FSN Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, FSN Capital has acquired 11 companies. It has also invested in 1 other.

FSN Capital’s most common sectors for investment areinformation technology (11%) and software (9%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (55%) and secondary buyout (26%). In total, FSN Capital has invested in 6 different countries.

In the last 3 years, FSN Capital has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (40%). FSN Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2012 when it sold Actic Group AB for $902M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity84
    • M&A Buy Activity59
    • M&A Sell Activity25
  • Total Sectors Invested 25
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 17
  • M&A Advisors 31

FSN Capital

FSN Capital Partners AB

Birger Jarlsgatan 15,
Stockholm, 111 45
Sweden
+46 85 450 39 30
www.fsncapital.com
mw@fsncapital.com

FSN Capital is a private equity firm focused on opportunities in Scandinavia. FSN looks to make control investments in mid-sized companies valued from €50 to €500 million. FSN targets businesses with the potential to 'become international leaders'. FSN Capital was formed in 1999 and has offices in Oslo, Munich, and Stockholm.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Building Materials, Business Services, Consumer Products, Distribution, E-Commerce, Electronics, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Plastics, Renewable Energy, Safety/Security, Software, Technology Hardware

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

Geographic Preferences: Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 50 500
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (3.2/yr) # 43 4 4 5 3 - 59
Sell (0.6/yr) # 22 - 1 1 1 - 25
vol $1.6B $1.6B
  84

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Solcellespesialisten AS 2023-06-13 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Rolvsoy, Norway · ​​www.solcellespesialisten.no
Skamol Group 2023-03-23 - Trade Sale
Viby, Denmark · www.skamol.com
InstallatørGruppen 2023-02-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Roskilde, Denmark · www.installatørgruppen.dk​
Lobster DATA GmbH 2023-01-05 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Tutzing, Germany · www.lobster-world.com
ilionx 2022-12-01 - Secondary Buyout
Utrecht, Netherlands · www.ilionx.com
Morenot Offshore AS 2022-11-17 - Merger
Ålesund, Norway · www.morenot.com
Backer Gortz GmbH 2022-09-15 - Growth Capital
Ludwigshafen, Germany · www.baeckergoertz.de
Firesafe AS 2022-05-27 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Lorenskog, Norway · www.firesafe.no
Epista Life Science 2022-05-25 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Horsholm, Denmark · www.epista.com
Seriline AB 2022-02-18 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Stockholm, Sweden · www.seriline.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Information Technology 5 (18%) - 6 (10%) -
Software 3 (11%) - 5 (8%) -
Distribution 1 (4%) - 4 (7%) -
Retail - - 4 (7%) -
Business Services 2 (7%) - 3 (5%) -
Consumer Services - - 3 (5%) -
E-Commerce 3 (11%) - 3 (5%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 3 (5%) -
Healthcare Services - - 3 (5%) -
Renewable Energy 3 (11%) - 3 (5%) -
Safety/Security 3 (11%) - 3 (5%) -
Building Materials 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
Electronics 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
Machinery 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
Manufacturing - - 2 (3%) -
Restaurants 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
Automotive - - 1 (2%) -
Construction - - 1 (2%) -
Consumer Products 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Education - - 1 (2%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (2%) -
Life Science 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Plastics 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Transportation - - 1 (2%) -
Total 28 - 59 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Sweden 7 (25%) - 21 (36%) -
Norway 6 (21%) - 14 (24%) -
Denmark 6 (21%) - 13 (22%) -
Germany 7 (25%) - 7 (12%) -
Netherlands 2 (7%) - 3 (5%) -
United Kingdom - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 6 (21%) - 14 (24%) -
Cross-border 22 (79%) - 45 (76%) -
Total 28 - 59 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 12 (43%) - 32 (54%) -
Secondary Buyout 8 (29%) - 15 (25%) -
Divestiture 3 (11%) - 4 (7%) -
Stake Purchase 2 (7%) - 4 (7%) -
Consolidation 2 (7%) - 2 (3%) -
Growth Capital 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
Total 28 - 59 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 9 (36%) 1.2B (78%)
Trade Sale 8 (32%) 133M (9%)
IPO 4 (16%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (8%) 214M (14%)
Merger 1 (4%) -
Stake Sale 1 (4%) -
Total 25 $1.6B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
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 5
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 5
PwC Corporate Finance LLC
 5
Legal Deals
White & Case
 5
PwC Law
 4
Advokatfirmaet Schjødt
 3

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 4 $1.5B
< $100M 1 $77M
TOTAL $1.6B
Largest Actic Group AB
$902M (2012-07-25)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
25%
15 (25%)
Strategic(s)
8%
5 (8%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
40%
10 (40%)
Strategic(s)
44%
11 (44%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

4.0B EUR

Established

1999

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Frode Strand-Nielsen

Founder & Chairperson

Robin Mürer

Co-Managing Partner

Ulrik Smith

Co-Managing Partner

Åse Ullmann

Head of Administration

Kim Krog

Head of Controlling and Valuation

FAQ

When was FSN Capital founded?

FSN Capital was founded in 1999.

What type of investor is FSN Capital?

FSN Capital is a private equity firm.

Where is FSN Capital headquartered?

FSN Capital is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

How much capital does FSN Capital have under management?

FSN Capital has 4.0B EUR under management.

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