M&A Deal Summary

Pollen Street Capital Acquires Assessio

On August 24, 2023, asset manager Pollen Street Capital acquired staffing company Assessio from Main Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Pollen Street Capital’s 1st transaction in the Staffing sector.
  • This is Pollen Street Capital’s 1st transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-08-24
Target Assessio
Sector Staffing
Buyer(s) Pollen Street Capital
Sellers(s) Main Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Assessio

Stockholm, Sweden
Assessio provides talent assessments finding its heritage in scientific psychology research. Ascend platform providing customers with a variety of user-friendly talent assessment solutions. Assessio was founded in 1954 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Pollen Street Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 2013
PE ASSETS 2.7B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Pollen Street Capital is an asset management and private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in financial and business services companies. The Firm is a hands-on investor and looks to work with management teams in building company value and driving growth. Pollen Street Capital was formed in 2013 and is headquartered in London, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 30 of 31
Sector (Staffing) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 3 of 4
Country (Sweden) 1 of 1
Year (2023) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-05-16 Wide Group

Bolzano, Italy

Wide Group is one of the most innovative businesses insurance broking. Its differentiated proposition is built around a proprietary technology platform for insurance placement and management, supporting and automating interactions between brokers, clients and insurance companies. Wide Group was founded in 2016 and is based in Bolzano, Italy.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-08-19 Keylane

Utrecht, Netherlands

Keylane is a developer and implements flexible standard software solutions for the core processes of life and non-­life insurers and pension institutions. Keylane provides solutions that optimize current business processes, unburden our customers and enable them to be future-proof and flexible. Keylane is headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Main Capital Partners

The Hague, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 6.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Main Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in and acquiring enterprise software companies in the Benelux, DACH, Nordics, and the US. Within software, the Firm looks for businesses with scalable business models, recurring revenues, and IP ownership. Main Capital will consider later stage growth capital financings, as well as small to medium-sized buyouts. The Firm's target revenue range is €3 to €100 million. Main Capital Partners was formed in 2003 and is based in The Hague, the Netherlands.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 26
Sector (Staffing) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 8 of 10
Country (Sweden) 1 of 1
Year (2023) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-06-12 cleversoft

Munich, Germany

cleversoft is a provider of cloud-based RegTech services for financial service providers. The company delivers digital solutions and services to more than 1,000 financial institutions worldwide to optimize compliance-related business processes, from data management to the calculation of regulatory data and the production of required documents and reports including marketing materials such as SFDR, MIFID II, 6AMLD, Solvency II, IFRS 17, PRIIPs and IORP and more. It also focuses on the Financial Crime Prevention sector, which was expanded through the acquisition of the specialized provider CDDS in July 2021. cleversoft was founded in 2004 and is based in Munich, Germany.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-11-03 Lux Scientiae

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Lux Scientiae is a provider of HIPAA-compliant secure communications and secure hosting solutions. Lux Scientiae was founded in 1999 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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