M&A Deal Summary

Ratos Acquires Nordic Cinema Group AB

On March 21, 2011, private equity firm Ratos acquired media company Nordic Cinema Group AB from Sanoma Group for 94M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ratos’ 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Ratos’ 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Ratos’ 11th transaction in Sweden.
Investment Fate
  • Nordic Cinema Group AB was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2015 for 4.7B SEK.
  • Nordic Cinema Group AB was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2017 for 8.3B SEK.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-03-21
Target Nordic Cinema Group AB
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Ratos
Sellers(s) Sanoma Group
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 94M EUR

Target

Nordic Cinema Group AB

Stockholm, Sweden
Nordic Cinema Group AB is a cinema operator in the Nordic and Baltic regions, with more than 100 years of experience in managing and cultivating the cinema experience.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ratos

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1866
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ratos is a publicly-traded investment group focused on acquiring and growing un-listed companies. Ratos does not have any sector preferences and pursues platform companies throughout Scandinavia. The Firm's target investment size is 250M SEK to 5B SEK. Ratos looks to be an active owner in pursuing growth options and improving operations. Ratos was established in 1866 and is based in Stockholm.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 31
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
Country (Sweden) 11 of 19
Year (2011) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-11-29 Biolin Scientific Holding AB

Stockholm, Sweden

Biolin Scientific Holding AB develops, manufactures and markets analytical instruments for research, development and quality control.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-02 Anticimex

Stockholm, Sweden

Anticimex is a global specialist in preventive pest control with operations in 18 countries across Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the US. Anticimex serves around 3 million customers across the globe and offers a broad range of preventive pest control solutions, including the digital solution Anticimex SMART and pest insurance. Anticimex was founded in 1934 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Sell kr2.7B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Sanoma Group

Helsinki, Finland
Category Company
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

Sanoma is a media and learning companies in Europe. We entertain, inform, educate and inspire millions of people every day — across media in multiple channels. We employ some 10,000 professional employees operating in Europe. Our key markets are Finland, The Netherlands, Belgium and Central & Eastern Europe.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 7
Sector (Media) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 7
Country (Sweden) 1 of 1
Year (2011) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-06-13 Esmerk Oy

Helsinki, Finland

Esmerk is a provider of information and media monitoring services and it has operations in Finland, France, Germany, Malaysia, Russia, Sweden, the UK and the US.

Sell €10M
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