Valedo Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Growth Capital Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Valedo Partners has invested in 4 companies.

Valedo Partners’ most common sectors for investment aresoftware (14%) and business services (14%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (54%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (34%). In total, Valedo Partners has invested in 4 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Valedo Partners has exited 5 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (45%). Valedo Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2014 when it sold Perten Instruments Group AB for $266M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity50
    • M&A Buy Activity30
    • M&A Sell Activity20
  • Total Sectors Invested 19
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 12
  • M&A Advisors 1

Valedo Partners

Valedo Partners

Kungsbron 1, F7,
Stockholm, 111 22
Sweden
+46-8-678 08 50
www.valedopartners.com
info@valedopartners.com

Valedo Partners is an independent Swedish private equity firm focused on making growth oriented investments in industrial companies located throughout Scandinavia. Target businesses are typically well-established and profitable with revenues of SEK 100 to SEK 500 million. Valedo will not invest in start-ups or businesses active in the defense or tobacco industries. Valedo Partners was formed in 2006 and is based in Stockholm.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Beverages, Business Services, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Food, Furniture, Healthcare Services, Information Services, Information Technology, Machinery, Manufacturing, Media, Real Estate, Restaurants, Software, Test/Measurement Equipment, Transportation

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

Geographic Preferences: Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 100 500
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of SEK

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 25 1 - 2 2 - 30
Sell (1.2/yr) # 14 1 2 1 1 1 20
vol $266M $266M
  50

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
BRP Systems AB 2024-05-21 - Secondary Sale
Linköping, Sweden · www.brpsystems.com
Sefbo AS 2023-09-22 - Trade Sale
Oslo, Norway · www.sefbo.no
Gung AB 2023-02-01 - Growth Capital
Gothenburg, Sweden · www.gung.se
Proteria AS 2023-01-31 - Growth Capital
Oslo, Norway · www.proteria.no
Twig Com Oy 2022-05-11 - Growth Capital
Salo, Finland · www.twigcom.com
BeckSöndergaard ApS 2022-04-14 - Unknown
Copenhagen, Denmark · www.becksondergaard.com
Eltera Gruppen Norge AS 2022-04-06 - Growth Capital
Nesbru, Norway · www.elteragruppen.no
Norva24 AS 2021-12-09 - IPO
Stryn, Norway · www.norva24.com
SmartCraft ASA 2021-06-24 - IPO
Hønefoss, Norway · www.smartcraft.com
Sefbo AS 2020-11-11 - Growth Capital
Oslo, Norway · www.sefbo.no
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 2 (18%) - 4 (13%) -
Software 1 (9%) - 4 (13%) -
Healthcare Services - - 3 (10%) -
Apparel/Textiles - - 2 (7%) -
Information Technology 1 (9%) - 2 (7%) -
Restaurants 2 (18%) - 2 (7%) -
Beverages - - 1 (3%) -
Communications 1 (9%) - 1 (3%) -
Consumer Products 1 (9%) - 1 (3%) -
Consumer Services - - 1 (3%) -
Food 1 (9%) - 1 (3%) -
Furniture - - 1 (3%) -
Information Services 1 (9%) - 1 (3%) -
Manufacturing - - 1 (3%) -
Media - - 1 (3%) -
Real Estate - - 1 (3%) -
Safety/Security 1 (9%) - 1 (3%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment - - 1 (3%) -
Transportation - - 1 (3%) -
Total 11 - 30 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Sweden 6 (55%) - 20 (67%) -
Norway 2 (18%) - 5 (17%) -
Denmark 2 (18%) - 3 (10%) -
Finland 1 (9%) - 2 (7%) -
Domestic 6 (55%) - 20 (67%) -
Cross-border 5 (45%) - 10 (33%) -
Total 11 - 30 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 8 (73%) - 16 (53%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (9%) - 10 (33%) -
Consolidation 2 (18%) - 2 (7%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 2 (7%) -
Total 11 - 30 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 8 (40%) -
Secondary Sale 7 (35%) -
IPO 2 (10%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (5%) 266M (100%)
Merger 1 (5%) -
Unknown 1 (5%) -
Total 20 $266M

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Hannes Snellman
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $266M
TOTAL $266M
Largest Perten Instruments Group AB
$266M (2014-11-24)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
7%
2 (7%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
35%
7 (35%)
Strategic(s)
50%
10 (50%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Growth Capital Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

419M USD

Established

2006

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Allan Engström

Partner

Magnus Järnklev

Partner

Per Forsberg

Partner

FAQ

When was Valedo Partners founded?

Valedo Partners was founded in 2006.

What type of investor is Valedo Partners?

Valedo Partners is a growth capital firm.

Where is Valedo Partners headquartered?

Valedo Partners is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

How much capital does Valedo Partners have under management?

Valedo Partners has 419M USD under management.

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