protection software and service SaaS provider Ports Group from Priveq
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June 13, 2023

Update: three bidders have progressed into the second round of the EY-led sale of Priveq-owned Ports Group acc. to sources - marketed off revenues of approx. SEK 300m and EBITDA of SEK +100m in 2023E (NKP Proprietary)

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June 24, 2022

Company to watch: owned by Priveq since 2015 and currently the last company in the sponsor's 2011 Fund IV, trademark protection software and service SaaS provider Ports Group delivers 2021 revenue of SEK 150m and is "more than exit ripe" according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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September 1, 2023
Danish investment company Zefyr Invest pursues new investment opportunities
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April 23, 2021

Storskogen directs its M&A Agenda towards the UK and DACH region (NKP Proprietary)

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September 1, 2023
Update: Børsen confirms NKP's coverage of privately held Pharmacosmos' minority sale considerations
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October 9, 2020

Family-owned Pharmacosmos posts 2019/20 EBITDA of DKK 210m w. sales of DKK 748.7m (+5% organic) - a partner to fund ambitious pipeline could boost growth further amid succession (NKP Analysis)

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August 30, 2023
German consulting company Valantic acquires Danish Blue Equity-backed Inspari, a Danish data analytics and business intelligence consultancy
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May 15, 2023

Update: NBOs due mid-May in Carnegie-advised sale of Blue Equity-backed Inspari, an IT consultancy specialising in business intelligence solutions - first covered exclusively by NKP on 14 March (NKP Proprietary)

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March 14, 2023

Blue Equity-backed Inspari, a Danish data analytics and business intelligence consultancy, is being prepared for a possible sale advised by Carnegie acc. to sources - revenue of DKK 157m and EBITDA of DKK 17m in 2021 with "significant growth" expected in 2022 (NKP Proprietary)

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August 28, 2023
The sale process for Catacap's portfolio firm TP Aerospace is paused
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March 8, 2023

Update: teaser is out in planned sale of Catacap-backed TP Aerospace which is marketed of 2023 budget EBITDA of USD 72m with cash EBITDA budgeted at around USD 35m (NKP Proprietary)

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August 31, 2022

Advised by FIH Partners, CataCap is preparing for an exit of its 2017 investment in aviation aftermarket company, TP Aerospace, as performance rebounds - expected EBITDA of DKK 250-300m in 2022 acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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August 25, 2023
Pollen Street Capital acquires Assessio, a Swedish HR SaaS firm, from Main Capital at an EV/sales of approx. 6x
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August 1, 2023

Update: The sale process for Main Capital-owned HR SaaS firm Assessio progresses to the due diligence phase, William Blair advising (NKP Proprietary)

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February 27, 2023

Update: William Blair mandated for upcoming majority sale of Main Capital-owned candidate assessment SaaS solutions provider Assessio - first and exclusively covered in NKP's Pitch of the Day on 22 March 2022 (NKP Proprietary)

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August 25, 2023
UK-based private equity firm EMK Capital acquires a majority stake in Denmark-based Kibo Security Group
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February 3, 2023

As the sale processes for Finno-Norwegian Garda Sikring and Swedish Heda Sikring are gaining speed, the smaller Danish perimeter security firm Kibo Security Group may prove a logical bolt-on for creating a pan-Nordic platform in a fragmented market (NKP Proprietary)

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August 24, 2023
Visma acquires public software provider ACOS
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June 27, 2023

The sale process for privately owned Acos, a Norwegian software and IT consulting firm, reaches an advanced stage acc. to multiple sources - EY Corporate Finance advising (NKP Proprietary)

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August 24, 2023
Finnish trade service company Kesko (publ.) acquires Danish building materials distributor Davidsens Tømmerhandel for approx. EUR 190m (debt-free basis) - EV/EBITDA of 8.0x
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August 29, 2022

Investment Bank (known to NKP) mandated to explore a majority sale of privately owned builders' merchant Davidsens Tømmerhandel acc. to sources - revenue of DKK 3,835m with EBITDA of DKK 240m in 2021 (NKP Proprietary)

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August 23, 2023
Dovetail and Nysnø acquire a minority stake in Metizoft, a Norwegian IHM solutions consultancy for the maritime industry
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October 28, 2022

Owners of Metizoft, a software and consulting firm within inventory of hazardous materials (IHM) solutions for the maritime industry, are considering a sale of the company according to multiple sources - EBITDA of NOK 27m in FY21 (NKP Proprietary)

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August 17, 2023
Swedish investment company Impilo acquires Swedish private vaccination clinics operator VaccinDirekt from SEB private equity
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March 8, 2023

SEB Private Equity-owned private vaccination clinics operator VaccinDirekt is being prepared for a sale advised by Evli Corporate Finance according to sources - several private vaccination assets may become part of Nordic consolidation play (NKP Proprietary)

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August 15, 2023
British-American investment firm Basalt Infrastructure Partners acquires sustainable waste solutions provider Reconor from Agilitas
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May 2, 2023

Update: NBOs submitted in first half of April in Nomura-advised sale of Agilitas-owned waste collection firm Reconor, first covered by NKP on 03 March (NKP Proprietary)

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October 6, 2020

Agilitas' Danish waste mgmt. firm since 2015, Reconor, posts 2019 sales of EUR 106m (+26% YoY) and EBITDA of EUR 26m, an exit or IPO could bring a 2.6x return as investors flock to environmental-assets (NKP analysis)

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August 14, 2023
Norwegian solar ingot and wafer manufacturer Norsun raises NOK 90m in financing round led by Statkraft Ventures
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June 21, 2023

Company to watch: significant near-term production capacity ramp-up plans of NorSun, a Norwegian institutionally-backed solar ingot and wafer manufacturer, are likely to require a substantial (new) injection of capital - NOK 441.3m in revenue in FY21 (NKP Proprietary)

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