M&A Deal Summary

Jysk A/S Acquires IDdesign AS

On June 1, 2014, Jysk A/S acquired retailer IDdesign AS from Axcel

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Jysk A/S’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Jysk A/S’s 1st transaction in Denmark.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-06-01
Target IDdesign AS
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Jysk A/S
Sellers(s) Axcel
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

IDdesign AS

Sabro, Denmark
IDdesign AS is a retailer in furniture and interior decoration. The company is headquartered in Arhus near Aarhus and in Copenhagen. IDdesign retail activities under three names and concepts:

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Jysk A/S

Brabrand, Denmark

Category Company
Founded 1979
Sector Retail
DESCRIPTION

Jysk A/S is an owns a chain of furniture retail stores. JYSK was founded in 1979 and is based in Brabrand, Denmark.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Denmark M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Axcel

Copenhagen, Denmark

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 4.1B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Axcel Management AS is a private equity firm focused on mid-market buyouts in Denmark and Sweden. Axcel primarily seeks companies with a strong Danish or Swedish base and international potential. The Firm looks to invest in companies with revenues of DKK 250 million (€ 35 million) to DKK 4 billion (€ 535 million). Axcel prefers majority positions. Axcel Management A/S was formed in 1994. The Firm is based in Copenhagen with an additional office in Stockholm.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 49
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 15
Country: Denmark M&A 16 of 36
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-10 Silkeborg Data AS

Silkeborg, Denmark

Silkeborg Data has been developing payroll and HR administrative solutions for Denmark’s public sector for more than 40 years and has customer relations dating right back to the start. Today Silkeborg Data administers the payroll for 85% of employees in regions and 30% of those in local governments. Silkeborg Data has annual revenue of approx. DKK 250 million and more than 200 employees.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-22 Junckers Industrier A/S

Koge, Denmark

Junckers Industrier A/S engages in the production, marketing, sale and distribution of solid wood floors as well as lacquer and oil for treating wood flooring. Junckers' product range can be split into solid parquet flooring and plank flooring, laminated floors and lacquers and oils for treating wooden floors.Junckers has a strong market position in its home market as well as the UK, Spain and the USA. The company's products are sold in more than 40 countries inside and outside Europe.

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