Nordic Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Nordic Capital has acquired 18 companies. It has also invested in 5 others.

Nordic Capital’s most common sectors for investment arefinancial services (9%) and medical products (8%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (43%) and secondary buyout (32%). In total, Nordic Capital has invested in 9 US states and 14 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2021 when it acquired Inovalon Holdings for $7.3B.

In the last 3 years, Nordic Capital has exited 13 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (31%). Nordic Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2011 when it sold Nycomed Pharma AG for $10.8B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity209
    • M&A Buy Activity133
    • M&A Sell Activity76
  • Total Sectors Invested 36
  • Total Countries Invested 14
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 64
  • M&A Advisors 30

Nordic Capital

Nordic Capital Limited

Mäster Samuelsgatan 21, 9th floor,
Stockholm, SE-111 44
Sweden
+46 8 440 50 50
www.nordiccapital.com
info@nordiccapital.com

Nordic Capital is a private equity investment firm that targets mid to large-sized company investments located in Northern Europe as well as the US. Nordic seeks investments across a wide range of industries and prefers situations where there are 'opportunities for new industrial combinations, strategic repositioning, international expansion and operational improvements'. Nordic Capital was formed in 1989 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Automotive, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Communications, Consumer Products, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Energy Services and Equipment, Environmental, Financial Services, Food, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marine, Marketing, Medical Products, Metals/Mining, Packaging, Publishing, Retail, Safety/Security, Software, Staffing, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Divestiture, Going Private, Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, West US, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 50 -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (5.6/yr) # 105 5 10 8 3 2 133
vol $12.8B $8.1B $20.9B
Sell (2.6/yr) # 63 - 8 2 3 - 76
vol $20.9B $2.4B $3.5B $26.8B
  209

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
ActiveViam SAS 2024-02-27 - Secondary Buyout
Paris, France · www.activeviam.com
Zafin Labs Technologies Ltd. 2024-02-12 - Secondary Buyout
Toronto, Ontario · www.zafin.com
Consilium Marine & Safety AB 2023-11-20 - Secondary Sale
Gothenburg, Sweden · www.consiliumsafety.com
IntegriChain, Inc. 2023-11-08 - Secondary Buyout
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · www.integrichain.com
Macrobond Financial AB 2023-07-10 - Secondary Sale
Malmö, Sweden · www.macrobond.com
Bladt Industries A/S 2023-07-10 - Trade Sale
Aalborg, Denmark · www.bladt.dk
Foxway AB 2023-06-19 - Secondary Buyout
Vaxjo, Sweden · www.xllnc.com
GS Elektromedizinische Gerate G- Stemple GmbH 2023-04-19 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Kaufering, Germany · www.corpuls.world
The Binding Site Group Ltd. 2022-10-31 3.5B GBP Trade Sale
Birmingham, United Kingdom · www.bindingsite.com
Cary Group AB 2022-10-18 - Going Private
Stockholm, Sweden · www.carygroup.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Cint AB 2016-01-11 Lucid Holdings LLC 2022-12-29 2
Stockholm, Sweden · www.cint.com New Orleans, Louisiana · www.luc.id
ArisGlobal LLC 2019-06-16 Boehringer Ingelheim's Benefit-Risk Analytic System (BRASS) 2022-05-11 2
Coral Gables, Florida · www.arisglobal.com Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany
RLDatix Ltd. 2013-07-01 365 Response Ltd. 2022-02-09 12
Chicago, Illinois · www.rldatix.com Wakefield, United Kingdom · www.365response.org
RLDatix Ltd. 2013-07-01 Allocate Software plc 2021-06-28 11
Chicago, Illinois · www.rldatix.com Richmond, United Kingdom · www.allocatesoftware.com
Clario 2016-03-08 BioClinica, Inc. 2020-12-10 5
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · www.clario.com Princeton, New Jersey · www.bioclinica.com
RLDatix Ltd. 2013-07-01 Verge Solutions LLC 2020-10-21 10
Chicago, Illinois · www.rldatix.com Mount Pleasant, South Carolina · www.vergehealth.com
RLDatix Ltd. 2013-07-01 Quantros Safety Suite 2019-10-07 9
Chicago, Illinois · www.rldatix.com Greenville, South Carolina
GHD GesundHeits GmbH 2014-06-19 Profusio GesundHeits GmbH Germany 2017-12-19 1
Ahrensburg, Germany · www.gesundheitsgmbh.de Greven, Germany · www.profusio.de
Intrum AB 2017-06-01 Lindorff Group AB 2017-06-01 1
Stockholm, Sweden · www.intrum.com Oslo, Norway · www.lindorff.com
Clario 2016-03-08 Exco InTouch Ltd. 2016-12-08 4
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · www.clario.com Sawbridgeworth, United Kingdom · www.excointouch.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Financial Services 7 (14%) - 11 (8%) 260M (1%)
Medical Products 5 (10%) - 10 (8%) 4.1B (20%)
Healthcare Services 5 (10%) - 10 (8%) 1.9B (9%)
Software 8 (16%) 302M (4%) 10 (8%) 302M (1%)
Information Technology 6 (12%) 7.3B (86%) 9 (7%) 7.3B (35%)
Life Science 2 (4%) 846M (10%) 8 (6%) 1.3B (6%)
Manufacturing - - 7 (5%) -
Business Services 3 (6%) - 6 (5%) 2.6B (12%)
Consumer Products - - 6 (5%) 2.2B (10%)
Automotive 1 (2%) - 5 (4%) -
Distribution 1 (2%) - 5 (4%) -
Internet Software and Services 5 (10%) - 5 (4%) -
Retail - - 4 (3%) -
Safety/Security 1 (2%) - 3 (2%) 355M (2%)
Apparel/Textiles - - 3 (2%) 231M (1%)
Consumer Services 1 (2%) - 3 (2%) -
Food 1 (2%) - 3 (2%) -
Metals/Mining - - 3 (2%) -
E-Commerce 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) 310M (1%)
Environmental 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
Marine - - 2 (2%) -
Transportation - - 2 (2%) -
Packaging - - 1 (1%) 140M (1%)
Building Materials - - 1 (1%) -
Chemicals - - 1 (1%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (1%) -
Furniture - - 1 (1%) -
Information Services - - 1 (1%) -
Insurance 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Machinery - - 1 (1%) -
Marketing - - 1 (1%) -
Media - - 1 (1%) -
Publishing - - 1 (1%) -
Restaurants 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Staffing - - 1 (1%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Total 51 $8.4B 133 $20.9B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Sweden 11 (22%) - 55 (41%) 4.7B (22%)
Denmark 6 (12%) - 14 (11%) -
Germany 10 (20%) - 12 (9%) -
United States 8 (16%) 7.3B (86%) 11 (8%) 7.3B (35%)
  Pennsylvania 2 (4%) - 2 (2%) -
  Florida 2 (4%) - 2 (2%) -
  Maryland 1 (2%) 7.3B (86%) 1 (1%) 7.3B (35%)
  Michigan 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  Illinois 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  Ohio - - 1 (1%) -
  New York - - 1 (1%) -
  Indiana - - 1 (1%) -
Norway 4 (8%) 302M (4%) 11 (8%) 2.9B (14%)
United Kingdom 5 (10%) 846M (10%) 9 (7%) 5.7B (27%)
Switzerland 1 (2%) - 5 (4%) -
France 2 (4%) - 4 (3%) -
Netherlands 2 (4%) - 4 (3%) -
Finland 1 (2%) - 4 (3%) -
Canada 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  Ontario 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Czech Republic - - 1 (1%) 414M (2%)
China - - 1 (1%) -
Italy - - 1 (1%) -
Domestic 11 (22%) - 55 (41%) 4.7B (22%)
Cross-border 40 (78%) 8.4B (100%) 78 (59%) 16.3B (78%)
Total 51 $8.4B 133 $20.9B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 9 (18%) - 56 (42%) 231M (1%)
Secondary Buyout 27 (53%) 302M (4%) 42 (32%) 5.1B (24%)
Divestiture 2 (4%) - 11 (8%) 5.0B (24%)
Going Private 3 (6%) 8.1B (96%) 7 (5%) 10.6B (51%)
Consolidation 4 (8%) - 6 (5%) -
Growth Capital 4 (8%) - 5 (4%) -
Stake Purchase 2 (4%) - 4 (3%) -
PIPE - - 1 (1%) -
Recapitalization - - 1 (1%) -
Total 51 $8.4B 133 $20.9B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 20 (26%) 3.7B (14%)
Trade Sale 14 (18%) 976M (4%)
IPO 14 (18%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 13 (17%) 19.8B (74%)
Merger 6 (8%) -
Sold to Management 5 (7%) -
Stake Sale 2 (3%) -
Divestiture 1 (1%) 2.4B (9%)
Bankruptcy 1 (1%) -
Total 76 $26.8B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Goldman Sachs
 4
Citigroup Investment Banking
 3
Carnegie Investment Bank AB
 2
Legal Deals
White & Case
 6
Accura Advokatpartnerselskab
 3
Kirkland & Ellis
 3

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 5 $17.4B
$100M to $1B 9 $3.6B
TOTAL $20.9B
Largest Inovalon Holdings, Inc.
$7.3B (2021-08-19)
sell # Total
> $1B 7 $22.5B
$100M to $1B 9 $4.2B
< $100M 1 $78M
TOTAL $26.8B
Largest Nycomed Pharma AG
$10.8B (2011-05-19)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
32%
42 (32%)
Strategic(s)
8%
10 (8%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
26%
20 (26%)
Strategic(s)
41%
31 (41%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

30.0B EUR

Established

1989

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Robert Andreen

Co-founder & Senior Partner

Kristoffer Melinder

Managing Partner

Alfa Chan

Partner

Andreas Nasvik

Partner

Christian Frick

Partner

FAQ

When was Nordic Capital founded?

Nordic Capital was founded in 1989.

What type of investor is Nordic Capital?

Nordic Capital is a private equity firm.

Where is Nordic Capital headquartered?

Nordic Capital is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

How much capital does Nordic Capital have under management?

Nordic Capital has 30.0B EUR under management.

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