Alder Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Alder has acquired 1 company. It has also invested in 4 others.

Alder’s most common sectors for investment aretest/measurement equipment (20%) and electronics (14%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (40%) and growth capital (27%). In total, Alder has invested in 4 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2018 when it acquired Scanacon AB for -.

In the last 3 years, Alder has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (86%). Alder’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2021 when it sold Nordic Water Products AB for $142M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity22
    • M&A Buy Activity15
    • M&A Sell Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 9
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6
  • M&A Advisors 4

Alder

Kungsgatan 30, 9F,
Stockholm, 111 35
Sweden
+46 8 679 70 50
www.alder.se
info@alder.se

Alder is a private investment firm focused on acquiring 'sustainable' technology-oriented companies that produce products or services that use less material and/or energy, and and cause less environmental damage then alternatives. Alder will consider opportunities throughout Scandinavia and German speaking Europe. Target companies generally have revenues of SEK100 to SEK750 million. Alder was established in 2008 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Environmental, Information Technology, Machinery, Manufacturing

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe, Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 100 750
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of SEK

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 10 - 2 3 - - 15
Sell (0.6/yr) # 4 1 - 1 - 1 7
vol $142M $142M
  22

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Aidon Oy 2023-11-09 - Trade Sale
Jyvaskyla, Finland · www.aidon.fi
AB Inventech A/S 2021-12-17 - Growth Capital
Ikast, Denmark · www.ab-inventech.dk
Scandinavian Centriair AB 2021-12-06 - Growth Capital
Savedalen, Sweden · www.centriair.com
Systeminstallation i Varberg AB 2021-03-17 - Growth Capital
Varberg, Sweden · www.systeminstallation.se
Nordic Water Products AB 2021-01-11 142M SEK Trade Sale
Mölndal, Sweden · www.nordicwater.com
Briab Group AB 2020-10-26 - Growth Capital
Stockholm, Sweden · www.briab.se
Samon AB 2020-08-18 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Vellinge, Sweden · www.samon.se
Gasmet Technologies Oy 2019-12-10 - Trade Sale
Helsinki, Finland · www.gasmet.com
Scanacon AB 2018-09-25 - Secondary Buyout
Spånga, Sweden · www.scanacon.com
Rail & Road Protec GmbH 2018-07-09 - Secondary Sale
Flensburg, Germany · www.r2protec.de
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Test/Measurement Equipment 1 (13%) - 3 (20%) -
Electronics 1 (13%) - 2 (13%) -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (13%) - 2 (13%) -
Machinery 2 (25%) - 2 (13%) -
Manufacturing 1 (13%) - 2 (13%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (7%) -
Environmental - - 1 (7%) -
Safety/Security 1 (13%) - 1 (7%) -
Software 1 (13%) - 1 (7%) -
Total 8 - 15 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Sweden 6 (75%) - 10 (67%) -
Finland 1 (13%) - 3 (20%) -
Denmark 1 (13%) - 1 (7%) -
Germany - - 1 (7%) -
Total 8 - 15 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (25%) - 6 (40%) -
Growth Capital 4 (50%) - 4 (27%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (13%) - 3 (20%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (13%) - 2 (13%) -
Total 8 - 15 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 4 (57%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (29%) 142M (100%)
Secondary Sale 1 (14%) -
Total 7 $142M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Nordea Markets
 1
Lincoln International
 1
Legal Deals
Hannes Snellman
 1
White & Case
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
TOTAL -
Largest Scanacon AB
- (2018-09-25)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $142M
TOTAL $142M
Largest Nordic Water Products AB
$142M (2021-01-11)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
13%
2 (13%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
14%
1 (14%)
Strategic(s)
86%
6 (86%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

PE Assets

1.1B SEK

Established

2008

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Dag Broman

Partner

Henrik Flygar

Partner

Jonas Frick

Partner

Thomas Nilsson

Partner

Henrik Blomé

Partner

FAQ

When was Alder founded?

Alder was founded in 2008.

What type of investor is Alder?

Alder is a private equity firm.

Where is Alder headquartered?

Alder is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

How much capital does Alder have under management?

Alder has 1.1B SEK under management.

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