Add-on Acquisition • Retail

The Orange Company Acquires Top-Sport Oy

On February 1, 2013, The Orange Company acquired retailer Top-Sport Oy from Vaaka Partners and Tesi

Acquisition Context
  • This is The Orange Company’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is The Orange Company’s 1st transaction in Finland.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date February 1, 2013
Target Top-Sport Oy
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) The Orange Company
Sellers(s) Vaaka Partners
Tesi
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Top-Sport Oy

Helsinki, Finland
Top-Sport Oy is a privately held company operates a chain of sports stores in finland.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

The Orange Company

Helsinki, Finland

Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Restaurants
DESCRIPTION

The Orange Company Ltd. is a provider of chain of sports stores in finland


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Retail 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition 1 of 1
Country: Finland 1 of 1
Year: 2013 1 of 1

Seller Profiles 2

SELLER

Vaaka Partners

Helsinki, Finland

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 625M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Vaaka Partners is a Finnish private equity firm focused on buyouts of small and medium-sized Scandinavian businesses valued up to €100 million. The Firm does not have any sector preferences and targets companies with sales of €10 to €200 million. Vaaka was originally established in 1989 and was formerly a unit of Pohjola Bank plc. before becoming independent in 2010. Vaaka Partners is based in Helsinki.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 7 of 22
Sector: Retail 1 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition 2 of 10
Country: Finland 7 of 21
Year: 2013 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-10 EMC Talotekniikka Oy

Helsinki, Finland

EMC Talotekniikka is a diversified building services engineering corporation formed by a merger of leading regional companies in Finland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-03-01 Solita

Helsinki, Finland

Solita is an IT service company that develops for its customers more intelligent management and improved business operations on the Internet. Solita was established in 1996 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.

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SELLER

Tesi

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Sovereign Wealth Fund
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 2.4B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Tesi is a Finnish venture capital and private equity firm specializing in fund and direct investments. Tesi specifically targets minority investments in early, growth stage, and established businesses. Areas of interest include industrial, mining, software, business and consumer services, healthcare, life science, cleantech, and marine. Tesi was established in 1995 and it is based in Helsinki.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 9 of 33
Sector: Retail 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition 8 of 19
Country: Finland 8 of 30
Year: 2013 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-10 EMC Talotekniikka Oy

Helsinki, Finland

EMC Talotekniikka is a diversified building services engineering corporation formed by a merger of leading regional companies in Finland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-02-11 MetGen

Kaarina, Finland

MetGen is a developer of disruptive enzymatic products that enable significant efficiency improvements in the pulp and paper and biofuels industries, as well as removal of toxic micro-pollutants from waste water. MetGen was founded in 2006 and is based in Kaarina, Finland.

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