M&A Deal Summary

Bain Capital Private Equity and Ahlstrom Capital Acquire Ahlstrom-Munksjo

On September 24, 2020, private equity firm Bain Capital Private Equity and family office Ahlstrom Capital acquired manufacturer Ahlstrom-Munksjo

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bain Capital Private Equity’s 7th and Ahlstrom Capital’s 3rd transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Bain Capital Private Equity’s 1st and Ahlstrom Capital’s 11th transaction in Finland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-09-24
Target Ahlstrom-Munksjo
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Bain Capital Private Equity
Ahlstrom Capital
Deal Type Going Private

Target

Ahlstrom-Munksjo

Helsinki, Finland
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Ahlstrom-Munksjo is involved in providing fiber-based materials, supplying innovative and sustainable solutions to its customers. The Company's mission is to expand the role of fiber-based solutions for sustainable everyday life. Its offerings include filter materials, release liners, food and beverage processing materials, decor papers, abrasive and tape backings, electrotechnical paper, glass fiber materials, medical fiber materials, diagnostics, and energy storage solutions, as well as a range of specialty papers for industrial and consumer end-uses. Ahlstrom-Munksjo was formed in 1851 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Bain Capital Private Equity

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 44.2B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bain Capital Private Equity (BCPE), is the private equity investment arm of alternative asset management firm, Bain Capital. BCPE targets leveraged buyout and growth capital transactions in a wide variety of industries including information technology, communications, media, healthcare, industrial/manufacturing, retail/consumer, and financial services. Bain Capital is based in Boston with additional offices in New York, London, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Munich.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 191 of 227
Sector (Manufacturing) 7 of 7
Type (Going Private) 19 of 20
Country (Finland) 1 of 1
Year (2020) 6 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-09-04 Virgin Australia Airlines

Spring Hill, Australia

Virgin Australia Airlines is an airline company with the largest fleet size to use the Virgin brand. Virgin Australia Airlines was founded in 2000 and is based in Spring Hill, Australia.

Buy $3.5B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Beijing, China

Chindata Group Holdings is an entity that provides carrier-neutral hyper-scale data center solutions in China, India, and Southeast Asia markets. It offers colocation and managed, energy procurement and transmission, infrastructure, and IT and network services. Chindata Group Holdings was founded in 2015 and is based in Beijing, China.

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Buyer
DESCRIPTION
Ahlstrom's main office in downtown Helsinki.
Ahlstrom's main office in downtown Helsinki.

Ahlström Capital is a family-owned, Nordic private equity firm that looks to invest in middle-market industrial companies as well as real estate. Within its industrial practice, Ahlstrom targets companies generating €100 to €500 million of annual revenue. Specific areas of interest include businesses providing innovative and advanced fiber-based materials, as well as industrial technology and related services. Within real estate, the Firm looks to acquire buildings and forest land. Ahlstrom Capital was formed in 2001 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 22
Sector (Manufacturing) 3 of 3
Type (Going Private) 1 of 1
Country (Finland) 11 of 11
Year (2020) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Stockholm, Sweden

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Vantaa, Finland

Destia is an infrastructure and construction service company that implements tomorrow's infrastructure for customers, society, and people. The company creates a sustainable foundation for urban innovation and smart infrastructure solutions that enable the movement of people, goods, services, and energy as a natural part of northern life. The unique infra consciousness of 1,700 Destians makes tomorrow's infra true. Its services cover the entire infrastructure lifecycle from design to implementation and maintenance. Destia was formed in 2008 and is based in

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