SCA has decided to acquire BSN Medical (BSN) – a medical solutions company focused on wound care, compression therapy and orthopaedics – from EQT (a private equity group) for an EV consideration of €2.74bn – o/w €2.43bn is attributable to intangibles (€1.5bn of goodwill; the remainder is trademarks). Interestingly, management targets this transaction to be 100% debt-funded. During 9M 16, BSN reported net sales of €627m (SEK5.9bn) and adjusted operating pr
29 Dec 2016
Amidst intensifying business pressure, is the hygiene strategy being reinvented?
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Amidst intensifying business pressure, is the hygiene strategy being reinvented?
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA Class B (SCA:STU) | 0 0 0.5% | Mkt Cap: 55,579m
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29 Dec 2016 -
Author:
Varun Sikka -
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3
SCA has decided to acquire BSN Medical (BSN) – a medical solutions company focused on wound care, compression therapy and orthopaedics – from EQT (a private equity group) for an EV consideration of €2.74bn – o/w €2.43bn is attributable to intangibles (€1.5bn of goodwill; the remainder is trademarks). Interestingly, management targets this transaction to be 100% debt-funded. During 9M 16, BSN reported net sales of €627m (SEK5.9bn) and adjusted operating pr