Private Equity news from Northern Europe
Sanitec.
Geberit of Switzerland claimed recently that they had proposed to purchase the Sanitec Corporation, a Finnish producer of bathroom ceramics, for about $1.35 billion outright.
The transaction is predicted to substantially increase Geberit's ranges of washroom fixtures and other ceramics. The Swiss business is renowned for "behind the wall" products, especially piping equipment.
The united enterprise has made pro forma sales of 2.9 billion Swiss francs in 2013, or about $3 billion, and posted a net income of roughly 500 million francs.
Geberit has specified to pay 97 Swedish kronor pershare for all of the quality shares of Sanitec, valuing the business around 9.7 billion kronor, or about $1.35 billion. The offer signifies a 54.6 p.c premium to Sanitec's closing value.
"The quality history of both companies for device quality and reliability, innovation and service blended with solid brands make this pairing a perfect match," Albert M. Baehny, the chief exec of Geberit, reported in a press release.
Sanitec's management have collectively recommended that the firm's stakeholders accept the offer. Three directors who account for large stockholders would not participate in the board meetings.
The Swedish equity capital firm EQT and the Swedish investment agency Zeres Capital Partners, two of the business's biggest shareholders, also have decided to take the offer. Their assets collectively make up approximately 25.5 % of Sanitec's stocks.
Scandinavian Seating.
Funds informed by Triton have effectively closed the buying of Scandinavian Business Seating, considered one of the major office seat makers in Europe, that concentrates on Scandinavian designed ergonomic swivel and meeting seats for office usage.
Scandinavian Business Seating, based in Oslo, is one of the business seat manufacturing industry leaders in the Nordic Nations and Western Europe. The business offers an assortment of award-winning items with 3 unique brandnames: HÅG, RBM and RH. They come with a status for unit advancement in functional design and ergonomics. Scandinavian Business Seating has around 460 individuals, along with manufacturing sites in Norway and Sweden and markets through a separate community of circulation institutions in ten countries.
"Scandinavian Business Seating has the capacity to profit from growth in its active Western territories and its Eastern centers. We're optimistic that the management group in collaboration with Triton will get Scandinavian Business Seating to a higher level," said Peder Prahl, Director and the General Partner of the Triton funds.
"As the latest proprietor, Triton can present a fresh viewpoint and help us to carry out our strategy, from being the best business chair manufacturer in Europe, to becoming a globally important office chair supplier. We are anticipating accelerating our expansion with the new owner aboard," mentioned Lars I. Røiri, Chief Exec of Scandinavian Business Seating Group AS.
Granges.
The Swedish aluminium company said the price in their initial public offering (IPO) had been set at 42.50 Swedish crowns per share before their industry debut, near the bottom of an initial spread of 42 to 50 crowns.
Tryg.
The Danish insurance provider posted third-quarter profits slightly higher than estimates, and kept their fiscal targets.
Gross profit from the quarter, which had been negatively impacted by a considerable flood in Copenhagen, fell to 782 million Danish crowns from 907 million crowns a year before.
Avance Gas.
The Norwegian gas shipping business stated it would postpone their program of seeking acquisition prospects since it announced a bigger-than-expected rise in third-quarter net revenue .
Net profit from the second quarter increased to $32.3 million from $10.9 million a year previously and over an estimate of $28.2 million in a Reuters poll of analysts.
