M&A Deal Summary

Orkla Acquires Cederroth International AB

On January 15, 2015, Orkla acquired consumer products company Cederroth International AB from Litorina Capital Advisors and CapMan

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Orkla’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Orkla’s 1st transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-01-15
Target Cederroth International AB
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Orkla
Sellers(s) Litorina Capital Advisors
CapMan
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Cederroth International AB

Upplands Vasby, Sweden
Cederroth is the producer and supplier of local brands in wound care, personal care, health care and household products in the Nordic region. Cederroth also has operations in several other European markets.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Orkla

Oslo, Norway

Category Company
Sector Retail
Employees19,080
Revenue 70.7B NOK (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Orkla is a provider of branded consumer goods and concept solutions to the grocery, out-of-home and bakery markets in the Nordics, the Baltics and selected markets in Central Europe and India. Orkla was founded in 1918 and is based in Oslo, Norway.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 7
Country: Sweden M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-04-03 MTR Foods Pvt.

Bengaluru, India

MTR Foods Pvt. Ltd. is a producer, marketer and exports a range of packaged food products and recipes to global markets.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-11 SIA NP Foods

Riga, Latvia

SIA NP Foods is a management and development company, which ensures administrative, sales and marketing functions in Latvia and in the Baltics for a group of several companies.

Buy -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Litorina Capital Advisors

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 8.0B SEK
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Litorina Capital is a private equity firm that that invests in lower middle-market, privately held Scandinavian companies with an enterprise value of SEK 200 – SEK 1000 million. Sectors of interest include consumer goods, industrial, services, and information technology. The firm's investment horizon is three to seven years. Litorina Kapital was formed in 1998 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 38
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 3 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 16
Country: Sweden M&A 22 of 37
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-29 Leo’s Lekland

Lulea, Sweden

Leo’s Lekland is an operator of children's indoor playcentre in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Leo’s Lekland was founded in 2006 and is based in Lulea, Sweden.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-09 LGT Logistics

Tibro, Sweden

LGT Logistics is a transporters of furniture and other large items, mainly for furniture manufacturers and furniture stores. LGT Logistics was founded in 1941 and is based in Tibro, Sweden.

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SELLER

CapMan

Helsinki, Finland

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 4.9B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CapMan is a private equity group focused on a variety of investments in Scandinavia and Russia. CapMan's buyout group looks to invest €20 to €70 million (€10 to €20 for mezzanine) of capital in unlisted companies generating €50 to €500 million in revenues. CapMan seeks control positions and does not have any sector preferences. CapMan was established in 1989 and has offices in Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo, Luxembourg, and Moscow.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 44
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 25
Country: Sweden M&A 4 of 11
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-18 Metallfabriken Ljunghäll AB

Sodra Vi, Sweden

Metallfabriken Ljunghäll specialises in development, design, production and sales of technically advanced high pressure aluminium die-casting. The company’s primary customers operate in car, heavy vehicle and telecom industries. It is the leading player in the Nordic countries with modern production facilities in Sweden and the Czech Republic.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-19 Symbio

Finland

Symbio provides advanced software engineering and R&D co-creation services to the world's technology innovators. Symbio operates globally with offices located in Europe, Asia and the USA.

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