Karo Healthcare - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Karo Healthcare M&A Summary

Karo Healthcare has acquired 5 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Karo Healthcare’s largest acquisition to date was in 2019, when it acquired Trimb Healthcare AB for $402M. Karo Healthcare has acquired in 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include life science (60%) and medical products (40%).

Karo Healthcare Business Overview

Where is Karo Healthcare headquartered?

Karo Healthcare is headquartered in Stockholm , Sweden.

What is Karo Healthcare’s revenue?

Karo Healthcare disclosed revenue of 2,961M SEK for 2021 and 2,883M SEK for 2020.

How many employees does Karo Healthcare have?

Karo Healthcare has 225 employees.

What sector is Karo Healthcare in?

Karo Healthcare is a life science company.

When was Karo Healthcare founded?

Karo Healthcare was founded in 1987.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 2

Karo Healthcare

Karo Healthcare AB

Klara Norra Kyrkogata 33,
Stockholm , 111 22
Sweden,
+46 1 03 30 23 10
www.karohealthcare.com

Karo Healthcare is a specialty pharmaceutical company in the Nordics. The company develops and markets products for pharmacies and directly to the healthcare sector. The product portfolio includes over-the-counter and prescription pharmaceuticals as well as medical devices. Karo Healthcare was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 4 - 1 - - - 5
vol $510M $510M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Sylphar N.V. 2021-11-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Deurle, Belgium · www.sylphar.be
Trimb Healthcare AB 2019-06-24 402M SEK Add-on Acquisition
Stockholm, Sweden · www.trimb.se
Biophausia AB 2016-11-01 107M SEK Divestiture
Stockholm, Sweden · www.biophausia.se
Swereco Group AB 2015-10-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Stockholm, Sweden · www.swereco.se
Tanomed AB 2015-04-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Umea, Sweden · www.tanomed.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Life Science 3 (60%) 510M (100%) - -
Medical Products 2 (40%) - - -
Total 5 $510M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Sweden 4 510M - -
Belgium 1 - - -
Domestic 4 (80%) 510M (100%) - -
Cross-border 1 (20%) - - -
Total 5 $510M - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
SEB Investment Banking
 1
Legal Deals
White & Case
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $510M
TOTAL $510M
Largest Trimb Healthcare AB
$402M (2019-06-24)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
60%
3 (60%)
Strategic(s)
20%
1 (20%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Life Science

Revenue

2,961   3% 2021
2,883   52% 2020
1,901   18% 2019
1,615   146% 2018
658   2017
(millions of SEK) Show More Show Less

Employees

225

Established

1987

Former Name

Karo Pharma AB (Karo Bio AB)

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