M&A Deal Summary

Nordic Capital Acquires Atos Medical

On March 8, 2005, private equity firm Nordic Capital acquired medical products company Atos Medical from Fisher Scientific International

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Nordic Capital’s 3rd transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Nordic Capital’s 24th transaction in Sweden.
Investment Fate
  • Atos Medical was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2011.
  • Atos Medical was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2016 for 850M EUR.
  • Atos Medical was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2021 for 2.2B EUR.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-03-08
Target Atos Medical
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) Nordic Capital
Sellers(s) Fisher Scientific International
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Atos Medical

Malmö, Sweden
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Atos Medical is a medical device company with a global market and technology leading position in the segment for voice and pulmonary rehabilitation of patients who have undergone laryngectomy (surgical removal of the voice box). Atos Medical was formed in 1986 and is based in Malmö, Sweden.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Nordic Capital

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 30.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Nordic Capital is a private equity investment firm that targets mid to large-sized company investments located in Northern Europe as well as the US. Nordic seeks investments across a wide range of industries and prefers situations where there are 'opportunities for new industrial combinations, strategic repositioning, international expansion and operational improvements'. Nordic Capital was formed in 1989 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 38 of 133
Sector (Medical Products) 3 of 10
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 11
Country (Sweden) 24 of 55
Year (2005) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-03-08 Leaf Holland BV

Oosterhout, Netherlands

Leaf is a pan-European manufacturer, marketer and distributor of sugar confectionery products such as basic candy, pastilles, chocolate and chewing gum. Leaf is a market leader in the chewing gum, pastilles and candy markets in Netherlands, Finland and Sweden and one of the top players in Italy, France, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Norway, UK and Poland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-03-11 Nycomed Pharma AG

Zurich, Switzerland

Nycomed Pharma AG is a manufacturer, marketer, and promoting a range of Rx and OTC pharmaceutical products in Europe. Nycomed offers hospital products and general practitioner medicines, as well as provides late-stage clinical development, and registration and marketing. Nycomed Pharma AG was established in 1986 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Fisher Scientific International

Hampton, New Hampshire, United States
Category Company
Sector Life Science
DESCRIPTION

Fisher Scientific International Inc. provides products and services to the researchers and laboratories in the United States.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
Country (Sweden) 1 of 1
Year (2005) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-08-05 Lancaster Laboratories

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Lancaster Laboratories, Inc. a commercial contract laboratory performed analytical chemical and microbiological testing to support the development and manufacturing of pharmaceuticals.

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