M&A Deal Summary

Axcel Acquires Capture One

On June 17, 2019, private equity firm Axcel acquired software company Capture One

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Axcel’s 4th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Axcel’s 37th transaction in Denmark.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-06-17
Target Capture One
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Axcel
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Capture One

Frederiksberg, Denmark
Capture One is a provider of photography software, giving photographers the tools to easily collaborate with clients and creatives, and bring their visions to life. Capture One is based in Frederiksberg, Denmark.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Axcel

Copenhagen, Denmark

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 4.1B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Axcel Management AS is a private equity firm focused on mid-market buyouts in Denmark and Sweden. Axcel primarily seeks companies with a strong Danish or Swedish base and international potential. The Firm looks to invest in companies with revenues of DKK 250 million (€ 35 million) to DKK 4 billion (€ 535 million). Axcel prefers majority positions. Axcel Management A/S was formed in 1994. The Firm is based in Copenhagen with an additional office in Stockholm.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 50 of 69
Sector: Software M&A 4 of 6
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 34 of 40
Country: Denmark M&A 37 of 47
Year: 2019 M&A 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-17 Phase One

Frederiksberg, Denmark

Phase One is a provider of image processing software for professionals, prosumers, and companies. Phase One is also the world leader in digital medium format cameras for professional photographers and industrial applications. Phase One was established in 1993 and is based in Frederiksberg, Denmark.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-01 SteelSeries

Copenhagen, Denmark

SteelSeries is a manufacturer of professional gaming mice, headsets, keyboards and other peripherals for PC, Mac and Xbox 360 platforms. SteelSeries improves performance through first-to-market innovations and technologies that enable gamers to play harder, train longer, and rise to the challenge. SteelSeries was founded in 2001 and is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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