M&A Deal Summary

IK Partners Acquires Actic Group

On July 25, 2012, private equity firm IK Partners acquired consumer services company Actic Group from FSN Capital for 800M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IK Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is IK Partners’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is IK Partners’ 25th transaction in Sweden.
Investment Fate
  • Actic Group went public in 2017.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-07-25
Target Actic Group
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) IK Partners
Sellers(s) FSN Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Deal Value 800M EUR

Target

Actic Group

Solna, Sweden
Actic Group is a low to mid market Nordic health and fitness club chain with over 140 clubs and more than 200,000 members in six countries. Actic Group was incorporated in 1981 and is based in Solna, Sweden.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

IK Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 14.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ik Investment Partners Ltd. (Formerly Industri Kapital) is a private equity firm that targets control investments in mid-sized manufacturing and service companies located in select European countries. IK focuses on growth businesses located in the Benelux region, as well as Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway and Sweden. The firm looks to commit €50 to €150 million of equity capital per transaction and targets companies with 'a proven ability to generate significant cash flow' as well as an ability to 'sustain growth through various economic cycles'. IK Investment Partners was formerly known as Industry Kapital. IK Investment Partners was formed in 1989 and has offices in Hamburg, London, Paris, and Stockholm.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 80 of 185
Sector (Consumer Services) 3 of 7
Type (Secondary Buyout) 17 of 73
Country (Sweden) 25 of 38
Year (2012) 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-02 Europris AS

Fredrikstad, Norway

Europris AS is the hard discount retail and wholesale company in Norway, with emphasis on both food and non-food products.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-15 Vemedia

Kortrijk, Belgium

Vemedia is a producer and distributor of over the counter (OTC) drugs, food supplements and medical devices. Vemedia was established in 2002 and is headquartered in Kortrijk, Belgium.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

FSN Capital

Oslo, Norway

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 4.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

FSN Capital is a private equity firm focused on opportunities in Scandinavia. FSN looks to make control investments in mid-sized companies valued from €50 to €500 million. FSN targets businesses with the potential to 'become international leaders'. FSN Capital was formed in 1999 and has offices in Oslo, Munich, and Stockholm.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 25
Sector (Consumer Services) 1 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 4 of 9
Country (Sweden) 4 of 11
Year (2012) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-28 VIA Travel Group ASA

Oslo, Norway

VIA Travel Group ASA is the corporate Travel Management Company in the Nordic region.

Sell Nkr1.1B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-01 Skamol

Viby, Denmark

Skamol is a specialty insulation system for a wide range of applications within buildings and industries. Skamol speciality insulation systems are used in a wide variety of applications worldwide, from industrial kilns and furnaces and as core elements in fire protecting applications, to domestic stoves and fireplaces and even as mold prevention in private homes and public buildings. Skamol was founded in 1912 and is based in Viby, Denmark.

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