Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Media

MB Funds Acquires Liwlig

On January 1, 2019, private equity firm MB Funds acquired media company Liwlig

Acquisition Context

This is MB Funds’ 1st transaction in the Media sector.
This is MB Funds’ 21st transaction in Finland.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	January 1, 2019
Target	Liwlig
Sector	Media
Buyer(s)	MB Funds
Deal Type	Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

Liwlig

Espoo, Finland

Liwlig is an event agency that believes that successful business is born from interaction between people. Liwlig focuses on the ideation and implementation of corporate events. Such events are, for example, company personnel and customer events, general meetings, trade fair stands and experience centers. Liwlig is based in Espoo, Finland.

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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

MB Funds

Investor Investor

Category	Private Equity Firm
Founded	1988
PE ASSETS	500M USD
Size	Middle-Market
Type	Sector Agnostic

DESCRIPTION

MB Funds is a Finnish private equity firm focused on buy-outs, privatizations, buy and builds, and expansion capital transactions. The Firm targets mid-market companies throughout Scandinavia with €20 to €200 million in revenue. MB Funds was established in 1988 and is headquartered in Helsinki.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	24 of 35
Sector: Media	1 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)	11 of 17
Country: Finland	21 of 32
Year: 2019	2 of 5

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2019-01-01	Suvia Group Helsinki, Finland Suvia Group is Finland’s vehicle damage inspection and collision repair service provider for insurance companies. Suvia Group is based in Helsinki, Finland.	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2019-01-01

Suvia Group

Helsinki, Finland

Suvia Group is Finland’s vehicle damage inspection and collision repair service provider for insurance companies. Suvia Group is based in Helsinki, Finland.

Buy

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2019-06-04	Tapaus Espoo, Finland Tapaus is an event and expo agency. Tapaus was founded in 2012 and is based in Espo, Finland.	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2019-06-04

Tapaus

Espoo, Finland

Tapaus is an event and expo agency. Tapaus was founded in 2012 and is based in Espo, Finland.

Buy

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