M&A Deal Summary

HANZA Acquires Wermland Mechanics Töcksfors AB

On January 18, 2018, HANZA acquired manufacturer Wermland Mechanics Töcksfors AB from Karnell for 168M SEK

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is HANZA’s 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is HANZA’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is HANZA’s 3rd transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-01-18
Target Wermland Mechanics Töcksfors AB
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) HANZA
Sellers(s) Karnell
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 168M SEK

Target

Wermland Mechanics Töcksfors AB

Töcksfors, Sweden
Wermland Mechanics Töcksfors AB is a contract manufacturer of sheet metal parts and offers customized sheet metal details with very high precision. The company has a highly automated machinery for processing small, large and advanced sheet metal articles, which makes the company very competitive. The company has production facilities in Töcksfors and Svanskog and has customers in several industries.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

HANZA

Kista, Sweden
Category Company
Founded 2008
Sector Manufacturing
Employees2,679
Revenue 4.1B SEK (2023)
DESCRIPTION

HANZA is a provider of manufacturing solutions to the telecom, medical, industrial, defence, automotive, and off-shore industrial segments. HANZA was founded in 2008 and is based in Kista, Sweden.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector (Manufacturing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 4
Country (Sweden) 3 of 3
Year (2018) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-01 HANZA Finland Oy

Kempele, Finland

HANZA Finland Oy is a manufacturer and supplier of sheet metal and aluminum parts.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Karnell

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2008
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Karnell is a private equity group focused on acquiring majority positions in Nordic based industrial and technology companies. The Firm is an active owner and prefers businesses with their own manufacturing, development and sales capabilities. Karnell was formed in 2008 and has offices in Stockholm and Helsinki.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 5
Sector (Manufacturing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
Country (Sweden) 2 of 4
Year (2018) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-20 Autori

Oulu, Finland

Autori is a software company that develops and sells systems for administration and reporting for infrastructure maintenance. The software is sold as a service (SaaS), and the company currently operates mainly on the Finnish market. Autori is based in Oulu, Finland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-20 SimFAS

Simrishamn, Sweden

SimFAS manufactures fillers, adhesives and sealants for a variety of customers. Customers include paint manufacturers as well as wholesalers and retailers. SimFAS is based in Simrishamn, Sweden.

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