Investment Summary

Nordic Capital and Five Arrows Exits Munters

On May 19, 2017, private equity firm FAM invested in manufacturer Munters from Nordic Capital and Five Arrows

Investment Highlights
  • This is FAM’s 2nd transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is FAM’s 6th transaction in Sweden.

Investment Summary

Date 2017-05-19
Target Munters
Sector Manufacturing
Investor(s) FAM
Sellers(s) Nordic Capital
Five Arrows
Deal Type PIPE

Target

Munters

Kista, Sweden
Munters is a company providing energy-efficient air-treatment and climate-control solutions for industries including data centers, food, agriculture, and manufacturing. Munters was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Kista, Sweden.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor
DESCRIPTION

FAM is a private investment company that makes long-term, strategic investments in established Nordic and international businesses. FAM focuses on acquiring significant minority or majority positions and actively partnering with management teams to drive sustainable growth and value creation. The Firm invests across a range of sectors, including industrials, forest products, packaging, digital platforms, and climate technology. Portfolio companies typically have strong market positions, stable cash flows, and opportunities for innovation and long-term development. FAM was founded in 2007 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 12
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 2 of 2
Type: PIPE M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Sweden M&A 6 of 11
Year: 2017 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-01 Amexci

Orebro, Sweden

Amexci provides industrial 3D printing and additive manufacturing services, supporting customers from design and material testing through certified part production. The Company also conducts research and offers training programs through its AMEXCI Academy to expand the use of additive manufacturing across industries. Amexci was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Orebro, Sweden.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-01 Ipco

Sandviken, Sweden

Ipco is an industrial process solutions company that innovates, manufactures, and services advanced high-performance processing equipment and steel belts, supported by a strong local sales and aftermarket presence. Ipco is based in Sandviken, Sweden.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Nordic Capital

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 31.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Nordic Capital is a private equity investment firm that targets mid to large-sized company investments located in Northern Europe as well as the US. Nordic seeks investments across a wide range of industries and prefers situations where there are 'opportunities for new industrial combinations, strategic repositioning, international expansion and operational improvements'. Nordic Capital was formed in 1989 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 53 of 80
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 7 of 7
Type: PIPE M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Sweden M&A 30 of 41
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-31 ConvaTec

Reading, United Kingdom

ConvaTec is a global medical products and technologies company that provides advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence, and critical care, and infusion devices. ConvaTec was formed in 1972 and is based in Reading, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-29 SafeRoad

Oslo, Norway

SafeRoad is a supplier of road safety and road infrastructure solutions. The Group offers a broad range of innovative and high-quality products and solutions to those who own, build, and maintain roads. SafeRoad was founded in 1947 and is based in Oslo, Norway.

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SELLER

Five Arrows

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
PE ASSETS 24.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Five Arrows Principal Investments is a mid-cap investor in Western European companies. Five Arrows can invest across the capital structure (equity, equity-linked, mezzanine, convertible debt) and generally focused on primary or secondary buyouts, growth financings, and balance sheet restructurings. The Group does not have any sector preferences, but typically looks for businesses with high barriers to entry and predictable earnings. Five Arrows can commit €30 to €400 million per investment. Five Arrows is a unit of Rothschild Bank. The Group has offices in Paris, Luxembourg, and London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 27
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 1
Type: PIPE M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Sweden M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-05 White Clarke Group

Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

White Clarke Group is providing specialized technology and software solutions to the automotive and asset finance markets. The company’s CALMS (Customer Acquisition & Lifecycle Management System) product range supports the complete lifecycle of auto and asset finance, leasing, and loan origination from point-of-sale through credit approval, contract management and customer support. White Clarke Group was founded in 1992 and is based in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-23 Kisimul

Lincoln, United Kingdom

Kisimul is a provider of residential education and care services to children and adults with severe learning difficulties, autism, challenging behaviour, Asperger syndrome and other related disabilities. Kisimul was founded in 1977 and is based in Lincoln, United Kingdom.

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