M&A Deal Summary

Ahlstrom Acquires M&J Recycling

On December 1, 2021, family office Ahlstrom acquired environmental company M&J Recycling from Metso Outotec

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ahlstrom’s 1st transaction in the Environmental sector.
  • This is Ahlstrom’s 1st transaction in Denmark.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-12-01
Target M&J Recycling
Sector Environmental
Buyer(s) Ahlstrom
Sellers(s) Metso Outotec
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

M&J Recycling

Horsens, Denmark
M&J Industries offers a broad range of mobile and stationary products for solid-waste crushing and has a large installed base. M&J Recycling was founded in 1857 and is based in Horsens. Denmark.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ahlstrom

Helsinki, Finland

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Family Office
Founded 2001
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Ahlstrom's main office in downtown Helsinki.
Ahlstrom's main office in downtown Helsinki.

Ahlstrom Capital is a family-owned, Nordic private equity firm that looks to invest in middle-market industrial companies as well as real estate. Within its industrial practice, Ahlstrom targets companies generating €100 to €500 million of annual revenue. Specific areas of interest include businesses providing innovative and advanced fiber-based materials, as well as industrial technology and related services. Within real estate, the Firm looks to acquire buildings and forest land. Ahlstrom Capital was formed in 2001 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 25
Sector: Environmental M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Denmark M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-25 Destia

Vantaa, Finland

Destia is an infrastructure and construction service company that implements tomorrow's infrastructure for customers, society, and people. The company creates a sustainable foundation for urban innovation and smart infrastructure solutions that enable the movement of people, goods, services, and energy as a natural part of northern life. The unique infra consciousness of 1,700 Destians makes tomorrow's infra true. Its services cover the entire infrastructure lifecycle from design to implementation and maintenance. Destia was formed in 2008 and is based in

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-01 Frangible Safety Posts

Loughborough, United Kingdom

Frangible Safety Posts focuses on the passive traffic safety market. It supplies reinforced composite posts that are designed to collapse in a controlled manner in a vehicle collision. Frangible Safety Posts was formed in 2009 and is based in Loughborough, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Metso Outotec

Helsinki, Finland

Category Company
Founded 1990
Sector Machinery
Employees17,424
Revenue 4.9B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Metso is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions, and services for the aggregates, minerals processing, and metals refining industries globally. Metso was founded in 1990 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 9
Sector: Environmental M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 7 of 8
Country: Denmark M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-10 McCloskey International

Keene, Ontario, Canada

McCloskey International Ltd. is a Canadian mobile crushing and screening equipment manufacturer. McCloskey line is used in a wide range of industries which include aggregates, landscaping, infrastructure and road building, construction and demolition, mining, waste management, and recycling.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-31 Lindemann

Düsseldorf, Germany

Lindemann designs, develops, and produces machinery and facilities for the scrap and metal processing industry, automotive industry as well as foundries, steel mills and metal producing industry. Lindemann was founded in 1913 and is based in Düsseldorf, Germany.

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