M&A Deal Summary

Accent Equity Acquires Helkama Bica

On August 14, 2024, private equity firm Accent Equity acquired electrical equipment company Helkama Bica from Helkama Emotor

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Accent Equity’s 3rd transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Accent Equity’s 4th transaction in Finland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-08-14
Target Helkama Bica
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Accent Equity
Sellers(s) Helkama Emotor
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Helkama Bica

Hanko, Finland
Helkama Bica is a finnish company developing and producing high-quality specialty cables for marine, telecom and industrial applications. The company’s offering includes among other power, fiber optic and different hybrid cables. Helkama Bica was founded in 1905 and is based in Hanko, Finland.

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Buyer(S) 1

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 69 of 69
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 3 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 13 of 13
Country (Finland) 4 of 4
Year (2024) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-02-01 Norcospectra

Stockholm, Sweden

Norcospectra provides tailor-made interior solutions for commercial spaces to clients in Norway, Poland, and Sweden. The offering covers concept design, in-house production, and project management with a dedication to sustainability. The company sells, manufacture and deliver customer unique shop interior concepts. The modern manufacturing enables the company to be a cost-efficient and reliable partner delivering solutions of a high standard and also serving large international customers with a global foot print. Norcospectra was founded in 1938 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Helkama Emotor

Espoo, Finland

Category Company
Founded 1905
Sector Distribution
Employees354
DESCRIPTION

Helkama Emotor is a family-owned group of industrial companies. The Group consists of a parent company and three subsidiaries. Helkama companies make, import, distributes and sell e-bikes as well as water cooling equipment for power electronics. Helkama Emotor was founded in 1905 and is based in Espoo, Finland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Finland) 1 of 1
Year (2024) 1 of 1