M&A Deal Summary

Duke Street Private Equity and Amplio Private Equity Acquire Byggfakta Group

On March 1, 1996, private equity firms Duke Street Private Equity and Amplio Private Equity acquired information technology company Byggfakta Group from Thomson Reuters for 11M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Duke Street Private Equity’s 1st and Amplio Private Equity’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Duke Street Private Equity’s 17th and Amplio Private Equity’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Duke Street Private Equity’s 2nd and Amplio Private Equity’s 3rd transaction in Sweden.
Investment Fate
  • Byggfakta Group was sold to a strategic buyer in 1998.
  • Byggfakta Group was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2009.
  • Byggfakta Group was divested to a consortium of buyers in 2014.
  • Byggfakta Group was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2017.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1996-03-01
Target Byggfakta Group
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Duke Street Private Equity
Amplio Private Equity
Sellers(s) Thomson Reuters
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 11M EUR

Target

Byggfakta Group

Ljusdal, Sweden
Byggfakta Group is a provider of business intelligence and data analytics services essential in the generation of sales leads within the construction, real estate and healthcare markets across the Nordic region. Byggfakta Group was established in 1936 and is based in Ljusdal, Sweden.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Duke Street Private Equity

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 3.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Duke Street Private Equity is a European private equity firm that targets investments in mid-market UK and French businesses valued between €50 and €350 million. Duke Street looks to build companies through organic growth and acquisitions. Sectors of interest include business services and outsourcing, retail and consumer, food, industrial, healthcare, leisure, and financial services. Duke Street Private Equity was founded in 1988 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 56
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 7
Country: Sweden M&A 2 of 3
Year: 1996 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 17 of 19
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1996-03-01 Byggfakta Scandinavia AB

Sweden

Byggfakta Scandinavia AB is a provider of construction industry information with operations in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Estonia. Its customers included building material suppliers and manufacturers, contractors, house builders, and finance houses.

Buy €11M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1996-07-01 Getty Images

Seattle, Washington, United States

Getty Images offers a full range of content solutions to meet the needs of customers around the world. With a broad portfolio that includes the Getty Images, Stock, and Unsplash brands, the Company reaches and empowers a broad base of global customers ranging from international enterprises to amateur creators. Getty Images was formed in 1995 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

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Buyer

Amplio Private Equity

Stockholm, Sweden

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 11.1B SEK
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Amplio Private Equity is a Swedish private equity firm specializing in buyouts of mid-sized companies across Scandinavia. Segulah seeks profitable companies with defensible market positions, strong development potential, and experienced management. The Firm targets companies with annual revenues up to SEK 2 billion. Amplio Private Equity was formed in 1994 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 52
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 7
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 15
Country: Sweden M&A 3 of 46
Year: 1996 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1996-03-01 Byggfakta Scandinavia AB

Sweden

Byggfakta Scandinavia AB is a provider of construction industry information with operations in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Estonia. Its customers included building material suppliers and manufacturers, contractors, house builders, and finance houses.

Buy €11M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-11-04 ANOVO Nordic AB

Nacka, Sweden

ANOVO Nordic AB is an independent supplier of workshop repair and logistics services in the field of telephony and datacommunications.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Thomson Reuters

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1851
Sector Information Services
Employees25,600
Revenue 7.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Thomson Reuters' office in Eagan, Minnesota.
Thomson Reuters' office in Eagan, Minnesota.

Thomson Reuters is an information source for businesses and professionals, delivering information to decision-makers in the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property, and science and media markets. Thomson Reuters was formed in 1851 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 34
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 5
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 32
Country: Sweden M&A 2 of 3
Year: 1996 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 11 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1996-03-01 Byggfakta Scandinavia AB

Sweden

Byggfakta Scandinavia AB is a provider of construction industry information with operations in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Estonia. Its customers included building material suppliers and manufacturers, contractors, house builders, and finance houses.

Sell €11M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-01-04 Extel

London, United Kingdom

The Extel Survey began in 1974 with 53 asset management firms giving their views on the advice they were getting from their research analysts at stockbroking houses. Today Extel is the foremost independent evaluation of quality across the European equities investment industry. Widely valued expertise in Developed & Emerging Europe, Middle East, North Africa, and Frontier Markets, Extel provides valued insights on hot topics such as social responsibility, the impact of MiFID II and unbundling.

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