M&A Deal Summary

Nalka Invest AB Acquires Best Transport

On December 9, 2019, private equity firm Nalka Invest AB acquired transportation company Best Transport from Valedo Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Nalka Invest AB’s 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Nalka Invest AB’s 7th transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-12-09
Target Best Transport
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Nalka Invest AB
Sellers(s) Valedo Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Best Transport

Stockholm, Sweden
Best Transport is a supplier of time-critical logistics services including distribution, IT-logistics and last-mile home delivery to both consumers and the business-to-business market. Best Transport was founded in 1976 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Nalka Invest AB

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2015
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Nalka is an investment group focused on acquiring profitable small and mid-sized Nordic companies. Nalka does not have any sector preferences and pursues companies with 50 to 300 million SEK of EBITDA. Nalka was formed in 2015 from the merger of Alipes AB and Inter IKEA Group. The Firm is based in Stockholm.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 12
Sector (Transportation) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 6 of 8
Country (Sweden) 7 of 9
Year (2019) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-18 OneMed

Danderyd, Sweden

OneMed is a medical supplies distributor in Northern Europe, serving both public and private customers with reliable, high-quality products in medical supplies, devices, and equipment. OneMed was founded in 2006 and is based in Danderyd, Sweden.

Buy £100M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-01 Uniwater

Hisings Karra, Sweden

Uniwater provides water and wastewater infrastructure solutions. Uniwater offers solutions to municipalities and companies in the Nordic market. The business consists of four business areas: Pumping stations, Water and treatment plants, Electricity and automation, Niche products as well as Solutions. Uniwater is based in Hisings Karra, Sweden.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Valedo Partners

Stockholm, Sweden
Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 419M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Valedo Partners is an independent Swedish private equity firm focused on making growth oriented investments in industrial companies located throughout Scandinavia. Target businesses are typically well-established and profitable with revenues of SEK 100 to SEK 500 million. Valedo will not invest in start-ups or businesses active in the defense or tobacco industries. Valedo Partners was formed in 2006 and is based in Stockholm.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 20
Sector (Transportation) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 6 of 7
Country (Sweden) 13 of 15
Year (2019) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-08 Nordward

Stockholm, Sweden

Nordward is a coalition of four companies in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway working with high-quality seafood and Asian colonial. The company buys seafood directly from the Scandinavian fish auctions and the local coastal fishermen and imports dry and frozen goods directly from Asia. Nordward is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-24 Aditro Logistics Holding AB

Bromma, Sweden

Aditro Logistics Holding AB offers third party logistics services within warehousing, handling, staffing, and distribution, with a strong customer base in Sweden and Norway consisting of renowned brands within e-commerce, retail, consumer, fashion, electronics, and media.

Sell -
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