M&A Deal Summary

Capidea Management Acquires Fire Eater

On December 17, 2024, private equity firm Capidea Management acquired safety/security company Fire Eater from Blue Equity Management

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Capidea Management’s 1st transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is Capidea Management’s 25th transaction in Denmark.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-12-17
Target Fire Eater
Sector Safety/Security
Buyer(s) Capidea Management
Sellers(s) Blue Equity Management
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Fire Eater

Hillerod, Denmark
Fire Eater is a provider of fire-extinguishing methods for automatic indoor extinguishing systems. The company's extinguishing systems are effective, and the inert air used (Inergen) is harmless both for humans and for the environment. Fire Eater was founded in 1974 and is based in Hillerod, Denmark.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Capidea Management

København, Denmark

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 2.3B DKK
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Capidea Management ApS is a Danish private equity firm that targets small and mid-sized market companies located in Denmark. The Firm targets potential for growth businesses with attractive market positions, proven products and technologies led by experienced management team. It looks to invests in companies with an enterprise value of DKK 400 million. Capidea seeks to hold both majority and minority equity interest in well established portfolio companies. Specific areas of interest include manufacturing, distribution, software, retail, and services. The Firm does not looks to invests in real estate, financial companies, venture capital and start-up companies. Capidea Management ApS was formed in 2006 and is based in København.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 26
Sector: Safety/Security M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 3 of 3
Country: Denmark M&A 25 of 25
Year: 2024 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-24 Obsidian Digital

Copenhagen, Denmark

Obsidian Digital is a data-driven business consultancy. The company develops proven digital strategies for danish companies and helps execute these through marketing channels like Google, Social Media Marketing, and E-mail Marketing. It specializes in providing search engine optimization (SEO), Google Ads, Facebook Ads, and conversion optimization (CRO). Obsidian Digital was founded in 2016 and is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Blue Equity Management is a private equity firm focused on partnering with small to mid-sized Danish companies. The Firm does not have any sector preferences and generally pursues companies benefitting from mega-trends impacting the broader globe. Blue Equity Management was formed in 2013 and is headquartered in Vejle, Denmark.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 7
Sector: Safety/Security M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 3 of 3
Country: Denmark M&A 6 of 7
Year: 2024 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-12-16 Eltronic

Hedensted, Denmark

Eltronic is a knowledge-intensive company that develops, produces and services production equipment, machinery and solutions for large companies where interdisciplinary complexity and deep technical know-how are essential competitive parameters. Eltronic was founded in 2000 and is based in Hedensted, Denmark.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-03-20 DTK Group

Padborg, Denmark

DTK Group is a provider of warehousing and logistics services within Europe and Scandinavia. DTK Group was founded in 1991 and is based in Padborg, Denmark.

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