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Acquisition criteria

We are looking for entrepreneurs, company managers and owners of companies that, for example, have strong brands or market channels that can strengthen our current operations. Or who can contribute with new product or market segments where there are conditions to take leading positions. We also attach great importance to valuing the management and employees as it is the people who make up the company. We are primarily looking for companies with proven earning capacity and a strong market position within one or more niches.

Attractive product/service verticals

Areas we are looking for new companies in

Business model that benefits from trends in society: sustainability, digitalisation, demographics, etc.
Strong position in the value chain: not exposed to external threats, end-customer relationship, strong supplier relationships, proprietary products, etc.
Offerings in areas that we are familiar with: as aftermarket, service, repairs, maintenance, technical consulting and project sales.
Existing or adjacent areas of technology, such as industrial automation, hydraulics, pneumatics, flow control and industrial maintenance.
End customer segment with a strong Nordic affiliation: steel and metal, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, automotive, mining, energy, paper and pulp, etc.

Attractive companies

Companies we want to acquire

Historically successful growth in revenue and earnings with healthy profitability, particularly measured through EBITA/WC.
Value-added customer offering with a high level of expertise and/or technological content, often reflected in the contribution margin over time.
Established customer and supplier relationships, with commercially successful offerings that are based on strong and stable customer and supplier relationships.
Clear focus on the market niche and a strong position that can hold its own against competitors and new players.
And perhaps most importantly, a culture with driven employees who fit in with our corporate culture and philosophy.

Read about our business culture

We acquire parts of (at least 51 percent) or the whole company. We encourage management to be part-owners and/or shareholders in the listed company as we together set priorities in the short- and long-term.