Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Retail

Sentica Partners Acquires Puuilo

On October 6, 2011, private equity firm Sentica Partners acquired retailer Puuilo

Acquisition Context
  • This is Sentica Partners’ 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Sentica Partners’ 23rd transaction in Finland.
Investment Fate
  • Puuilo was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2015.
  • Puuilo went public in 2021.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date October 6, 2011
Target Puuilo
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Sentica Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) ProMan (Financial)

Target Company

Puuilo

Vantaa, Finland
Puuilo owns and operates retail stores operating a countrywide network of 27 stores and a web-shop. Puuilo’s product offering comprises of renovation related products, tools, car accessories, garden supplies, pet food, and supplies as well as household goods. Puuilo was founded in 1982 and is based in Vantaa, Finland.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Sentica Partners

Helsinki, Finland

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 500M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Sentica Partners is a private equity group focused on investing in and developing small to mid-sized Finnish companies. Sentica looks for businesses generating sales of €10 to €100 million. The Firm is a generalist investor, but areas of particular interest include IT services, healthcare services and products, business services, consumer goods, manufacturing, and engineering. Sentica Partners in its present form was founded in 2004. The Firm has offices in Helsinki and Kuopio.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 24 of 41
Sector: Retail 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 20 of 33
Country: Finland 23 of 40
Year: 2011 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-02 Kotipizza

Vaasa, Finland

Kotipizza is a Finnish chain of pizza restaurants, founded in 1987, currently with more than 280 sites in over 150 towns and cities throughout Finland. Retail sales in the Kotipizza chain were €66.1 million in 2010. Over 95 per cent of Kotipizza’s retail sites in Finland are independently franchised businesses. Franchisees benefit from a tested, profitable business concept as well as readyprepared products, a brand identity, the chain’s know-how and other advantages of collaboration.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-29 Treston

Turku, Finland

Treston is a provider of furniture solutions for industrial and other technological environments.

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