M&A Deal Summary

Apetito Acquires Det Danske Madhus

On June 28, 2022, Apetito acquired food company Det Danske Madhus from Polaris Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Apetito’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Apetito’s 1st transaction in Denmark.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-06-28
Target Det Danske Madhus
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Apetito
Sellers(s) Polaris Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Det Danske Madhus

Albertslund, Denmark
Det Danske Madhus is a provider and distributor of homemade meals and food services to people in Denmark who are fully or partly dependent on social services. Det Danske Madhus was founded in 2003 and is based in Albertslund, Denmark.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Apetito

Rheine, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1958
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

Apetito is a catering provider offering bespoke catering concepts for schools, nurseries, the business and industry sector, hospitals and retirement homes as well as private consumers. Apetito was founded in 1958 and is based in Rheine, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Denmark M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

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 32 of 37
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 13 of 15
Country: Denmark M&A 20 of 25
Year: 2022 M&A 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-01 Esoft Systems

Odense, Denmark

Esoft Systems is a provider of platform for photos, video, text and digital marketing for the real estate industry. Esoft Systems was founded in 2000 and is based in Odense, Denmark.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Brøndby, Denmark

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