Having been carved out as a stand-alone company from Cobham in 2020, Cobham Satcom (mostly consisting of Danish Thrane & Thrane) is being prepped for an exit by its owner since 2019, Advent International, according to multiple sources - revenue of USD 233m with normalized EBITDA of USD 51m in 2021 (NKP Proprietary)
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)
Myrspoven, a fast-growing Swedish provider of AI-powered energy optimization software for buildings, is currently in the process of raising SEK ~70m in a Series A round (NKP Proprietary)
Company to watch: As a result of the strategic review announced in March, A.P. Moller Maersk is preparing for a possible sale of Svitzer, a leading global towage operator - revenue of USD 774m and EBITDA of USD 229m in FY22 (NKP Proprietary)
Distressed debt fund Oaktree is seeking new owners this Spring for its German fitness platform, LifeFit Group, a portfolio firm since 2012 that was rebranded in 2019 as a buy-and-build vehicle from Fitness First Germany - Houlihan Lokey advising with premarketing ongoing (NKP Proprietary)
Update: with management presentations completed in October, IMs being out, and an NBO deadline of second half of December, metering firm Techem's dual-track process mainly draws interest from infrastructure and pension funds, according to sources (NKP Proprietary)
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)
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)
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)
HDR Partners has been mandated for the potential sale of Plockmatic, a Swedish privately held supplier of finishing solutions to the printing and mailing industry, acc. to sources - sales of SEK 571m (+34% YoY) and EBITDA of SEK 44m in 2022 (NKP Proprietary)
Danish EV software provider Monta, backed by Energize Ventures, is preparing for a DKK 500m capital raise with the ambition to conclude the process by end-2023, acc. to sources - ARR of EUR 10m in FY22 and expected 3x increase in FY23E (NKP Proprietary)
Update: NBOs are soon to be submitted in the EY-advised sale of Airmaster, a provider of decentralised ventilation systems, acc. to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)
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Headline from pre-deal coverage in M&A Insights
September 14, 2023
Airmaster, a well-performing Danish provider of decentralized ventilation systems, explores ownership options advised by EY Corporate Finance with IMs on the doorstep, acc. to sources - revenue of DKK 550-600m and EBITDA of approx. DKK 140-150m in 2023E (NKP Proprietary)
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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Headline from pre-deal coverage in M&A Insights
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)
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)
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)
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)
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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Headline from pre-deal coverage in M&A Insights
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)