M&A Deal Summary

Sentica Partners Acquires Verkanappulat

On November 29, 2018, private equity firm Sentica Partners acquired consumer services company Verkanappulat

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sentica Partners’ 1st transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is Sentica Partners’ 36th transaction in Finland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-11-29
Target Verkanappulat
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) Sentica Partners
Deal Type Consolidation

Target

Verkanappulat

Turku, Finland
Verkanappulat has provided comprehensive day-care and pre-school services for children as from the turn of the millennium. The company’s day-care centers focus on providing high-quality care for the children; for instance, own centralized kitchens provide the day-care centers with organic food and own specialist teachers visit the day-care centers regularly. Verkanappulat was founded in 2000 and is based in Turku, Finland.

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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 STATS #
Overall 37 of 41
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Consolidation M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Finland M&A 36 of 40
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-11-20 Hammas Hohde

Kuopio, Finland

Hammas Hohde provides esteetic dental treatment, teeth implant, and general dentistry services. Hammas Hohde was founded in 2013 and is based in Kuopio, Finland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-25 Ropo Capital

Kuopio, Finland

Ropo Capital is an invoice lifecycle services provider driven by a strong technological platform. Ropo Capital's ability to automate the invoicing lifecycle process enables a superior customer value proposition through more efficient receivables management and reduced process complexity. Ropo Capital was founded in 2008 and is based in Kuopio, Finland.

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