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Monterro Acquires Lime

On January 16, 2014, private equity firm Monterro acquired software company Lime from Bisnode

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Monterro’s 2nd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Monterro’s 2nd transaction in Sweden.
Investment Fate
  • Lime went public in 2018.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-01-16
Target Lime
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Monterro
Sellers(s) Bisnode
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Lime

Lund, Sweden
Lime provides software as a service-based customer relationship management (CRM) solutions on the Nordic markets. The company develops, sells, and implements CRM systems, as well as provides consultancy services. Lime was founded in 1990 and is based in Lund, Sweden.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Monterro

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2012
PE ASSETS 4.3B SEK
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Moterro is a Swedish investment group that invests in and grows Nordic-based software companies. Moterro invests in enterprise, B2B-based companies past venture stage with proven products and potential to become a market leader in their niches. Monterro was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Stockholm.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 29
Sector: Software M&A 2 of 8
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 4
Country: Sweden M&A 2 of 22
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-07 Axiomatics

Stockholm, Sweden

Axiomatics is a provider of externalized and attribute-based authorization (ABAC) software solutions. The company has a global customer base within healthcare, finance, insurance, manufacturing, and the public sector, among others. Axiomatics was founded in 2006 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
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2015-01-01 Matilda FoodTech

Malmo, Sweden

Matilda FoodTech empowers the sustainable foodservice industry by offering a Food Service Resource Management (FSRM) platform. The Matilda platform delivers a data-driven approach that automates, streamlines and improves food service operations, from procurement to waste management. Matilda FoodTech was founded in 2001 and is based in Malmo, Sweden.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bisnode

Solna, Sweden
Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Information Services
Employees2,500
Revenue 34.5B SEK (2014)
DESCRIPTION

Bisnode is a provider of smart data and analytics. Bisnode uses the highest quality local and global data from over 550 data sources. With analysis, abstract data is transformed into relevant decision basis. Bisnode was established in 1989 and is based in Solna, Sweden.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Software M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 3 of 3
Country: Sweden M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-23 WLW

Hamburg, Germany

WLW is an online B2B search engine in the DACH region. WLW offers suppliers a dedicated platform to present themselves and their products or services of professional buyers and found to be fast and efficient. WLW was established in 1995 and is based in Hamburg, Germany.

Sell €79M
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