”Sequent has done a great job in building this portfolio of aspiring companies across diversified markets,” says Pål Malmros, Partner at Verdane Capital Advisors. “We are really looking forward to work with management and the other shareholders in order to continue the companies’ development into the next level of growth.”
Through the transaction, Verdane became the owner of five companies within facility management, construction engineering, infrastructure inspection services and point of sales systems for restaurants. All companies are experts in their niche, with a solid platform for future growth, and provide attractive diversification to the current Verdane VIII portfolio.
“This is a very good solution for both Sequent and the portfolio companies,” says Magnus Kenneby at Sequent. “The transaction releases capital and gives us the opportunity to scale up our successful investment model. Verdane share our view on the companies’ future, maintains a long-term perspective and possesses a holistic approach to the portfolio. These were key qualities for us when evaluating this deal. We are really looking forward to see how the companies develop under Verdane ownership.”
Companies in the transaction
Estate (facility management services)
Uppländska Berg (construction engineering)
Trivec (integrated point of sales systems provider)
Primär Fastighetsförvaltning (facility management services)
Linjebesiktning (infrastructure inspection services)
About Sequent
Sequent Invest is an active, long-term and transparent investor in established, small-cap companies in the Nordics. Under Sequent Invest’s ownership, the portfolio companies take advantage of opportunities and overcome challenges, supported by a competent and committed Board. The portfolio companies are provided with capital for value-adding investments and the management would also invest in the companies, alongside the Board and Sequent Invest. More information can be found at www.sequent.se
About Verdane
Verdane is a specialist growth investment firm that partners with tech-enabled and sustainable European businesses. Verdane can invest as a minority or majority investor, either in single companies or through portfolios of companies, and looks to deploy inside two core growth themes; digitalisation and decarbonisation.
Verdane funds hold over €6 billion in total commitments and have made over 400 investments in fast-growing businesses since 2003. Verdane’s team of over 140 investment professionals and operating experts, based out of Berlin, Munich, Copenhagen, Helsinki, London, Oslo and Stockholm, is dedicated to being the preferred growth partner to tech-enabled and sustainable businesses in Europe.
Verdane is also a certified B Corporation, the most ambitious sustainability accreditation globally. The firm only backs businesses that pass its 2040 test, which indicates whether the company can thrive in a more sustainable future economy.
Verdane is partly owned by the Verdane Foundation, which is focused on two areas: climate change and more equitable and inclusive local communities.
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