M&A Deal Summary

VIA equity a/s and IK Partners Acquire Advania

On August 4, 2018, private equity firms VIA equity a/s and IK Partners acquired software company Advania from Nordic Mezzanine

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is VIA equity a/s’ 8th and IK Partners’ 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is VIA equity a/s’ 4th and IK Partners’ 31st transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-08-04
Target Advania
Sector Software
Buyer(s) VIA equity a/s
IK Partners
Sellers(s) Nordic Mezzanine
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Advania

Stockholm, Sweden
Advania is a provider of software, consulting, hardware, information technology operations, hosting, and data center services. Company pride ourselves in providing customers with a diverse but integrated range of solutions and services, a competent and innovative professional staff, and proven managerial skills. Advania is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

VIA equity a/s

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 400M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

VIA equity a/s is a private equity firm focused on buyouts and growth capital investments in Northern European companies. VIA can commit up to €35 million per investment and seeks companies generating revenues of €10 to €100 million. VIA will consider investing across a range of sectors, however, the Firm prefers opportunities in the technology, media, and telecom industries. VIA equity was formed in 2006 and is based in Hellerup, Denmark.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 29 of 37
Sector (Software) 8 of 11
Type (Secondary Buyout) 3 of 3
Country (Sweden) 4 of 4
Year (2018) 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-07 GleSYS

Falkenberg, Sweden

GleSYS is a Cloud and IT Infrastructure as a Service company that provides dedicated and cloud server solutions to businesses worldwide. GleSYS was formed in 1999 and is based in Falkenberg, Sweden.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-05 C&B

Taastrup, Denmark

C&B is a supplier of enterprise software to the real estate agency industry offering a complete palette of functionalities enabling a one-point entry for real estate agents in every individual estate project. The solution includes CRM, process management, digital documentation, standardized website setup among others. C&B was formed in 1978 and is based in Taastrup, Denmark.

Buy -
Buyer

IK Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 14.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ik Investment Partners Ltd. (Formerly Industri Kapital) is a private equity firm that targets control investments in mid-sized manufacturing and service companies located in select European countries. IK focuses on growth businesses located in the Benelux region, as well as Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway and Sweden. The firm looks to commit €50 to €150 million of equity capital per transaction and targets companies with 'a proven ability to generate significant cash flow' as well as an ability to 'sustain growth through various economic cycles'. IK Investment Partners was formerly known as Industry Kapital. IK Investment Partners was formed in 1989 and has offices in Hamburg, London, Paris, and Stockholm.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 125 of 185
Sector (Software) 1 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 42 of 73
Country (Sweden) 31 of 38
Year (2018) 9 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-23 BioBank

Lieusaint, France

BioBank is a human origin bone bank who provide services from bone collection (femoral heads) to transformation, and then the distribution of virally inactivated and sterile bone grafts used in orthopaedic and dental surgery. BioBank was founded in 1999 and is based in Lieusaint, France.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-01 Transnorm Beteiligungen

Hildesheim, Germany

Transnorm Beteiligungen GmbH is a manufacturer of specialty logistics and material handling conveying components and systems and is the current market leader in conveyor belt curve engineering and production.

Sell €425M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Nordic Mezzanine

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 480M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Nordic Mezzanine is an independent provider of mezzanine financing for buyouts, growth capital needs, and capital restructurings. Nordic will consider opportunities in a broad range of industry sectors and generally looks to invest in Scandinavia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Belgium. The Firm's target investment size is €10 to €40 million. Nordic Mezzanine was formed in 1999 and is based in Helsinki with an additional office in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 26
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 9 of 10
Country (Sweden) 6 of 8
Year (2018) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-06 WLW

Hamburg, Germany

WLW is an online B2B search engine in the DACH region. WLW offers suppliers a dedicated platform to present themselves and their products or services of professional buyers and found to be fast and efficient. WLW was established in 1995 and is based in Hamburg, Germany.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-29 Riri

Mendrisio, Switzerland

Riri is a manufacturer of zippers and buttons for the luxury and accessories industry. It offers zippers, jeans buttons, press snaps and buttons, rivets, clips, technical products, tape colors, and puller design solutions, as well as systems for the opening and closure of garments. Riri was established in 1936 and is based in Mendrisio, Switzerland.

Sell -
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