M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2014-12-01 |
| Target | Musti Group |
| Sector | Retail |
| Buyer(s) | EQT |
| Sellers(s) | Vaaka Partners |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| PE ASSETS | 242.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
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 | 128 of 320 |
| Sector: Retail M&A | 10 of 13 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 27 of 101 |
| Country: Finland M&A | 12 of 14 |
| Year: 2014 M&A | 15 of 15 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-11-06 |
Sivantos
Munich, Germany Sivantos Group is a global hearing aid manufacturer. Sivantos was founded in 1878 and is based in Munich, Germany. |
Buy | €2.2B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-04 |
Munksjo AB
Jonkoping, Sweden Munksjo is a manufacturer of value-added speciality paper products. The company is organized around three divisions: Decor Paper (60% of sales), Speciality Paper (20%) and Pulp (20%). Munksjo?s main product, Decor paper, is used in laminates for furniture, flooring, kitchen worktops and other applications where the end product has the appearance of wood or other materials |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| PE ASSETS | 625M EUR |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Vaaka Partners is a Finnish private equity firm focused on buyouts of small and medium-sized Scandinavian businesses valued up to €100 million. The Firm does not have any sector preferences and targets companies with sales of €10 to €200 million. Vaaka was originally established in 1989 and was formerly a unit of Pohjola Bank plc. before becoming independent in 2010. Vaaka Partners is based in Helsinki.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 10 of 22 |
| Sector: Retail M&A | 2 of 3 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 2 of 6 |
| Country: Finland M&A | 10 of 21 |
| Year: 2014 M&A | 3 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-01 |
Enegia
Jyväskylä, Finland Enegia Group is a provider of energy management services. Enegia was founded in 1995 and is based in Jyväskylä, Finland. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-05 |
Kh-real estate services
Finland Kh-real estate services is a group of companies, which offers a high quality property maintenance and support services for housing associations. |
Buy | - |
