M&A Deal Summary

CapMan Acquires Hydroware

On May 18, 2022, private equity firm CapMan acquired machinery company Hydroware

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CapMan’s 3rd transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is CapMan’s 18th transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-05-18
Target Hydroware
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) CapMan
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Hydroware

Alvesta, Sweden
Hydroware develops, manufactures and sells drive and control systems for the modernisation of lifts. The company’s customers include installation and service companies as well as large multinational lift companies. Hydroware was founded in 1998 and is based in Alvesta, Sweden.

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Buyer

CapMan

Helsinki, Finland

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 4.9B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CapMan is a private equity group focused on a variety of investments in Scandinavia and Russia. CapMan's buyout group looks to invest €20 to €70 million (€10 to €20 for mezzanine) of capital in unlisted companies generating €50 to €500 million in revenues. CapMan seeks control positions and does not have any sector preferences. CapMan was established in 1989 and has offices in Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo, Luxembourg, and Moscow.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 82 of 93
Sector: Machinery M&A 3 of 3
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 24 of 26
Country: Sweden M&A 18 of 18
Year: 2022 M&A 2 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-05-02 Cloud2

Helsinki, Finland

Cloud2 is a multi-cloud company focused on developing and managing cloud environments. The company works equally with AWS, Azure and Google. Its services include designing cloud services, their management, maintenance, and development. Cloud2 was founded in 2017 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-16 Picosun

Espoo, Finland

Picosun is a provider of advanced ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) thin-film coating technology for global industries and R&D. The company's production-proven ALD solutions enable high-performance IC components, smart sensors, and MEMS devices, brightest LEDs, powder materials functionalization for e.g. medical substances and catalyst manufacturing, and protective, anti-tarnish, barrier, and biocompatible coatings for minting, watchmaking, jewelry, and medical equipment industries. Picosun was formed in 2004 and is based in Espoo, Finland.

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