M&A Deal Summary

Vaaka Partners Acquires Foreship

On October 14, 2019, private equity firm Vaaka Partners acquired marine company Foreship

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Vaaka Partners’ 1st transaction in the Marine sector.
  • This is Vaaka Partners’ 31st transaction in Finland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-10-14
Target Foreship
Sector Marine
Buyer(s) Vaaka Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Foreship

Helsinki, Finland
Foreship is an independent company specializing in ship design and engineering. Foreship was founded in 2002 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.

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Buyer(S) 1

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 32 of 38
Sector: Marine M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 22 of 27
Country: Finland M&A 31 of 37
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-11-13 NHG

Espoo, Finland

NHG is a healthcare and social services advisory and analytics company. By integrating analytics and data skills with user-friendly service design, NHG helps its clients to develop affordable and effective health and social services for the future. NHG was founded in 2004 and is based in Espoo, Finland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-05-19 Staria

Helsinki, Finland

Staria is a financial administration services company. Staria helps companies to grow with modern cloud technology, fast business-driven implementations, and international accounting services. The Company's service portfolio includes NetSuite ERP, Accounting services, HR and Payroll, and UiPath RPA. Staria was founded in 2003 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.

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