M&A Deal Summary

Karo Healthcare Acquires Swereco Group AB

On October 2, 2015, Karo Healthcare acquired medical products company Swereco Group AB from CapMan

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Karo Healthcare’s 1st transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Karo Healthcare’s 2nd transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-10-02
Target Swereco Group AB
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) Karo Healthcare
Sellers(s) CapMan
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Swereco Group AB

Stockholm, Sweden
Swereco Group AB produces a wide range of products for people with limited mobility and functional disabilities, including crutches and walking frames as well as ergonomic products for bathrooms and kitchens.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Karo Healthcare

Stockholm , Sweden

Category Company
Founded 1987
Sector Life Science
Employees225
Revenue 3.0B SEK (2021)
DESCRIPTION

Karo Healthcare is a specialty pharmaceutical company in the Nordics. Karo Healthcare develops and markets products for pharmacies and directly to the healthcare sector. The product portfolio includes over-the-counter and prescription pharmaceuticals as well as medical devices. Karo Healthcare was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 6
Sector: Medical Products M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 5
Country: Sweden M&A 2 of 5
Year: 2015 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-04-10 Tanomed AB

Umea, Sweden

Tanomed AB involved in developiong products like Tango and Tango Nasal to treat, relieve and prevent cold.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-01 Biophausia AB

Stockholm, Sweden

Biophausia AB is a pharmaceutical company. Biophausia provides cost-effective pharmaceuticals and focuses on three fields: generic products, niche products and original drugs.

Buy kr908M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

CapMan

Helsinki, Finland

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 4.9B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CapMan is a private equity group focused on a variety of investments in Scandinavia and Russia. CapMan's buyout group looks to invest €20 to €70 million (€10 to €20 for mezzanine) of capital in unlisted companies generating €50 to €500 million in revenues. CapMan seeks control positions and does not have any sector preferences. CapMan was established in 1989 and has offices in Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo, Luxembourg, and Moscow.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 44
Sector: Medical Products M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 9 of 25
Country: Sweden M&A 6 of 11
Year: 2015 M&A 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-13 Silex Microsystems AB

Järfälla, Sweden

Silex Microsystems AB is a manufacturer of microelectromechanical systems.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-30 Proffice

Stockholm, Sweden

Proffice is a provider of temporary staffing, recruitment, outsourcing, and career & development services. Proffice was founded in 1960 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Sell -