Polaris

Polaris Management A/S is a private equity firm based in Copenhagen, Denmark, founded in 1998. The firm specializes in investing in mid-market companies, primarily within the Nordic region, targeting sectors such as commercial services, manufacturing, and industrial services. Polaris focuses on niche investments, including growth capital, buyouts, corporate divestitures, and industry consolidations, while avoiding start-ups and companies facing bankruptcy. It typically invests in companies with revenues between €25 million and €200 million and enterprise values ranging from €30 million to €100 million. Polaris prefers to acquire majority stakes and seeks to partner with management teams as co-investors. The firm aims for exits within three to seven years, either through initial public offerings or sales to strategic buyers. With a proven track record, Polaris has raised over one billion Euros across its funds and has extensive experience in the Nordic mid-market landscape.

Kent Arp

Partner of Polaris Flexible Capital

Henrik Bonnerup

Partner

Philip Dithmer

Associate Director

Rune Gornitzka

Partner

Roger Hagborg

Partner and Head of Polaris Public Equity

Anne-Caroline Rytter Helstrup

Investment Manager

Jan Johan Kuhl

Managing Partner

Jesper Langmack Ph.D

Partner and Head of Polaris Flexible Capital

Allan Bach Pedersen

Partner

Johan Pernvi

Partner

Past deals in Copenhagen

Configit

Venture Round in 2019
Configit A/S, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, specializes in developing software solutions that address product configuration challenges for various industries, including automotive, high tech, HVAC, and life sciences. The company's offerings include Configit Quote, a configure-price-quote tool for SAP users; Configit Ace, an application for authoring configuration aspects of products; Configit Model, which assists system integrators in creating configurator applications; and Configit Build, designed for crafting user experiences in solution configuration. Configit’s technology is based on patented Virtual Tabulation™, which allows for the management of complex manufacturing models with billions of possible combinations. The company further strengthened its capabilities in 2014 with the acquisition of 3DFacto, enhancing its expertise in visualization and CAD/PLM integration.

Falck Safety Services

Acquisition in 2018
Falck Safety Services Holding A/S specializes in providing rescue and safety training services tailored for high-risk sectors, including oil and gas, maritime, and renewable energy industries. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Denmark, the company operates more than 30 training centers across 21 countries. Each year, Falck Safety Services delivers realistic and essential training to thousands of employees in the energy and shipping sectors, ensuring they are well-prepared for potential safety challenges in their work environments.

MENU

Acquisition in 2018
Menu is a Danish interior design company. MENU´s philosophy is simple. We want to make the world better, less complicated, a little bit nicer to wake up to. Collaborating with super-talented designers, we make objects to be treasured now… and forever. We work with some of the most exciting and driven creative individuals from the worlds of architecture and design to produce high quality design with a crisp Scandinavian look.

Akademikliniken

Acquisition in 2016
Akademikliniken AB operates aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery clinics in Stockholm and Malmö. The company offers surgeries for treating patients for various concerns in the areas of lining and wrinkling, dryness, loss of elasticity and luster, acne and hyperpigmented, and sun-damaged skin. It provides breast, skin, face, body, reconstructive, dental, genital, and hair surgery services; and skin care products. The company offers its skin care products online. Akademikliniken AB was founded in 1991 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden. It has consultation offices in Copenhagen and London.

Configit

Acquisition in 2016
Configit A/S, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, specializes in developing software solutions that address product configuration challenges for various industries, including automotive, high tech, HVAC, and life sciences. The company's offerings include Configit Quote, a configure-price-quote tool for SAP users; Configit Ace, an application for authoring configuration aspects of products; Configit Model, which assists system integrators in creating configurator applications; and Configit Build, designed for crafting user experiences in solution configuration. Configit’s technology is based on patented Virtual Tabulation™, which allows for the management of complex manufacturing models with billions of possible combinations. The company further strengthened its capabilities in 2014 with the acquisition of 3DFacto, enhancing its expertise in visualization and CAD/PLM integration.

Louis Poulsen

Acquisition in 2014
Louis Poulsen A/S, established in 1874 and based in Copenhagen, Denmark, specializes in the design, manufacture, and marketing of architectural and decorative lighting solutions. The company offers a wide range of products for both indoor and outdoor applications, including recessed, suspended, and wall-mounted fixtures, as well as table and floor lamps. Additionally, Louis Poulsen provides outdoor lighting options such as bollards, posts, and accent lights. These products cater to private consumers as well as professionals, and they are distributed through retailers, distributors, and sales representatives both domestically and internationally. The company is recognized for its Scandinavian design heritage, which reflects a commitment to quality and functionality in lighting design.

Vest-Wood

Acquisition in 2002
Vest-Wood is a privately held company that manufactures and markets wooden doors in Europe.

Dansk Droge

Acquisition in 2002
Dansk Droge manufactures and markets a wide range of health-related consumer products, including the Futura, Gerimax, Livol.
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