Litorina Capital Advisors Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Litorina Capital Advisors has acquired 4 companies. It has also invested in 1 other.

Litorina Capital Advisors’ most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (11%) and consumer products (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (73%) and secondary buyout (11%). In total, Litorina Capital Advisors has invested in 1 US state and 4 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Litorina Capital Advisors has exited 8 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (35%). Litorina Capital Advisors’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2007 when it sold SWE-DISH Satellite Systems AB for $56M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity93
    • M&A Buy Activity55
    • M&A Sell Activity38
  • Total Sectors Invested 25
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 22
  • M&A Advisors 8

Litorina Capital Advisors

Sveavägen 9, 12th floor,
Stockholm, 111 57
Sweden
+46 8-545 181 80
www.litorina.se
info@litorina.se

Litorina Capital is a private equity firm that that invests in lower middle-market, privately held Scandinavian companies with an enterprise value of SEK 200 – SEK 1000 million. Sectors of interest include consumer goods, industrial, services, and information technology. The firm's investment horizon is three to seven years. Litorina Kapital was formed in 1998 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Building Materials, Business Services, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Electronics, Environmental, Information Technology, Machinery, Manufacturing, Publishing, Restaurants, Retail, Safety/Security, Software, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Recapitalization

Geographic Preferences: Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 200 1,000
values in millions of SEK

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.6/yr) # 47 3 2 2 1 - 55
Sell (2.0/yr) # 28 2 4 1 2 1 38
vol $56M $56M
  93

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
KungSängen AB 2024-04-12 - Trade Sale
Enköping, Sweden · www.kungsangen.com
SellPower Nordic AB 2023-07-05 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Kungsbacka, Sweden · www.sellpower.se
Johan i Hallen & Bergfalk AB 2023-05-04 - Trade Sale
Partille, Sweden · www.jhb.se
mySafety Forsakringar AB 2023-01-13 - Trade Sale
Stockholm, Sweden · www.mysafety.se
Implema AB 2022-08-17 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Stockholm, Sweden · www.implema.se
Embellence Group AB 2022-05-16 - Divestiture
Boras, Sweden · www.embellencegroup.com
Northclean 2022-01-01 - Consolidation
Stockholm, Sweden · www.northclean.se
EuroFlorist Sverige AB 2021-12-20 - Divestiture
Malmo, Sweden · www.euroflorist.se
LGT Logistics AB 2021-07-20 - Divestiture
Tibro, Sweden · www.lgtlogistics.se
Brodernas Group AB 2021-06-11 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Stockholm, Sweden · www.brodernas.nu
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Leo’s Lekland 2014-10-29 HopLop Oy 2023-01-23 2
Lulea, Sweden · www.leoslekland.se Vantaa, Finland · www.hoplop.fi
Northern Environmental and Water Solutions AB 2014-06-23 Skandinavisk Kommunalteknik AB 2014-06-23 2
Taby, Sweden · www.news-group.se Taby, Sweden · www.kommunalteknik.se

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 1 (8%) - 6 (11%) -
Consumer Products - - 5 (9%) -
Retail - - 5 (9%) -
Apparel/Textiles 1 (8%) - 3 (5%) -
Environmental 1 (8%) - 3 (5%) -
Information Technology 2 (17%) - 3 (5%) -
Machinery - - 3 (5%) -
Manufacturing - - 3 (5%) -
Transportation - - 3 (5%) -
Building Materials 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
Communications - - 2 (4%) -
Healthcare Services 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
Restaurants 2 (17%) - 2 (4%) -
Software - - 2 (4%) -
Consumer Services - - 1 (2%) -
Distribution - - 1 (2%) -
E-Commerce 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Electronics - - 1 (2%) -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Insurance - - 1 (2%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (2%) -
Leisure 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Publishing - - 1 (2%) -
Safety/Security - - 1 (2%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (2%) -
Total 12 - 55 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Sweden 10 (83%) - 51 (93%) -
Norway 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
Denmark 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
United States - - 1 (2%) -
  Nevada - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 10 (83%) - 51 (93%) -
Cross-border 2 (17%) - 4 (7%) -
Total 12 - 55 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 9 (75%) - 40 (73%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (8%) - 6 (11%) -
Growth Capital 1 (8%) - 4 (7%) -
Venture - - 4 (7%) -
Consolidation 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 12 - 55 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 12 (32%) 56M (100%)
Secondary Sale 8 (21%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 6 (16%) -
Divestiture 4 (11%) -
IPO 2 (5%) -
Merger 2 (5%) -
Sold to Management 2 (5%) -
Unknown 2 (5%) -
Total 38 $56M

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Deal Values

sell # Total
< $100M 1 $56M
TOTAL $56M
Largest SWE-DISH Satellite Systems AB
$56M (2007-07-11)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
11%
6 (11%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
18%
7 (18%)
Strategic(s)
42%
16 (42%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

8.0B SEK

Established

1998

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Lars Verneholt

Managing Partner

Gustav Thott

Partner

Kristian Holmström

Partner

Magnus Ressel

Partner

Mattias Letmark

Partner

FAQ

When was Litorina Capital Advisors founded?

Litorina Capital Advisors was founded in 1998.

What type of investor is Litorina Capital Advisors?

Litorina Capital Advisors is a private equity firm.

Where is Litorina Capital Advisors headquartered?

Litorina Capital Advisors is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

How much capital does Litorina Capital Advisors have under management?

Litorina Capital Advisors has 8.0B SEK under management.

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