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Mar 14, 2025 | 
ionanalytics.com | Taku Dzimwasha |Auri Aittokallio |Raj Saiya |Lloyd Vassell
Swedish investment company Roko AB’s [STO:ROKO] IPO serves as a much-needed boost for Nordic ECM, after the worst start to the year for volumes since 2019. The listing, valued at SEK 5.3bn (USD 525.54m), was the largest in Sweden since Volvo Cars [STO:VOLCAR-B] listed in 2021. The IPO has lifted ECM volumes in the Nordics – covering Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland – to USD 1.9bn in 2025 YTD.
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
ionanalytics.com | Auri Aittokallio |Lloyd Vassell
The combination of rising defence budgets in Europe and heightened global geopolitical tensions provides a backdrop for sponsor interest in the region’s spacetech firms. Bridgepoint led the way last year with the acquisition of Danish anti-drone player MyDefence, which uses satellite-enabled comms. The private equity firm flagged plans to support the company’s research and development (R&D) and expand its production.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
ionanalytics.com | Auri Aittokallio |Izaz Ansari |Lloyd Vassell
Dealmaking in the European spacetech sector is set to skyrocket as a result of the combination of geopolitical tensions and a growing emphasis on defence budgets. Europe finds itself between China and the US, two superpowers engaging in competitive stargazing, while Russia continues to pose a threat to the region’s stability through hybrid warfare tactics.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Auri Aittokallio |Santosh Shetty |Lloyd Vassell
While Nordics dealmakers’ days in the holiday sun may be over, the bright spells are set to continue as they return to work thanks to an M&A pipeline expected to raise the temperature moving into the autumn. The market is still in a seasonal lull, with some parts of the region yet to see their children return to school. But announcements of several highly anticipated deals over the summer should deliver a healthy gust of wind to dealmakers’ sails.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Auri Aittokallio |Lucy Chapman
Summa Equity is considering launching a process to sell its Norwegian digital document platform provider Documaster in the last quarter of this year, Gisle Gluck Evensen, partner at the sponsor, told Mergermarket. “We have been going through a transformation [of the company] and would need to finalize this before launching an exit process,” Evensen said.
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Apr 29, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Auri Aittokallio |Santosh Shetty |Lloyd Vassell
The European cannabis market is set to hit new highs following Germany’s legalisation of possession of small amounts of the substance, with more countries expected to relax regulations for medical use in the next few years. Dealmakers are already beginning to take notice. In April, Flora Growth Corp [NASDAQ:FLGC] of Canada announced the acquisitionof TruHC Pharma, a German company with a license for medical cannabis.
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Auri Aittokallio |Gustav Hoejmark-Jensen |Lucy Chapman
Intelligence Reported EUR 25m FY23 revenueProcess could lead to merger with one or more peersVerdane is exploring strategic options, including a potential sale, for Swedish point-of-sale (POS) solutions provider Trivec, three sources and one person familiar with the situation told this news service. The sponsor has enlisted Clipperton to oversee the process, three of the sources said, two adding that Verdane began evaluating options last summer.
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Feb 8, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Auri Aittokallio |Lloyd Vassell
Hopes to enter one new market this yearUpper limit in SEK 2bn revenue companiesSwedish insurance broker and financial adviser Max Matthiessen is in talks with targets as it pursues further expansion across the Nordics and elsewhere in Europe, CEO Jacob Schlawitz told Mergermarket. The Nordic Capital-backed company is in discussions with unnamed targets, including in Denmark where it is building a larger platform following its acquisitions there last year, Schlawitz said.
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Dec 20, 2023 | 
ionanalytics.com | Auri Aittokallio |Lloyd Vassell |Charlie Taylor-Kroll
Vitruvian Partners is preparing for a potential sale of its Finland-headquartered accountancy services and software provider Accountor, four sources familiar with the situation told this news service. The UK-based sponsor has mandated JP Morgan to oversee the process, three of them added. The sale process is at the preparatory stage, with no clear indication of timing yet, two of the sources said. The asset is expected to generate more than EUR 60m in EBITDA for 2023, the two sources added.
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Nov 7, 2023 | 
info.mergermarket.com | Auri Aittokallio |Lucy Chapman
Interviews By Auri Aittokallio Could hire advisers for non-Swedish deals Has no upper limit on target size Targets SEK 1bn revenue before year-end Swedish insurance broker and financial adviser Säkra is in talks with targets across the Nordics and expects to make up to five more acquisitions by year-end, CEO Eva Pantzar Waage told Mergermarket. The Cinven-backed company is conducting due diligence on several companies and has a long list of other potential acquisition targets, she added. The...
