
Maj Invest exits Medicom IP in trade sale
Danish private equity firm Maj Invest has sold former Bang & Olufsen subsidiary Medicom Innovation Partner to US trade buyer Phillips-Medisize.
For Maj Invest, the exit comes nine years after it carved out the medical devices division of Danish high-end electronics maker Bang & Olufsen in 2007.
The deal sees Maj Invest realise the investment made through its 2007-vintage DKK 682m LD Equity 3 buyout vehicle. According to unquote" data, the GP's carve-out of Medicom had an EV of €7.5m.
Company
Headquartered in Struer, Medicom Innovation Partner is a developer of drug delivery devices and connected health services.
The company focuses on low-volume production of devices for high-value rare disease treatments and the orphan drug market.
Founded in 1989 as part of Bang & Olufsen, the company became a stand-alone entity in 2007. It employs a staff of 90 and had EBITDA of DKK 39.5m from DKK 125m of net revenue in 2014, according to publicly available figures.
People
Maj Invest Equity – Mads Andersen (partner).
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