M&A Deal Summary

Albrekts Guld AB Acquires Guldfynd AB

On September 5, 2001, Albrekts Guld AB acquired retailer Guldfynd AB from IK Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Albrekts Guld AB’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Albrekts Guld AB’s 1st transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2001-09-05
Target Guldfynd AB
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Albrekts Guld AB
Sellers(s) IK Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Guldfynd AB

Stockholm, Sweden
Guldfynd is a Sweden's retail jewellery group. It operates 115 stores under the Guldfynd brand and 27 stores under the Hallbergs brand.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Albrekts Guld AB

Sweden

Category Company
Founded 1977
Sector Retail
Employees1,000
DESCRIPTION

Albrecht's Gold offers customers a sophisticated range of diamond jewelry and gift items, but also a wide range of gold and silver jewelry, beads, jewelry, silverware, and watches.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Sweden M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2001 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

IK Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 14.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

IK Partners is a private equity firm that targets control investments in lower middle-market to large-sized companies throughout Europe. IK focuses on growth businesses located in the Benelux region, as well as Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway and Sweden. The Firm looks to commit €10 to €300 million of equity capital per transaction and targets companies with strong cash-flows. IK Investment Partners was formerly known as Industry Kapital. IK Partners was formed in 1989 and is based in London, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 122
Sector: Retail M&A 2 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 9 of 44
Country: Sweden M&A 9 of 30
Year: 2001 M&A 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-08-20 Kongsberg Automotive

Kongsberg, Norway

Kongsberg Automotive is a niche auto components supplier with a strong market position in seat heating, clutch actuation and automatic/hydraulic gearshift systems. Customer segments include the car industry and commercial vehicles. Kongsberg Automotive was founded in 1957 and is based in Kongsberg, Norway.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-10-17 i-center Elektrogrosshandels & Co. KG

Wien, Germany

i-center Elektrogrosshandels GmbH & Co KG is a wholesaler of electrical installation equipment in Germany, Austria and other central European markets. i-center operates through wholesale outlets, which supply diverse industry sectors.

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