M&A Deal Summary

Vaaka Partners Acquires Bolt.Works

On February 21, 2022, private equity firm Vaaka Partners acquired staffing company Bolt.Works

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Vaaka Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Staffing sector.
  • This is Vaaka Partners’ 35th transaction in Finland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-02-21
Target Bolt.Works
Sector Staffing
Buyer(s) Vaaka Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Bolt.Works

Helsinki, Finland
Bolt.Works is a staffing services company that has developed a revolutionary digital staffing platform connecting employers and employees in a quick and flexible way. The company's services are used by 7,600 employees and 1,000 employers. It has 22 office locations across Finland serving multiple industries, such as construction, logistics, industry, HoReCa, and property maintenance. Bolt.Works was founded in 2006 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.

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Buyer

Vaaka Partners

Helsinki, Finland

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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 STATS #
Overall 36 of 38
Sector: Staffing M&A 2 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 25 of 27
Country: Finland M&A 35 of 37
Year: 2022 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-02-15 medbase

Turku, Finland

medbase is a provider of databases to healthcare professionals that help to reduce adverse reactions to drugs. The company's offering includes 9 decision support databases for professionals covering relevant areas of drug treatment and 3 databases with a patient-oriented approach. medbase was founded in 2007 and is based in Turku, Finland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-12-07 LTP Group

Vantaa, Finland

LTP Group specializes in managing the flow of goods in the food sector, and its main clients include small and medium-sized food producers. LTP Logistics combines the food deliveries of multiple producers into larger consignments and delivers them to the distribution networks of retail chains. LTP Group is based in Vantaa, Finland.

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