Transaction

Clearwater advises Insula AS on its acquistion of Apetit Plc's seafood business

Transaction

Insula acquired Apetit Plc's seafood business

Buy-side

Undisclosed

Role

Adviser to Insula AS on its aquistion of Apetit Plc's seafood business

Sector

Food & Beverage

Region

Finland

We have advised Insula AS on its acquisition of the seafood division of Apetit Plc, the Helsinki-listed Finnish food company. The acquired business is a major manufacturer of salmon and rainbow trout fish products in Finland and a high-quality fish and shellfish product producer in Norway and in Sweden. In 2016, the acquired division had a turnover of €88m.

Insula’s pro forma turnover is approximately €700m and it is part of Kverva AS – a well-capitalised and internationally active industrial investment company focusing solely on investing and developing companies within the marine sector.

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From a strategy perspective, this pan-Nordic acquisition giving us a solid position in Finland as a new market was highly important for us. The support and value-add we received from Nordhaven throughout this complex transaction was very substantial. We look forward to working with Nordhaven also in our follow-up acquisitions.

Thomas Jessen, Investment Director, Kverva

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