Klarna - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Klarna M&A Summary

Klarna has acquired 9 companies, including 4 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms.

Klarna’s largest acquisition to date was in 2013, when it acquired Sofort AG for $150M. Klarna has acquired in 1 US state, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (78%) and e-commerce (12%).

Klarna Business Overview

Where is Klarna headquartered?

Klarna is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

What sector is Klarna in?

Klarna is an information technology company.

When was Klarna founded?

Klarna was founded in 2005.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

Klarna

Klarna AB

Sveavagen 46,
Stockholm, 111 34
Sweden,
+46 8 12 01 20 00
www.klarna.com

Klarna offers safe and easy-to-use payment solutions to e-stores in Europe with the ambition to make e-commerce safer, simpler and more fun. At the core of Klarna's services is the concept of after delivery payment, which lets buyers receive ordered goods before any payment is due. At the same time, Klarna assumes all credit and fraud risk for e-stores so that sellers can rest assured that they will always receive their money. Klarna was founded in 2005 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 5 - 4 - - - 9
vol $225M $225M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  9

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
PriceRunner International AB 2021-11-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Stockholm, Sweden · www.pricerunner.se
Inspirock 2021-10-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Palo Alto, California · www.inspirock.com
APPRL Fashion AB 2021-07-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Stockholm, Sweden · www.apprl.com
Hero Towers Ltd. 2021-07-09 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.usehero.com
ShopCo Technologies Corp. 2018-05-21 - Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.shop.co
Billpay GmbH 2017-02-06 75M USD Divestiture
Berlin, Germany · www.billpay.de
Cookies 2016-11-22 - Special Situations/Distressed
Berlin, Germany · www.cookies-app.com
Sofort AG 2013-12-19 150M USD Add-on Acquisition
Gauting, Germany · www.sofort.com
Analyzd 2011-05-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Tel Aviv, Israel · www.analyzd.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services 7 (78%) 225M (100%) - -
E-Commerce 1 (11%) - - -
Information Technology 1 (11%) - - -
Total 9 $225M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Germany 3 225M - -
Sweden 2 - - -
United States 2 - - -
  California 2 - - -
Israel 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Domestic 2 (22%) - - -
Cross-border 7 (78%) 225M (100%) - -
Total 9 $225M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $150M
< $100M 1 $75M
TOTAL $225M
Largest Sofort AG
$150M (2013-12-19)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
11%
1 (11%)
Strategic(s)
11%
1 (11%)

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