22.3.2021

Hanza – Acquisition of Suomen Levyprofiili Oy

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We advised Swedish company Hanza Holding Ab (publ) in its acquisition of Suomen Levyprofiili Oy. The deal is an important step in HANZA’s ongoing work to expand the group’s development clusters.

Suomen Levyprofiili Oy is a successful Finnish manufacturer of sheet metal mechanics. Suomen Levyprofiili has just over 100 employees and operates in a modern production facility in Joensuu, close to HANZA’s other factories in Finland. The sellers are investors connected to Finnish investment company Helmet Capital Oy.

HANZA is a knowledge-based global manufacturer that modernises and streamlines the manufacturing industry. HANZA was founded in 2008 and in 2020 had sales exceeding SEK 2 billion. The company has production units in seven countries: Sweden, Finland, Germany, Estonia, Poland, the Czech Republic and China. HANZA is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm’s main list.

HANZA will take over Suomen Levyprofiili immediately and will work to develop and integrate the factories in Finland in close collaboration with existing customers during 2021.

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