Altor completes the public cash offer to the shareholders of Permascand and acquires over 90% of the shares
On December 19, 2023, Altor PC AB (Altor), a company controlled by Altor Fund VI (No. 1) AB and Altor Fund VI (No. 2) AB1, announced a public cash offer to the shareholders of Permascand. On February 5, 2024, Altor announced the completion of the public cash offer, whereby it acquires approximately 95% of the shares in Permascand. Settlement of shares tendered on or before February 2, 2024, is expected to commence around February 12, 2024. Altor will promote a delisting of Permascand’s shares from Nasdaq First North Growth Market.
Ever since Permascand was founded in 1971 they have built their business on technological excellence. Permascand is an independent technology-drive manufacturer of electrochemical solutions based on the Company’s proprietary catalytic coatings for clean tech applications. Permascand has supplied electrodes, electrochemical cells and aftermarket services to a variety of sectors for more than 50 years. Their headquarters are found in Ljungaverk, Sweden, with operations including research and development, technology development and production and with sales organisations in Sweden, Germany and North America.
“We are excited to embark on this journey together with Permascand’s management and employees. We are impressed by the quality of the company’s products as key components into different industrial processes. With hydrogen production as a key end market, the growth opportunity is very tangible, but will require significant expansion in capacity. We will support Permascand on this important transformation.” Clara Zverina, Principal at Altor.
”We are very glad to welcome Altor, their expertise and green transition ambitions aligns perfectly with our journey ahead. This partnership will make us stronger and bring us closer to our vision of becoming the leading independent global supplier of key components for electrochemical applications to support the green transition.” Per Lindberg, Chairman of the Board at Permascand.
For more information, please see: www.permascandoffer.com and www.sebgroup.com/prospectuses
Contact
Karin Åström, Head of Communications
P +46 707 648 659
M karin.astrom@altor.com
About Altor
Since inception, the family of Altor funds has raised more than EUR 11 billion in total commitments. The funds have invested in just south of 100 companies. The investments have been made in medium-sized predominantly Nordic and DACH companies with the aim to create value through growth initiatives and operational improvements. Among current and past investments are Trioworld, OX2, Carnegie, Kaefer, FLSmidth, Rossignol and Toteme. For more information visit www.altor.com
About Permascand
Permascand is a technology-driven manufacturer of world-leading electrochemical solutions – based on proprietary catalytic coatings – for clean tech applications. With a customer-centric focus, the company has supplied electrodes and aftermarket services for a variety of industries for more than 50 years. For more information visit Permascand.com
(1) Managed by Altor Fund Manager AB.