Scope Capital Advisory AB Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

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

Scope Capital Advisory AB’s most common sectors for investment areinformation technology (18%) and internet software and services (18%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include stake purchase (42%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (24%). In total, Scope Capital Advisory AB has invested in 1 US state and 7 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2013 when it acquired Klättermusen AB for $4M.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (32%). Scope Capital Advisory AB’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 Activity33
    • M&A Buy Activity17
    • M&A Sell Activity16
  • Total Sectors Invested 11
  • Total Countries Invested 7
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8

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 ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 16 - - - - 1 17
vol $4M $4M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 15 1 - - - - 16
vol $1.1B $1.1B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Maileg ApS 2023-04-13 - Growth Capital
Herning, Denmark · www.maileg.dk
RichRelevance, Inc. 2019-01-01 - Unknown
San Francisco, California · www.richrelevance.com
Happy Socks AB 2017-01-16 91M SEK Secondary Sale
Stockholm, Sweden · www.happysocks.com
Colosseum AG (Colosseum Dental Group) 2017-01-13 - Secondary Sale
Zurich, Switzerland · www.colosseumdental.com
Brand Factory Group AB 2016-02-12 - Merger
Upplands Väsby, Sweden · www.brandfactory.se
AB Skruvat Reservdelar 2015-12-09 - Trade Sale
Stockholm, Sweden · www.skruvat.se
Infobric AB 2015-11-20 - Secondary Sale
Jonkoping, Sweden · www.infobric.se
Kontanten AB 2014-01-01 - Trade Sale
Stockholm, Sweden · www.kontanten.se
Pocketstallet AB 2014-01-01 - Trade Sale
Taby, Sweden · www.pocketstallet.se
Klättermusen AB 2013-09-20 4M SEK Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
, Sweden · www.klattermusen.se
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Information Technology 2 (33%) - 3 (18%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 3 (18%) -
Consumer Products 2 (33%) - 2 (12%) -
Healthcare Services - - 2 (12%) -
Apparel/Textiles 1 (17%) 4M (100%) 1 (6%) 4M (100%)
E-Commerce - - 1 (6%) -
Education 1 (17%) - 1 (6%) -
Financial Services - - 1 (6%) -
Marketing - - 1 (6%) -
Retail - - 1 (6%) -
Semiconductors - - 1 (6%) -
Total 6 $4M 17 $4M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Sweden 3 (50%) 4M (100%) 11 (65%) 4M (100%)
Denmark 1 (17%) - 1 (6%) -
Finland 1 (17%) - 1 (6%) -
Norway 1 (17%) - 1 (6%) -
United States - - 1 (6%) -
  California - - 1 (6%) -
United Kingdom - - 1 (6%) -
Switzerland - - 1 (6%) -
Domestic 3 (50%) 4M (100%) 11 (65%) 4M (100%)
Cross-border 3 (50%) - 6 (35%) -
Total 6 $4M 17 $4M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Stake Purchase 2 (33%) - 7 (41%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (17%) 4M (100%) 4 (24%) 4M (100%)
Growth Capital 1 (17%) - 3 (18%) -
Venture 2 (33%) - 3 (18%) -
Total 6 $4M 17 $4M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 4 (25%) 91M (8%)
Trade Sale 4 (25%) -
Sold to Management 3 (19%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (13%) 1.0B (92%)
Merger 2 (13%) -
Unknown 1 (6%) -
Total 16 $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)
25%
4 (25%)
Strategic(s)
38%
6 (38%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

PE Assets

190M EUR

Established

2001

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Andreas Ossmark

Co-Founder & Partner

Fredrik Oweson

Co-Founder & Partner

Sofia von Scheele

Partner

FAQ

When was Scope Capital Advisory AB founded?

Scope Capital Advisory AB was founded in 2001.

What type of investor is Scope Capital Advisory AB?

Scope Capital Advisory AB is a private equity firm.

Where is Scope Capital Advisory AB headquartered?

Scope Capital Advisory AB is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

How much capital does Scope Capital Advisory AB have under management?

Scope Capital Advisory AB has 190M EUR under management.

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