M&A Deal Summary

SCA Acquires BSN medical

On December 19, 2016, SCA acquired medical products company BSN medical from EQT for 2.7B EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SCA’s 1st transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is SCA’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is SCA’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-12-19
Target BSN medical
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) SCA
Sellers(s) EQT
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2.7B EUR

Target

BSN medical

Hamburg, Germany
BSN medical GmbH is an innovative medical solutions company with well-known brands such as Leukoplast, Cutimed, JOBST, Delta Cast, Delta Lite and Actimove which are long established brand leaders in their key markets.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

SCA

Stockholm, Sweden

Category Company
Founded 1915
Sector Business Services
Employees3,400
Revenue 18.1B SEK (2023)
DESCRIPTION

SCA's hygiene operations are located at four locations in western Sweden. SCA's headquarters are corporate staffs in Finance, Strategy & Business, Law, Sustainability, Human Resources and Communication. SCA was founded in 1915 and is based in Sundsvall, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 15
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 10 of 10
Country (Germany) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-20 Wausau Paper

Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States

Wausau Paper Corp. is a producer and marketer of a complete line of away-from-home towel and tissue products, as well as soap and dispensing systems.

Buy $513M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-03 SCA Logistics B.V.

Rotterdam, Netherlands

SCA Logistics (Rotterdam) B.V.’s operations comprise the port terminal, stevedoring, forwarding and ships agency services. The company leases quay and the terminal land area from the Port of Rotterdam and owns the warehouses, offices, cranes, and vehicles located on the leased area.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

EQT

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 242.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EQT is a global private equity group that purses a variety of investment strategies around the world. EQT is divided into several investment disciplines, including private capital, real assets, credit, and venture. The Firm's private capital group targets large, market-leading enterprises (investment size of €125 to €1.5 billion) across Europe and the US, as well as mid-market, growth companies (investment size of €40 to €125 million) across the US, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia. The Firm's real assets group seeks to identify control or co-control equity investments (investment size of €500 to €1 billion) in medium-sized infrastructure companies that provide an essential service to society, are recession resilient, and have secure cash flows. EQT's credit group provides flexible, long-term debt capital solutions to medium-sized European businesses, across a wide range of sectors. EQT was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 87 of 186
Sector (Medical Products) 6 of 12
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 39 of 72
Country (Germany) 16 of 34
Year (2016) 11 of 12
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 42
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-09 IVC Evidensia

Bristol , United Kingdom

IVC Evidensia is a diversified vet services platform, an extensive network of clinics/hospitals, and comprehensive pet e-commerce and telemedicine offerings. IVC Evidensia was founded in 2011 and is based in Bristol, United Kingdom.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-20 GlobalConnect

Copenhagen SV, Denmark

GlobalConnect is an alternative fiber-based data communication and data center services provider to enterprises and consumers in Northern Europe. In total, the company operates approximately 84,500 km of fiber and 27,000 sqm of data center space that provides for a full range offering of communication infrastructure services including bandwidth connectivity, colocation, and cloud infrastructure. GlobalConnect is based in Copenhagen SV, Denmark.

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