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We have long experience leading deals in many sectors, some of which are discussed below. Over the years we have focused heavily on building knowledge of various markets, potential investors, active acquirers, and international opportunities across sectors.
We are very curious about learning more about you and your industry and applying our knowledge and know-how for your benefit.
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE, MEDTECH
INDUSTRIAL
HOSPITALITY
TECHNOLOGY
RETAIL TRADE
WHOLESALE AND TECHNICAL TRADE
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE, MEDTECH
Origo’s partner Jussi Majamaa has advised on several significant deals in the health and social care sector, including a sell-side mandate on safety phone business from a PE owned health and social care major in Finland. The business was sold to another PE owned company in the same field.
Jussi also advised an international PE firm on acquire a leading independent elderly, mental and disabled care company in over €200 million transaction.
Jussi has also advised business owners on sale of one of the largest independent private dental care centers to another healthcare major in Finland.
Jussi has acted as Certified Advisor and advised on rights-issue of a dual-listed MedTech company on Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland Nasdaq and First North Growth Market Sweden.
Jussi has also as financial advisor of an AIM-listed clinical stage biopharmaceutical company on its listing on Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland and as a certified adviser of the company thereafter.
INDUSTRIAL
We have proven track record in corporate mergers and acquisitions in selling to Finnish corporates and financial institutions and to international buyers, which we identify through our extensive international and cross-border M&A connections.
Origo’s founder Jussi Majamaa advised family-owned industrial group in acquisition of a major Scandinavian professional hygiene company and sale of a Danish-Swedish workplace safety business to a Swedish compounder.
Jussi’s recent transactions include advisory work for the world’s leading malting company of special malts on debt financing of a €90m greenfield investment in a new malting house with competitive terms during the Covid-19 pandemic and an MBI of an industrial service company.
Jussi served as a board member of Nordic Rescue Group Oy, a leading Nordic manufacturer of firefighting vehicles, during his time as CEO of Nasdaq-listed investment company Sievi Capital.
HOSPITALITY
Origo’s partner Jussi Majamaa has recently clients in four benchmark transactions in foodservice distributor industry.
Jussi advised a strategic client in two simultaneously announced transactions where Finland’s leading foodservice wholesaler expanded its portfolio to fresh specialty goods in premium seafood and meat. Jussi also advised a private equity owned firm consolidating the sector on Nordic level in acquisition of a seafood wholesaler in Finland.
TECHNOLOGY
Origo’s partner Jussi Majamaa has advised in several tech transactions in the past, including Board of Comptel in €347m cash tender offer by Nokia Corporation. Comptel was a Helsinki-listed telecommunications company and the acquisition advanced Nokia’s strategy to build a standalone software business at scale by expanding and strengthening its software portfolio and go-to-market capabilities.
Another recent transaction was a buy-side mandate from a digital solution, communication infra and cyber security company to acquire an I-o-T software company to boost its offering in industrial internet, intelligent transport systems and product development.
RETAIL TRADE
Origo’s founder Jussi Majamaa has advised strategic client in two high profile disposals. With the sale of an unprofitable department store chain with €350 million to an international turnaround investor, the client got rid of mounting losses and rental liabilities. The stock market appreciated, and the client’s market value increased by more than €500 million in a matter of days.
Jussi also advised the client on the sale of a leading furniture retail chain to an investment company.
Jussi served as a board member of Indoor Group Holding Oy, a leading furniture retailer in Finland, during his time as CEO of Nasdaq-listed investment company Sievi Capital.
WHOLESALE AND TECHNICAL TRADE
Origo’s founder Jussi Majamaa has advised clients in nine benchmark transactions in building and technical trade and in wholesale distribution. Four of the transactions are in foodservice wholesale distribution, three in technical trade and wholesale distribution and two in technical trade.
Finnish wholesale foodservice distribution market has been consolidating in a short period of time, as the industry players aspire for economies of scale, broadening of product portfolio and acquisition of demanding high-end customers.
Jussi advised a strategic client in two simultaneously announced transactions where Finland’s leading foodservice wholesaler expanded its portfolio to fresh specialty goods in premium seafood and meat. Jussi has also advised a private equity owned firm consolidating the seafood wholesaler sector in Finland.
In building and technical trade, Jussi advised a strategic client in €369 million acquisition of a family-owned group engaged in distribution of HEPAC, electricity, refrigeration, and energy products in Nordic and Baltic countries and Poland. A few years later Jussi advised on sale of the target’s Swedish contractor business to Danish strategic buyer. Jussi also advised a strategic client in consolidation of its business operations in
Baltic countries, which included sale of its building and technical trade operations in Estonia and Latvia to a Lithuanian strategic buyer, where the seller has a control stake.
Jussi also advised a family-owned group in technical trade in two sell-side transactions. The group was loss-making and was heavily indebted. After a review of strategic options, the group’s toy import business was sold to a Swedish strategic buyer and the technical trade business was sold to an investment company. For this compounder, this was the first step in building a highly successful group which today is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Main Market after reverse IPO.
Jussi served as a board member of KH-Koneet Group Oy, one of the leading construction and earth-moving machinery suppliers in Finland during his time as the CEO of Nasdaq-listed investment company Sievi Capital.
