M&A Deal Summary

Volati Acquires S:t Eriks AB

On July 17, 2018, Volati acquired building materials company S:t Eriks AB from Accent Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Volati’s 1st transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is Volati’s 2nd transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-07-17
Target S:t Eriks AB
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) Volati
Sellers(s) Accent Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

S:t Eriks AB

Staffanstorp, Sweden
S:t Eriks is a provider of prefabricated concrete and natural stone products for the Swedish Infra & Landscaping market and Building Exterior market. The product range includes paving stones, water, and sewage pipes, retaining walls, products for traffic & railway, concrete blocks, and roof tiles and other natural stone and concrete-related products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Volati

Stockholm, Sweden

Category Company
Founded 2003
Sector Business Services
Employees1,576
Revenue 7.8B SEK (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Volati is an industrial group focused on acquiring well-managed Nordic companies and developing them with a focus on long term value creation. The company's strategy is to build on the acquisitions’ corporate identity and entrepreneurial spirit, and adding financial resources, knowledge, and processes. Volati was formed in 2003 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector (Building Materials) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 4
Country (Sweden) 2 of 3
Year (2018) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-17 Akademibokhandeln AB

Stockholm, Sweden

Akademibokhandeln AB is a book retailer in Sweden with a market share of about 35% of consumer book sold, and it has a strong offering for all product and delivery formats. With 108 stores nationwide, 80 under its own management and 28 run as franchises, together with online sales under the Akademibokhandeln and Bokus brands, the company operates modern and profitable sales channels focused on consumers, companies and public-sector operations.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-10-20 Besikta Bilprovning i Sverige AB

Malmö, Sweden

Besikta Bilprovning i Sverige AB is an operator of a statutory vehicle inspection group in Sweden, with a footprint of 185 stations. Besikta offers inspection of most types of vehicles, from cars and motorcycles to heavy vehicles such as trucks, buses, and trailers. Besikta Bilprovning i Sverige AB is based in Malmö, Sweden.

Sell kr1.1B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Accent Equity

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 1.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Accent Equity Partners is a middle-market private equity firm that targets buyout and expansion capital investments in Scandinavia. Accent Equity is sector agnostic and generally prefers acquiring controlling positions. Accent Equity was formed in 1994 and is based in Stockholm.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 41
Sector (Building Materials) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 13 of 22
Country (Sweden) 21 of 34
Year (2018) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-24 Stål & Hyr AB

Varberg, Sweden

Stål & Hyr AB is a rental provider of machinery and other equipment mainly to the construction industry. The Company offers a broad assortment of products and services, e.g. tools, small and medium sized construction equipment, lifts, electricity and energy equipment, scaffolding and weather protection, and construction site huts. Including Stål & Hyr’s and its sister company Dennis Maskinuthyrning’s depots, the Group provides its broad offering through a total of thirteen depots along the Swedish west coast and in northwestern Skåne.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-11-27 Nordic Traction

Gunnebo, Sweden

Nordic Traction is a manufacturer of traction chains and tracks for forestry and agricultural machinery. Nordic Traction was founded in 1886 and is based in Gunnebo, Sweden.

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