M&A Deal Summary

Alt til Barnet Holding ApS Acquires BabySam A/S

On September 18, 2020, Alt til Barnet Holding ApS acquired retailer BabySam A/S from Polaris Private Equity and AAC Capital Nordic Advisory AB

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Alt til Barnet Holding ApS’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Alt til Barnet Holding ApS’s 1st transaction in Denmark.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-09-18
Target BabySam A/S
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Alt til Barnet Holding ApS
Sellers(s) Polaris Private Equity
AAC Capital Nordic Advisory AB
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

BabySam A/S

Taastrup, Denmark
BabySam A/S is a baby product retailer that operates 28 stores and has completed a turnaround and created a company with growth and profitability in a difficult market environment. BabySam was formed in 1976 and is based in Taastrup, Denmark.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Alt til Barnet Holding ApS

Hvide Sande, Denmark

Category Company
Sector Retail
DESCRIPTION

Alt til Barnet Holding is a baby products retailer based in Hvide Sande, Denmark.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Denmark M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Polaris Private Equity

Copenhagen, Denmark

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 1.3B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Polaris Private Equity is a mid-market Danish private equity firm focused on buyouts within Denmark and Sweden. Polaris does not have any sector preferences, however the Firm looks for 'niche' businesses that exhibit growth potential and have the ability to lead their markets. Prospective companies typically have revenues of at least €20 million. Polaris was formed in 1998 and is based in Copenhagen.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 37
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 9 of 15
Country: Denmark M&A 15 of 25
Year: 2020 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-09-01 Distriktstandvården

Stockholm, Sweden

Distriktstandvården is a private dentistry chain where it operates 26 clinics and provides both general treatments, specialist dental care, aesthetic dentistry, and mobile treatments and has to built up a unique private chain position in pediatric care. Distriktstandvården was established in 2010 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-10 Molslinjen

Aarhus, Denmark

Molslinjen is a single route operator creating a shortcut between Jutland and Zealand, thereby also a connection between the country’s two largest cities. Since then, the Company has grown into Denmark’s largest passenger ferry company with over 700 employees and 15 vessels serving over eight million people per year across nine routes, including connections to Sweden and Germany. Molslinjen was founded in 1963 and is based in Aarhus, Denmark.

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SELLER
DESCRIPTION

AAC Capital Nordic Advisory AB is a North European private equity firm focused on acquiring majority stakes in mid-market companies in the Nordic countries. It seeks to invest in companies with an enterprise value up to €150 million. AAC Capital Nordic Advisory was formerly known as ABN Amro Capital and became independent of ABN Amro in 2007. AAC Capital Nordic is a private equity arm of AAC Capital partners was formed in 2010 and is based in Stockholm.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 8
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 6
Country: Denmark M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2020 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-07-31 Empower

Helsinki , Finland

Empower is one of the service providers in the electrical, telecom and industrial sectors in Finland, Sweden and the Baltic states. Empower specialises in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of electricity and telecom networks, as well as in installation, operation, maintenance and expert services for power plants and industry. Empower was founded in 1998 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.

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