M&A Deal Summary

Nordic Capital Acquires Signicat

On April 11, 2019, private equity firm Nordic Capital acquired information technology company Signicat

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Nordic Capital’s 6th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Nordic Capital’s 9th transaction in Norway.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-04-11
Target Signicat
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Nordic Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Signicat

Trondheim, Norway
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Signicat is a provider of electronic identity and electronic signature solutions in Europe, that delivers online trust-based services to the public and private sector globally. The Company's solutions fulfill operational capabilities in line with international standards and requirements, such as Privacy, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Anti-Terrorist legislation and regulations, as well as Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements for onboarding of new users. Signicat was founded in 2007 and is based in Trondheim, Norway.

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Buyer

Nordic Capital

Stockholm, Sweden

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 30.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Nordic Capital is a private equity investment firm that targets mid to large-sized company investments located in Northern Europe as well as the US. Nordic seeks investments across a wide range of industries and prefers situations where there are 'opportunities for new industrial combinations, strategic repositioning, international expansion and operational improvements'. Nordic Capital was formed in 1989 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 101 of 133
Sector (Information Technology) 6 of 9
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 50 of 56
Country (Norway) 9 of 11
Year (2019) 4 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-03-01 Conscia

Brondby, Denmark

Conscia provides IT infrastructure solutions and 24/7 network, data centre and mobility support. Conscia builds and services some of Europe’s most complex IT security and networking infrastructures, and notably is recognised as one of the strongest integrators of Cisco solutions. Conscia was formed in 2003 and is based in Brondby, Denmark.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-16 ArisGlobal

Coral Gables, Florida, United States

ArisGlobal is a visionary technology company that’s transforming the way today’s most successful life sciences companies develop breakthroughs and bring new products to market. ArisGlobal’s LifeSphere drug development platform integrates cognitive computing technologies to automate the core functions of the product lifecycle. Designed with deep expertise and a long-term perspective that spans more than 30 years, the LifeSphere platform delivers actionable insights, boosts efficiency, ensures compliance, and lowers total cost of ownership through a multi-tenant SaaS model. ArisGlobal was founded in 1987 and is based in Coral Gables, Florida.

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