Company to watch: Kids clothing and interior design (direct-to-consumer) brand Liewood grows revenue to DKK 194m (+102% YoY) with EBITDA of DKK 51.4m in 2020 - ownership options are being considered acc. to multiple sources
Advised by Carnegie, Sponsor Capital prepares to exit its 2018 investment in Duell Bike-Center - IPO the favored route acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)
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)
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)
IK Investment Partners preparing for an (early) exit of their portfolio firm since 2019, fire protection services provider BST Group following a bolt-on acquisition in May 2021 with 2020 revenue of SEK 615m with pro-forma EBITDA of SEK 76m - both Danske Bank and Carnegie reportedly involved sell-side according to sources (NKP Proprietary)
Finnish Taaleri eyes investment targets within bioindustry for its upcoming EUR 80m fund - welcomes inbound interest from financial advisors (NKP Proprietary)
Advised by Carnegie, Sponsor Capital prepares to exit its 2018 investment in Duell Bike-Center - IPO the favored route acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)
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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Headline from pre-deal coverage in M&A Insights
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)
Sale of bus and ferry operator Boreal is in an advanced stage in Rothschild-led process according to multiple sources, several bids submitted before the Summer break (NKP Proprietary)
Privately-owned 4 Dimensions, a one-stop-shop for managed IT services incl. hosting, cloud and ERP solutions to the SME segment, expects EBITDA of DKK 20m in 2021/22 - considers exit options following recent inbound investor interest (NKP Proprietary)
Backed by Dansk Ejerkapital since 2012, furniture manufacturer Theca delivers revenue of DKK 390m and EBITDA of DKK 40m in 2020 with a +25-30% YoY growth outlook for 2021 - exit process may be approaching according to sources (NKP Proprietary)
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