Investment Summary

Circularity Capital and Blue Equity Management Invest In Shark Solutions

On July 19, 2017, private equity firms Circularity Capital and Blue Equity Management invested in chemicals company Shark Solutions

Investment Highlights
  • This is Circularity Capital’s 1st and Blue Equity Management’s 1st transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Circularity Capital’s 1st and Blue Equity Management’s 3rd transaction in Denmark.

Investment Summary

Date 2017-07-19
Target Shark Solutions
Sector Chemicals
Investor(s) Circularity Capital
Blue Equity Management
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Shark Solutions

Roskilde, Denmark
Shark Solutions is a producer of recycled polyvinyl butyral (rPVB), a high-margin, sustainable, non-toxic, recyclable material, with a variety of attractive technical properties including binding, adhesion, flexibility, and sound dampening performance. Shark Solutions was founded in 2005 and is based in Roskilde, Denmark.

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Investor(S) 2

DESCRIPTION

Circularity Capital LLP is a private equity firm focused on investing in market leading, growth-oriented companies across Europe. The Firm does not have any strong sector preferences but generally prefers companies focused on re-using or extending products and services to limit waste and inefficiency. The Firm's target investment size is £1 to £5 million per transaction. Circularity Capital LLP was formed in 2015 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 14
Sector: Chemicals M&A 1 of 1
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 2 of 11
Country: Denmark M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-19 Winnow

London, United Kingdom

Winnow offers an integrated system to prevent global food waste. The product consists of a measuring scale connected to a tablet containing proprietary software that measures, records, benchmarks and reports the food waste in kilograms and in dollars. The data which is gathered is used to analyze, benchmark, and forecast e.g. procurement, planning, and production decisions. Winnow Solutions was founded in 2013 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-20 Grover

Berlin, Germany

Grover offers rent to the consumer electronic market, offering a simple subscription model for the best in tech. Customers can get access to a multitude of technology products, including smartphones, laptops, VR gear, cameras, wearables and smart home appliances on getgrover.com or through Grover’s partner network. Grover was founded in 2015 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

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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 3 of 17
Sector: Chemicals M&A 1 of 1
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 1 of 3
Country: Denmark M&A 3 of 17
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-06-26 Kohsel

Skanderborg, Denmark

Kohsel develops, produces and sells transformers for industrial applications. Kohsel was founded in 1969 and is based in Skanderborg, Denmark.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
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2017-10-02 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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