We are pleased to announce that Polaris establishes North, a strong Danish financial advisory consultancy in a partnership with the four companies Contea, Jysk Pension, FinPro and Status. North will be the first consultancy offering independent advisory services within insurance, pension, financial procurement and mortgage financing based on the four companies’ existing expert competencies in [...]
SSG appoints Jeff Gravenhorst as Chairman of SSG. Jeff Gravenhorst (1962) is a professional board member and will contribute to SSG’s development with comprehensive experience from his career as CEO of large international service and industrial companies as well as strong competencies within management, strategy, business development and finance. “I look forward to becoming part [...]
We are pleased to announce that Polaris has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Sinful, which is Scandinavia’s largest e-commerce business focused on sex toys. Sinful will be the second investment in Polaris’ fund V. Since the foundation in 2008, Sinful has successfully built a data-driven market leader with around 150 [...]
We are pleased to announce that Polaris has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in the ergonomic pointing devices pioneer, Contour Design (“Contour”), which will be the first investment in Polaris’ fund V. Contour was founded in 1995 and has since provided premium ergonomic mouse and keyboard solutions that eliminate harmful movements [...]
Polaris Private Equity has entered into an agreement to divest Molslinjen A/S to EQT Infrastructure. Molslinjen has developed strongly under Polaris’ ownership since 2015 and expanded the business on the back of significant investments. Please see the press release below: English Dansk For more information, please contact: Polaris Jan Johan Kuhl, Managing Partner Phone: +46 [...]
Our portfolio company TRIAX and the Spanish company Ikusi Multimedia has announced the planned merger of the two companies in an agreement between Polaris Private Equity and Ikusi Multimedia owner Velatia Group. Please see the press release below: English For more information, please contact: Polaris Niels Worning, Partner Phone: +45 2344 4576 Mail: nw@polarisequity.dk Peter [...]
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From December 2020, Molslinjen’s express bus concept Kombardo Expressen will drive on sustainable HVO (Hydrogenated-Vegetable-Oil) biodiesel from Cirkle K. The fuel is made of recycled cooking oil and is 100% free of fossil fuel and palm oil, which means that the buses’ Co2 footprint will fall by up to 90%. For more information, please see [...]
The Jalsøe family’s holding company 'Alt til Barnet Holding ApS' has purchased the majority of shares in BabySam from Polaris Private Equity and AAC Capital, which invested in the company alongside the Jalsøe family in 2008. Under the joint ownership, BabySam has completed a turnaround and subsequently generated growth and positive earnings during difficult market [...]
Polaris has completed an investment in the Swedish dentistry chain Distriktstandvården alongside co-founders Ibbe Gnem (CEO) and Jan Lindqvist (Deputy CEO). Since its foundation in 2010, Distriktstandvården has achieved annual sales growth of 19% driven by strong organic growth in existing clinics, new clinic openings, and M&A. Please see the press release below: English For [...]