M&A Deal Summary

Accent Equity Acquires Blomsterboda

On June 8, 2017, private equity firm Accent Equity acquired retailer Blomsterboda

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Accent Equity’s 5th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Accent Equity’s 44th transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-06-08
Target Blomsterboda
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Accent Equity
Deal Type Consolidation

Target

Blomsterboda

Vallentuna, Sweden
Blomsterboda provides flowers and plants to some 550 grocery stores across Sweden through full-service shop-in-shop flower concepts. The company focuses on sustainable flowers and grows 11 million tulips every year in its own greenhouse. Blomsterboda was founded in 2017 and is based in Vallentuna, Sweden.

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Buyer

Accent Equity

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 1.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Accent Equity Partners is a middle-market private equity firm that targets buyout and expansion capital investments in Scandinavia. Accent Equity is sector agnostic and generally prefers acquiring controlling positions. Accent Equity was formed in 1994 and is based in Stockholm.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 52 of 69
Sector (Retail) 5 of 5
Type (Consolidation) 3 of 3
Country (Sweden) 44 of 55
Year (2017) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-17 Akademibokhandeln AB

Stockholm, Sweden

Akademibokhandeln AB is a book retailer in Sweden with a market share of about 35% of consumer book sold, and it has a strong offering for all product and delivery formats. With 108 stores nationwide, 80 under its own management and 28 run as franchises, together with online sales under the Akademibokhandeln and Bokus brands, the company operates modern and profitable sales channels focused on consumers, companies and public-sector operations.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-25 Oral Care

Stockholm, Sweden

Oral Care is the largest private care providers within dentistry and offers general dental care at clinics for all ages and mobile dentistry for elderly care patients. The company is active in eight county councils in Central and Southern Sweden, and in Norway, and has a growing network of clinics for general dental care. Oral Care was formed in 1989 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

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