M&A Deal Summary

Swedol Acquires Grolls AB

On May 6, 2016, Swedol acquired apparel/textiles company Grolls AB from Litorina Capital Advisors

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Swedol’s 1st transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is Swedol’s 1st transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-05-06
Target Grolls AB
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Buyer(s) Swedol
Sellers(s) Litorina Capital Advisors
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Grolls AB

Hisings Backa, Sweden
Grolls is the specialized wholesale and retail business focused on professional workwear and personal protective equipment (“PPE”) in the Nordics.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Swedol

Tyreso, Sweden

Category Company
Founded 1963
Sector E-Commerce
Revenue 1.5B SEK (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Swedol provides clothing and protection, tools and supplies to small and medium-sized enterprises in the customer segments directory and transport, building and construction, industry and workshops, and agriculture. The company's products include electrical goods, tools, personal protective equipment, vehicle accessories, hydraulics, lift & load, consumables, and products for agriculture and forestry. Swedol was formed in 1963 and is based in Tyreso, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Sweden M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Litorina Capital Advisors

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 8.0B SEK
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Litorina Capital is a private equity firm that that invests in lower middle-market, privately held Scandinavian companies with an enterprise value of SEK 200 – SEK 1000 million. Sectors of interest include consumer goods, industrial, services, and information technology. The firm's investment horizon is three to seven years. Litorina Kapital was formed in 1998 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 38
Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A 2 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 5 of 5
Country: Sweden M&A 25 of 37
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-15 Fresks Försäljning AB

Östersund, Sweden

Fresks Försäljning AB is a Swedish building material retail chain in Northern Sweden focused on the professional segment. Fresks Försäljning AB has 33 centers around Sweden and offers customers a broad and deep range of quality products in building material, hardware and paint with a high degree of service.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-30 Fractal Design

Gothenburg, Sweden

Fractal Design is a provider of components for gaming PCs, such as cases, cooling products and power supply units. Fractal Design has customers on over 40 markets and the company has local offices in the US and in Taiwan. Fractal Design was founded in 2010 and is based in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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