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August 14, 2024
Haveli Investments and Bregal Milestone lead a majority recapitalization investment in Finnish information management company M-Files
Press Release
February 23, 2024

Update: The launch of the William Blair-advised sale process for Bregal Milestone-backed M-Files, a Finnish document mgmt. SaaS platform, has been pushed to H2-2024 (NKP Proprietary)

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February 9, 2023

Company to watch: M-Files, a fast-growing metadata-driven document management platform provider backed by Bregal Milestone since 2021, contemplates bringing in a "growth partner" as early-stage shareholders may be open to selling their holdings acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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August 9, 2024
Insurance company Lähi-Tapiola divests its 20% ownership stake in CVC Capital-backed healthcare company Mehiläinen
HS
October 27, 2023

Update: Goldman Sachs and Jefferies have been engaged by CVC Capital to advise on its planned exit from Mehiläinen, a Finnish social and healthcare services provider, acc. to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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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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July 22, 2024
Update: Cinven reportedly in discussions for minority stake acquisition in Vitamin Well
Bloomberg
June 17, 2024

Update: IMs are out in the Jefferies-led minority stake sale process for Bridgepoint-backed Vitamin Well with NBOs to be collected by end-June, according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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January 15, 2021

Bridgepoint closing in on a sale of Vitamin Well according to sources - strong underlying market growth and estimated revenues of SEK 2.44bn and EBITDA of SEK 158m in 2020 (NKP Proprietary)

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June 25, 2024
Investment firm Bure (publ.) acquires a 12% stake in presentation software platform Mentimeter from Alfvén & Didriksson
Press Release
May 13, 2024

Update: Rothschild is handling inbound investor dialogues for audience engagement platform Mentimeter in addition to, and possibly instead of, the previously contemplated IPO track advised by Carnegie acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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October 1, 2020

Boosted by the Pandemic, presentation SaaS firm Mentimeter is ahead of target w. +30m new users YTD, could be warming up to suitors with recent peer valuations (NKP Analysis)

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June 14, 2024
Apollo Global and Rettig extend the offer period for its public takeover offer for radiator manufacturer Purmo Group (publ.)
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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June 5, 2024
PE firm OpenGate divests silicon carbide producer Fiven to Kymera International
Press Release
May 16, 2023

OpenGate is working with int. investment bank on a sale of silicon-carbide firm Fiven before the Summer following record 2022 results with adjusted EBITDA of EUR 61.5m, according to sources - opportunity first and exclusively covered by NKP in October (NKP Proprietary)

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October 19, 2022

Company to watch: Fiven, a sillicon-carbide manufacturer carved-out from Saint-Gobain in 2019 by US private equity firm OpenGate Capital, reports 2021 revenue of EUR 127.4m and EBITDA of EUR 21.2m and may come to market in 2023 according to multiple industry commentators (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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April 11, 2024
Finnish construction software provider Admicom (publ.) announces acquisition agenda
Press Release
April 19, 2023

Finnish software company Cadmatic looks to grow through acquisitions

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May 10, 2021

Publ. listed Sikri looks to grow through M&A - could announce deals this year (NKP Proprietary)

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April 4, 2024
An investor consortium led by PE firm CapMan's growth fund acquires waste treatment machinery provider Tana
Press Release
January 29, 2024

Update: Final bids have recently been submitted in the HLP Corporate Finance-guided sale process for Tana, a Finnish provider of waste treatment machinery (NKP Proprietary)

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July 6, 2023

Company to watch: The owners of Tana, a well-performing Finnish waste treatment solutions provider, may explore ownership options in H2-2023 according to multiple sources - FY22 revenue of EUR 37.6m (+41% YoY) and EBITDA of EUR 5.8m (NKP Proprietary)

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March 21, 2024
District heating and cooling company Stockholm Exergi issues green bonds amounting to SEK 1bn
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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March 7, 2024
DIF Capital Partners and EDF Invest completes acquisition of Norwegian ferry company Fjord1 - Norwegian pension fund Kommunal Landpensjonskasse (KLP) secures 20% minority stake
Finansavisen
September 28, 2023

Update: Final bids are due in October in Rothschild-advised sale of Norwegian ferry company Fjord1, Basalt Infrastructure among potential suitors, acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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May 1, 2023

Vision Ridge Partners and family office Havila mandate Rothschild to pursue a sale of Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1, targeting a Q3 process with teasers going out shortly, according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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March 7, 2024
Danish KKR-backed biotech company Nordic Bioscience considers IPO or sale, according to news media
Børsen
June 7, 2022

Update: Nordea mandated for IPO of KKR-backed Nordic Bioscience, a developer of non-invasive biomarkers - situation first and exclusively covered by NKP M&A Insights on 11 April, process to kick off in the fall of 2022 (NKP Proprietary)

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April 11, 2022

The owners of KKR-backed Nordic Bioscience, a Danish developer of non-invasive biomarkers, is preparing for a listing after the Summer according to multiple sources - still early days with advisors currently being evaluated

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March 1, 2024
E-health company Cambio plans to issue SEK 1,000m in senior secured bonds
Press Release
June 30, 2023

Update: Investcorp is reportedly sounding out advisors for a potential early 2024 sale of healthcare software firm Sanolium/Cambio - bond loans of SEK 800m maturing in 2024 (NKP Proprietary)

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January 24, 2022

Company to watch: Investcorp-backed Sanolium/Cambio circled by sponsors following double digit profitable growth and new CEO team in place with IPO being one option according to several sources, Q3-2021 LTM revenue of SEK 762.1m (+20.5% Y-o-Y growth in Q3-2021) and adjusted EBITDA of SEK 208.3m - around 57% of revenues are recurring (NKP Proprietary)

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February 16, 2024
Tietoevry (publ.) provides an update on its strategic review of its banking business in its 2023 earnings report
Press Release
January 31, 2024

Update: A second round of NBOs is expected in mid-February in the Morgan Stanley-advised efforts to carve out and divest the banking activities of Finnish IT company Tietoevry (NKP Proprietary)

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April 17, 2023

Update: the potential divestment or listing of Tietoevry's Banking division is getting closer as Morgan Stanley has been retained to lead the efforts, 2022 revenue of EUR 521.3m and adj. EBITA of EUR 71.9m - according to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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February 15, 2024
Update: News outlet PE News confirms NKP's coverage of the minority-stake sale in Hempel
PE News
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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January 22, 2024
Keensight Capital-backed biopharmaceutical company Biovian receives a funding package from French investment firm Eurazeo
Press Release
April 28, 2023

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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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)

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January 22, 2024
European Energy CEO mulls an IPO following its 20% stake sale to Mitsubishi HC Capital
Børsen
May 17, 2022

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)

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January 20, 2024
Altor-backed business outsourcing firm Transcom issues bonds at a value of EUR 65m
Press Release
June 30, 2023

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)

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January 12, 2024
Finn secures EUR 100m in Series C funding round to double its electric vehicle fleet
Press Release
December 4, 2024

Finn, a VC-backed fast-growing provider of all-inclusive car subscriptions, is looking for investors for a capital raise or potentially minority stake sale in a process run without a formal corporate finance advisor, 2024E ARR of EUR 163m, acc. to sources *ESG FRIENDLY* (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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December 22, 2023
German-headquartered global logistics company Dachser acquires Frigoscandia, a Swedish provider of temperature-controlled logistics services, from Mutares for SEK 734m
Press Release
October 30, 2023

Update: NBOs are due in November for the Carnegie-led sale process for Mutares-owned Frigoscandia, a Swedish provider of temperature-controlled logistics services, with IMs having been distributed, acc. to sources (NKP Proprietary)

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July 7, 2023

Company to watch: Frigoscandia, a provider of temperature-controlled logistics services and a portfolio company of Mutares since 2021, is being prepared for an exit in the near-mid term, acc. to multiple sources - revenues of SEK 3,200m in FY22 (NKP Proprietary)

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December 20, 2023
Update: PE firm Axcel plans to divest Danish Ship Finance (Danmarks Skibskredit) in H1-2024 according to news media
Borsen
December 7, 2022

Update: NBOs are due in late December in ongoing sale of Axcel-owned Danish Ship Finance (Danmarks Skibskredit) according to multiple sources, see also our proprietary article from 05 October (NKP Proprietary)

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October 5, 2022

Ownership consortium comprising Axcel, PFA & PKA is preparing for a possible sale of Danish Ship Finance advised by investment bank MW&L Capital according to sources - net profit guidance of DKK 275m - 335m for FY 2022E (NKP Proprietary)

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December 19, 2023
Update: Norstjernan-backed Attendo (publ.) confirms talks to acquire parts of Team Olivia
Press Release/DI
October 30, 2023

Advised by boutique corporate finance firm PK Partners, Procuritas is exploring ownership options for Team Olivia, acc. to sources - possible sale of parts of or the whole business (NKP Proprietary)

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August 10, 2020

Procuritas' private care firm Team Olivia could be among this year's IPO candidates on the back of a favorable political climate and record 2019 earnings (NKP analysis)

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December 4, 2023
Update: Breakit confirms NKP's coverage of the Rothschild-advised sale process for Modular Finance, which has now reached an advanced stage with exclusive negotiations ongoing, according to news outlet
Breakit
October 31, 2023

Update: IMs are out in the Rothschild-advised process for Modular Finance with NBOs to be collected in the coming month, according to multiple sources (NKP Proprietary)

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June 13, 2023

Modular Finance, a Swedish SaaS provider of financial market data and digital investor relations tools, could come to market in the near-medium term acc. to several sources - revenue of SEK 102m (+45% YoY) and EBIT of SEK 62.5m in FY22 (NKP Proprietary)

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December 4, 2023
District heating-and-cooling company Stockholm Exergi issues green bonds of SEK 1.6bn
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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December 1, 2023
Norvestor exits Roadworks
Press Release
January 13, 2023

Following the successful sale of Roadworks subsidiary Otera AS, Norvestor is (still) pursuing a sale of Roadworks remaining business areas acc. to sources, William Blair advising (NKP Proprietary)

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February 5, 2021

Norvestor may eye a timely 2021 exit of its well-performing portfolio firm Roadworks - relatively unaffected by the pandemic and estimated EBITDA of NOK 82m in 2020 (NKP Proprietary)

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