EQT Partners AB: EQT VI acquires Anticimex Group
DGAP-News: EQT Partners AB / Key word(s): Private Equity/Acquisition
EQT Partners AB: EQT VI acquires Anticimex Group
02.04.2012 / 10:06
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EQT VI acquires Anticimex Group
- EQT VI acquires 100% of the Anticimex Group, Northern Europe's leading
provider of pest control, food safety and adjacent services, from
Swedish listed private equity firm Ratos for an enterprise value of
approximately SEK 2.7 billion
- EQT VI will continue to develop Anticimex through further product and
service expansion in Sweden as well as an accelerated
internationalization
Anticimex was founded 1934 in Sweden and is today a leading Northern
European service company providing safe and healthy indoor environments
through inspections, guarantees and insurance. Services include pest
assurance, hygiene assurance, dehumidification, fire protection as well as
property transfer and energy surveys. The company has around 1,300
employees and operations in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Germany and
the Netherlands. Anticimex has enjoyed 77 years of uninterrupted growth and
for 2011, sales amounted to close to SEK 2 billion.
The company serves around 2 million customers and has an exceptionally
strong brand with a unique market position, a loyal customer base and a
successful business model. Anticimex has its own distribution channels as
well as franchise networks and partners such as insurance companies and
real estate agents.
The transaction is subject to approval from the relevant authorities and is
expected to be completed at the end of the second quarter.
Contacts:
EQT VI Spokesperson
Johan Hähnel, Communications & PR +46 8506 55 334
About EQT
EQT is the leading private equity group in Northern Europe with close to
EUR 18 billion in raised capital and multiple investment strategies.
Together with a superior network of independent Industrial Advisors, EQT
implements its investment strategy by acquiring or financing good
medium-sized to large companies in Northern and Eastern Europe, Asia and
the United States, supporting their development into leading companies.
Development is achieved by an industrial strategy with focus on growth.
Since inception, EQT has invested more than EUR 10.8 billion in around 100
companies and exited close to 50. EQT-owned companies have more than
550,000 employees.
EQT Partners, acting as Investment Advisor to the managers of each EQT
fund, has around 120 investment professionals with an extensive industrial
and financial competence. EQT Partners and its affiliates have offices in
Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Oslo, London, Munich, New York,
Shanghai, Singapore, Stockholm, Warsaw and Zurich.
More information can be found on www.eqt.se
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EQT Partners AB: EQT VI acquires Anticimex Group
02.04.2012 / 10:06
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EQT VI acquires Anticimex Group
- EQT VI acquires 100% of the Anticimex Group, Northern Europe's leading
provider of pest control, food safety and adjacent services, from
Swedish listed private equity firm Ratos for an enterprise value of
approximately SEK 2.7 billion
- EQT VI will continue to develop Anticimex through further product and
service expansion in Sweden as well as an accelerated
internationalization
Anticimex was founded 1934 in Sweden and is today a leading Northern
European service company providing safe and healthy indoor environments
through inspections, guarantees and insurance. Services include pest
assurance, hygiene assurance, dehumidification, fire protection as well as
property transfer and energy surveys. The company has around 1,300
employees and operations in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Germany and
the Netherlands. Anticimex has enjoyed 77 years of uninterrupted growth and
for 2011, sales amounted to close to SEK 2 billion.
The company serves around 2 million customers and has an exceptionally
strong brand with a unique market position, a loyal customer base and a
successful business model. Anticimex has its own distribution channels as
well as franchise networks and partners such as insurance companies and
real estate agents.
The transaction is subject to approval from the relevant authorities and is
expected to be completed at the end of the second quarter.
Contacts:
EQT VI Spokesperson
Johan Hähnel, Communications & PR +46 8506 55 334
About EQT
EQT is the leading private equity group in Northern Europe with close to
EUR 18 billion in raised capital and multiple investment strategies.
Together with a superior network of independent Industrial Advisors, EQT
implements its investment strategy by acquiring or financing good
medium-sized to large companies in Northern and Eastern Europe, Asia and
the United States, supporting their development into leading companies.
Development is achieved by an industrial strategy with focus on growth.
Since inception, EQT has invested more than EUR 10.8 billion in around 100
companies and exited close to 50. EQT-owned companies have more than
550,000 employees.
EQT Partners, acting as Investment Advisor to the managers of each EQT
fund, has around 120 investment professionals with an extensive industrial
and financial competence. EQT Partners and its affiliates have offices in
Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Oslo, London, Munich, New York,
Shanghai, Singapore, Stockholm, Warsaw and Zurich.
More information can be found on www.eqt.se
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Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de
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