M&A Deal Summary

Nalka Invest AB Acquires Lekolar

On January 3, 2017, private equity firm Nalka Invest AB acquired consumer products company Lekolar from 3i Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Nalka Invest AB’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Nalka Invest AB’s 2nd transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-01-03
Target Lekolar
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Nalka Invest AB
Sellers(s) 3i Private Equity
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Lekolar

Osby, Sweden
Lekolar is a provider of educational and learning material, furniture, toys, stationery, arts & crafts and playground materials to pre-schools and secondary schools. The company is active in Norway, Denmark, Finland. Lekolar was founded in 1884 and is based in Osby, 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 3 of 12
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 3 of 8
Country (Sweden) 2 of 9
Year (2017) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-23 EET International

Birkerød, Denmark

EET International is a value-adding niche IT distributor, providing suppliers and customers with expert industry knowledge, intelligent logistics solutions, unique sales service, and smart marketing tools. EET International was founded in 1986 and is based in Birkerød, Denmark.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-15 Cibes

Gavle, Sweden

Cibes develops, manufactures, and sells a wide range of vertical platform lifts, cabin lifts, and stair lifts for public and private environments. Cibes was founded in 1947 and is based in Gavle, Sweden.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

3i Private Equity

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1945
PE ASSETS 16.7B GBP
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

3i Private Equity is the private equity arm of 3i Group, a publicly held, global investment firm focused on private equity and infrastructure investing. 3i Private Equity generally targets buyout and growth capital financings and looks for opportunities across Europe, North America, and Asia. The Firm's targeted transaction range is €100 to €500 million. Industries of interest include business services, healthcare, consumer, media, oil/gas & power, technology, and financial services. 3i Group was originally formed in 1945 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 177 of 194
Sector (Consumer Products) 7 of 9
Type (Secondary Buyout) 75 of 83
Country (Sweden) 14 of 15
Year (2017) 1 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-28 GO Outdoors

Sheffield, United Kingdom

GO Outdoors Ltd. is a specialist retailer of camping equipment, tents, outdoor clothing and footwear. GO Outdoors was establishment in 1998 and is based in Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Sell £112M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-30 Optical Carol

São Paulo, Brazil

Optical Carol sells a broad range of prescription frames and sunglasses. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Sell €110M
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