M&A Deal Summary

Altor Equity Partners Acquires Vatus Medical AB

On June 1, 2007, private equity firm Altor Equity Partners acquired distribution company Vatus Medical AB

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Altor Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Altor Equity Partners’ 8th transaction in Sweden.
Investment Fate
  • Vatus Medical AB was sold to a strategic buyer in 2009.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-06-01
Target Vatus Medical AB
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Altor Equity Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Vatus Medical AB

Solna, Sweden
Vatus focuses on direct sourcing of medical supplies from the Far East, to enable lower cost for the end customers.

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Buyer

Altor Equity Partners

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 8.3B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Altor Equity Partners is a private equity firm that looks to principally invest in medium-sized Nordic based companies across a broad range of industries. Altor typically seeks control positions when investing. Prospective companies generally have revenues of €50 to €500 million. Broad areas of interest include healthcare services, electronics, technology, financial services, business services, niche manufacturing, capital equipment, software, marine, consumer products, and communications. Altor Equity Partners was formed in 2003 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 92
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 3
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 13 of 38
Country (Sweden) 8 of 42
Year (2007) 2 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-05-16 Wrist Ship Supply

Noerresundby, Denmark

Wrist Ship Supply is a ship and offshore supplier of provisions and stores. Wrist Ship Supply was founded in 1953 and is based in Nørresundby, Denmark.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-07-12 Qmatic

Molndal, Sweden

Qmatic is a provider of electronic queue and customer flow management solutions (CJM). CJM helps bridge the gap between the online and physical world and helps clients deliver personal and friction-free experiences to their customers. Qmatic is at the forefront of the industry by designing customer journeys in the cloud, integrating queue management, appointment booking software, self-service kiosks, signage, and offering business intelligence. Qmatic was founded in 1981 and is based in Molndal, Sweden.

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