M&A Deal Summary

IK Partners Acquires Myresjöhus AB

On December 22, 2004, private equity firm IK Partners acquired building materials company Myresjöhus AB from Skanska for 500M SEK

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IK Partners’ 1st transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is IK Partners’ 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is IK Partners’ 19th transaction in Sweden.
Investment Fate
  • Myresjöhus AB was sold to a strategic buyer in 2007 for 1.9B SEK.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2004-12-22
Target Myresjöhus AB
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) IK Partners
Sellers(s) Skanska
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 500M SEK

Target

Myresjöhus AB

Vetlanda, Sweden
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Myresjöhus is a prefabricated house manufacturers in Sweden.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

IK Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 14.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ik Investment Partners Ltd. (Formerly Industri Kapital) is a private equity firm that targets control investments in mid-sized manufacturing and service companies located in select European countries. IK focuses on growth businesses located in the Benelux region, as well as Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway and Sweden. The firm looks to commit €50 to €150 million of equity capital per transaction and targets companies with 'a proven ability to generate significant cash flow' as well as an ability to 'sustain growth through various economic cycles'. IK Investment Partners was formerly known as Industry Kapital. IK Investment Partners was formed in 1989 and has offices in Hamburg, London, Paris, and Stockholm.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 50 of 170
Sector (Building Materials) 1 of 6
Type (Divestiture) 11 of 18
Country (Sweden) 19 of 37
Year (2004) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-11-18 Idex

Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Idex's core activity is the technical maintenance and management of energy. The group offers global solutions to its clients including the management of collective heating and cooling networks (public and private) as well as the technical maintenance of buildings an third party management of utilities. Idex's clients include authorities, residential complexes and industrial corporations. Idex was founded in 1963 and is based in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.

Buy €200M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-02-09 Arca Systems AB

Perstorp, Sweden

Arca Systems is a plastic packaging products and systems for transport and materials handling. Customer sectors include the assembly industry, retailing, beverages and agriculture. Arca Systems has some 900 employees.

Sell €190M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Skanska

Stockholm, Sweden

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Category Company
Founded 1887
Sector Construction
Employees29,740
Revenue 160.3B SEK (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Skanska is a development and construction groups, concentrated on selected home markets in the Nordic region, other European countries and in the Americas. With a focus on green construction, ethics, occupational health and safety, Skanska offers competitive solutions – not least for the most complex assignments. Skanska was founded in 1887 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 10
Sector (Building Materials) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 5 of 10
Country (Sweden) 2 of 7
Year (2004) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-11-03 Klimavex AS

Kosice, Slovakia

Klimavex AS is specializes in the development, engineering and installation of ventilation systems.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-06-01 Skanska Prefab Mark

Sweden

Skanska Prefab Mark is a supplier of prefabricated concrete products for infrastructure.

Sell -
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