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Katjes International GmbH & Co. KG (the “Company” or “Katjes International”), a diversified group with focus on Branded Consumer Goods in Western Europe, has successfully issued subsequent senior unsecured bonds of EUR 70 million within its existing bond framework of EUR 200 million. Net proceeds from the bond issue will be primarily used to finance the acquisition of a 60% stake in BOGNER, a global luxury sports fashion brand.

The tap issue received exceptional demand from high quality international investors enabling the transaction to price well-above par. Following the tap issue, total outstanding bonds of Katjes International will amount to EUR 185 million.

On Thursday, 31 July 2025, 100% of the shares in Telemark Kildevann (“TKV”) were sold to Refresco, a global independent beverage solutions provider offering both private label production and contract manufacturing for branded beverage companies. Refresco is majority-owned by KKR and is headquartered in the Netherlands.

Since its inception in 1998, TKV has grown into one of Scandinavia’s leading companies in private label production and contract packing for both national and international brands.

On Tuesday, 5 August 2025, ECIT announced the acquisition of TietoAkseli, a well-established Finnish advisory and service company specialising in accounting and payroll. The move is part of ECIT’s ongoing expansion across the Nordic region.

Since its establishment in 2013, ECIT has grown into a leading BPO provider in the Nordics. With the addition of TietoAkseli, ECIT can now offer fully integrated accounting, payroll, and financial services across all five Nordic countries – Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, and now Finland.

On Monday 21 July 2025, Viking Growth announced the sale of Xait, a leading provider of collaborative document automation software, to Main Capital Partners.

Xait is a Norwegian software company specialising in collaborative document solutions, offering advanced document creation and CPQ services. Its platform enables teams to efficiently collaborate on high-stakes documents such as bids, proposals, and reports. Xait’s solutions are purpose-built for complex document creation processes in knowledge-intensive industries, streamlining workflows, improving quality, and accelerating time-to-market for enterprise clients worldwide.

Main Capital Partners is a leading software investor with presence across Northwestern Europe and North America, managing over EUR 6bn assets. Xait will become part of Main Capital’s growing cluster of enterprise information systems, benefitting from their deep sector expertise and portfolio-wide synergies.

ABG Sundal Collier acted as exclusive financial advisor to Viking Growth and minority shareholders.

On 17 July 2025, Cermaq announced that it had entered into an agreement with Grieg Seafood to acquire their operations in Finnmark in Norway and British Columbia and Newfoundland in Canada, for an aggregate value of NOK 10.2 billion on a cash and debt free basis. The acquisition is dependent on approval by the relevant competition authorities.

The combined force of the two companies provides a strong basis for producing more high-quality salmon and a stronger industry leader. Both companies are committed to enhancing fish welfare and minimising environmental impact.

ABGSC acted as financial advisor to Cermaq and would like to extend our gratitude for the vote of confidence.

On Friday 11 July 2025, Spir Group ASA (“Spir”) announced an agreement to sell its public administration software business Sikri AS (“Sikri”) to STG Partners (“STG”). Following the transaction, Spir will be a streamlined and focused company with leading positions within real estate data and services in Norway and Sweden.

Sikri, which is a leading provider of mission critical public administration software, had revenues of NOK 269.5 million and cash EBITDA of NOK 45.2 million in 2024. The transaction implies an enterprise value of NOK 1.0 billion, in addition to an earn-out payment of NOK 50m, contingent upon the performance in 2025.

STG Partners is a global investment firm with around $12 billion in assets under management.

ABGSC acted as Exclusive Financial Advisor to Spir Group and its owners and would like to extend its gratitude to the full Spir team for the vote of confidence.