Investment Summary

Ahlstrom Invests In Bast Fibre Tech

On October 12, 2022, family office Ahlstrom invested in apparel/textiles company Bast Fibre Tech

Investment Highlights
  • This is Ahlstrom’s 2nd transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is Ahlstrom’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Ahlstrom’s 1st transaction in British Columbia.

Investment Summary

Date 2022-10-12
Target Bast Fibre Tech
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Investor(s) Ahlstrom
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Bast Fibre Tech

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Bast Fibre Tech is a triple-bottom-line cleantech fibre engineering firm manufacturing specialty natural fibre for applications throughout the nonwovens and textile industries. Bast Fibre Tech was founded in 2016 and is based in Victoria, British Columbia.

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Investor

Ahlstrom

Helsinki, Finland

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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 24 of 25
Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A 2 of 2
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 6 of 6
State: British Columbia M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-22 Enics

Zurich, Switzerland

Enics is an electronics manufacturing services (EMS) companies in the industrial and medical electronics field and provides end-to-end solutions consisting of design-support, NPI, manufacturing, supply chain management and after-sales services for the whole lifecycle of its customers’ products. Enics was founded in 2004 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-12-20 Metsakonepalvelu

Hameenlinna, Finland

Metsakonepalvelu offers mechanical timber harvesting services for forestry companies, communities and private forest owners in Finland and Sweden. Metsakonepalvelu was founded in 1970 and is based in Hameenlinna, Finland.

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