M&A Deal Summary

Verdane Acquires Caliroots

On September 4, 2013, growth capital firm Verdane acquired retailer Caliroots from eEquity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Verdane’s 3rd transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Verdane’s 19th transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-09-04
Target Caliroots
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Verdane
Sellers(s) eEquity
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Caliroots

Stockholm, Sweden
Caliroots provides streetwear and sneakers, online and offline. Caliroots was formed in 2003 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Verdane

Oslo, Norway

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 1.2B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Verdane is a Norwegian private investment focused on acquiring portfolios of investments. In addition to secondary investing, Verdane also invests in co-investment pools as well as makes direct investments in individual growth companies. Sectors of interest include consumer products/services, software, energy, technology, and communications. Verdane provides support to portfolio owners to reduce exposure to private equity risk, achieve liquidity and free owners from the burden of managing direct investments. The majority of Verdane's investments are growth stage, however, the Firm can invest at any stage of development. Verdane was formerly known as Four Seasons Venture AS and was established in 1985. Verdane is based in Oslo, with additional offices in Helsinki and Stockholm.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 32 of 85
Sector: Retail M&A 3 of 4
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 3 of 11
Country: Sweden M&A 19 of 37
Year: 2013 M&A 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-04 Eleven

Stockholm, Sweden

Eleven provides online and offline retailer of cosmetics products, based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-09 Compricer AB

Stockholm, Sweden

Compricer AB is a provider of online price, loan, insurance, and telecom schemes comparison services.

Sell kr135M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

eEquity

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2010
PE ASSETS 420M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

eEquity is a private equity firm focused on investing in Nordic internet and e-commerce companies. eEquity invests primarily in entrepreneur-led growth companies with potential to become market leaders. eEquity was formed in 2010 and is headquartered in Stockholm.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 9
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 2 of 4
Country: Sweden M&A 1 of 6
Year: 2013 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-01 WhiteAway

Aarhus, Denmark

Whitegoods online.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-22 Kids Brand Store

Vasteras, Sweden

Kids Brand Store is an online retailer selling quality clothing, shoes, and accessories for children and young people. Kids Brand Store offers a unique and fashionable range. Kids Brand Store was founded in 2011 and is based in Vasteras, Sweden.

Buy -