Scope Capital Advisory Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Scope Capital Advisory has invested in 1 company.

Scope Capital Advisory’s most common sectors for investment areinternet software and services (16%) and consumer products (16%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include stake purchase (37%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (32%). In total, Scope Capital Advisory has invested in 1 US state and 7 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2013 when it acquired Klättermusen AB for $4M.

In the last 3 years, Scope Capital Advisory has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (35%). Scope Capital Advisory’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2008 when it sold MySQL AB for $1.0B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity39
    • M&A Buy Activity19
    • M&A Sell Activity20
  • Total Sectors Invested 12
  • Total Countries Invested 7
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 10

Scope Capital Advisory

Scope Capital Advisory AB

Kungsgatan 30,
Stockholm, 111 35
Sweden
+46 8 50 60 62 00
www.scope.se
contact@scope.se

Scope Capital Advisory AB is a private equity firm that invests in growth-oriented Scandinavian companies. Scope partners with management in targeting businesses with a 'commercially validated and differentiated value proposition'. It looks to invest €4 to €15 million in transactions valued from €4 to €30 million. Scope was formed in 2001 and has offices in Stockholm and Geneva.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Business Services, Consumer Products, E-Commerce, Education, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Internet Software and Services, Marketing, Retail, Semiconductors, Software, Staffing

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

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe, Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 4 15
Enterprise Value 4 30
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 18 - - - 1 - 19
vol $4M $4M
Sell (0.4/yr) # 18 1 1 - - - 20
vol $1.1B $1.1B
  39

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Maileg ApS 2023-04-13 - Growth Capital
Herning, Denmark · www.maileg.dk
Footbalance System Ltd. 2021-09-15 - Trade Sale
Vantaa, Finland · www.footbalance.com
Wright Trafikkskole AS 2020-11-30 - Unknown
Oslo, Norway · www.wright.no
Zenterio AB 2019-09-24 - Trade Sale
Stockholm, Sweden · www.zenterio.com
Artificial Solutions International AB 2019-03-12 - IPO
Stockholm, Sweden · www.teneo.ai
RichRelevance, Inc. 2019-01-01 - Unknown
San Francisco, California · www.richrelevance.com
Miss Mary AB 2018-12-18 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Borås, Sweden · www.missmary.se
Happy Socks AB 2017-01-16 91M SEK Secondary Sale
Stockholm, Sweden · www.happysocks.com
Colosseum AG 2017-01-13 - Secondary Sale
Zurich, Switzerland · www.colosseumdental.com
Brand Factory Group AB 2016-02-12 - Merger
Upplands Väsby, Sweden · www.brandfactory.se
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Consumer Products 1 (33%) - 3 (16%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 3 (16%) -
Apparel/Textiles 2 (67%) 4M (100%) 2 (11%) 4M (100%)
Healthcare Services - - 2 (11%) -
Information Technology - - 2 (11%) -
E-Commerce - - 1 (5%) -
Education - - 1 (5%) -
Financial Services - - 1 (5%) -
Marketing - - 1 (5%) -
Retail - - 1 (5%) -
Semiconductors - - 1 (5%) -
Software - - 1 (5%) -
Total 3 $4M 19 $4M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Sweden 2 (67%) 4M (100%) 13 (68%) 4M (100%)
Denmark 1 (33%) - 1 (5%) -
United States - - 1 (5%) -
  California - - 1 (5%) -
United Kingdom - - 1 (5%) -
Finland - - 1 (5%) -
Norway - - 1 (5%) -
Switzerland - - 1 (5%) -
Domestic 2 (67%) 4M (100%) 13 (68%) 4M (100%)
Cross-border 1 (33%) - 6 (32%) -
Total 3 $4M 19 $4M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Stake Purchase - - 7 (37%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (67%) 4M (100%) 6 (32%) 4M (100%)
Growth Capital 1 (33%) - 3 (16%) -
Venture - - 3 (16%) -
Total 3 $4M 19 $4M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 6 (30%) -
Secondary Sale 4 (20%) 91M (8%)
Sold to Management 3 (15%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (10%) 1.0B (92%)
Merger 2 (10%) -
Unknown 2 (10%) -
IPO 1 (5%) -
Total 20 $1.1B

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $4M
TOTAL $4M
Largest Klättermusen AB
$4M (2013-09-20)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.0B
< $100M 1 $91M
TOTAL $1.1B
Largest MySQL AB
$1.0B (2008-02-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)
20%
4 (20%)
Strategic(s)
40%
8 (40%)

FAQ

When was Scope Capital Advisory founded?

Scope Capital Advisory was founded in 2001.

What type of investor is Scope Capital Advisory?

Scope Capital Advisory is a private equity firm.

Where is Scope Capital Advisory headquartered?

Scope Capital Advisory is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

How much capital does Scope Capital Advisory have under management?

Scope Capital Advisory has 190M EUR under management.

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