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EQT and Bagger-Sorensen Group Acquire Fertin

On December 7, 2016, private equity firm EQT and Bagger-Sorensen Group acquired life science company Fertin from Bagger-Sorensen Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EQT’s 2nd and Bagger-Sorensen Group’s 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is EQT’s 20th and Bagger-Sorensen Group’s 1st transaction in Denmark.
Investment Fate
  • Fertin was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2021 for 5.1B DKK.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-12-07
Target Fertin
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) EQT
Bagger-Sorensen Group
Sellers(s) Bagger-Sorensen Group
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Fertin

Vejle, Denmark
Fertin develops and manufactures pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products for leading global companies to support healthier living. Fertin’s product portfolio has a broad variety of current and possible application areas including Nicotine Replacement Therapy, oral care, gastrointestinal, pain and allergy management, cough and cold, and much more. Fertin was founded in 1915 and is based in Vejle, Denmark.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

EQT

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 242.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EQT is a global private equity group that purses a variety of investment strategies around the world. EQT is divided into several investment disciplines, including private capital, real assets, credit, and venture. The Firm's private capital group targets large, market-leading enterprises (investment size of €125 to €1.5 billion) across Europe and the US, as well as mid-market, growth companies (investment size of €40 to €125 million) across the US, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia. The Firm's real assets group seeks to identify control or co-control equity investments (investment size of €500 to €1 billion) in medium-sized infrastructure companies that provide an essential service to society, are recession resilient, and have secure cash flows. EQT's credit group provides flexible, long-term debt capital solutions to medium-sized European businesses, across a wide range of sectors. EQT was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 158 of 320
Sector: Life Science M&A 2 of 15
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 36 of 52
Country: Denmark M&A 20 of 26
Year: 2016 M&A 18 of 21
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-07 GETEC

Magdeburg, Germany

GETEC offers tailor-made, efficient, and sustainable energy solutions to industrial and real estate companies, designed and realized by a pool of highly qualified engineers. GETEC was founded in 1993 and is based in Magdeburg, Germany.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-09 IVC Evidensia

Bristol , United Kingdom

IVC Evidensia is a diversified vet services platform, an extensive network of clinics/hospitals, and comprehensive pet e-commerce and telemedicine offerings. IVC Evidensia was founded in 2011 and is based in Bristol, United Kingdom.

Buy -
Buyer

Bagger-Sorensen Group

Vejle, Denmark
Category Company
Founded 1915
Sector Consumer Products
DESCRIPTION

Bagger-Sorensen specialize in the research, development, and manufacturing of pharmaceutical chewing gum products. The Bagger-Sørensen family founded Vejle Caramel og Tablet Fabrik in 1915 and launched the Dandy chewing gum brand in 1939.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Denmark M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-01 Fertin

Vejle, Denmark

Fertin develops and manufactures pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products for leading global companies to support healthier living. Fertin’s product portfolio has a broad variety of current and possible application areas including Nicotine Replacement Therapy, oral care, gastrointestinal, pain and allergy management, cough and cold, and much more. Fertin was founded in 1915 and is based in Vejle, Denmark.

Sell kr.5.1B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bagger-Sorensen Group

Vejle, Denmark
Category Company
Founded 1915
Sector Consumer Products
DESCRIPTION

Bagger-Sorensen specialize in the research, development, and manufacturing of pharmaceutical chewing gum products. The Bagger-Sørensen family founded Vejle Caramel og Tablet Fabrik in 1915 and launched the Dandy chewing gum brand in 1939.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Denmark M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-01 Fertin

Vejle, Denmark

Fertin develops and manufactures pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products for leading global companies to support healthier living. Fertin’s product portfolio has a broad variety of current and possible application areas including Nicotine Replacement Therapy, oral care, gastrointestinal, pain and allergy management, cough and cold, and much more. Fertin was founded in 1915 and is based in Vejle, Denmark.

Sell kr.5.1B
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