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Axcel Acquires Georg Jensen

On January 1, 2001, private equity firm Axcel acquired consumer products company Georg Jensen

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Axcel’s 2nd transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Axcel’s 12th transaction in Denmark.
Investment Fate
  • Georg Jensen was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2012 for 140M USD.
  • Georg Jensen was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2023 for 152M EUR.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2001-01-01
Target Georg Jensen
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Axcel
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Georg Jensen

Frederiksberg, Denmark
Georg Jensen is a luxury brand that designs, manufactures and distributes jewellery, watches, fine silverware and high-end homeware. Georg Jensen was founded in 1904 and 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 15 of 69
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 2 of 6
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 14 of 40
Country: Denmark M&A 12 of 47
Year: 2001 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-01-01 Royal Scandinavia A/S

Frederiksberg, Denmark

Royal Scandinavia A/S produces and sells lifestyle products.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-01-01 Føvling Møbelfabrik AS

Fovling, Denmark

Føvling Møbelfabrik A/S manufactures solid pine furniture.

Sell -
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