
Capidea buys toy company Maki from Industri Udvikling
Danish private equity fund Capidea has agreed to acquire a majority stake in B2B toy distributor Maki alongside its management.Т
The company CEO Michael Jensen will continue in his position and remain a shareholder alongside founder Niels Dahl-Nielsen, while Industri Udvikling will sell its stake.
John Thomas and Lars Gjørup will invest in Maki and join its board of directors. Thomas has experience running distribution companies, while Gjørup is the former co-CEO of Top-Toy, where he developed expertise in the Nordic and international toy industry.
Mergermarket reported in March last year that both Industri Udvikling and Dahl-Nielsen owned a 40% stake each, and that Industri Udvikling, who had backed Maki since August 2017, had mandated Clearwater to assess its exit options for the company.
The publication also reported sources as saying that the company was likely to be marketed at an EBITDA of around DKK 50m (€6.7m) and that in 2019, it generated a turnover of DKK 428-430m, which was forecasted to reach around DKK 450m for 2020.
Company
Founded in 1995 and based in Silkeborg, Maki is a B2B distributor of toys, games and licensed products in the Nordic countries. It handles 39 international brands and holds four local licenses. It employs around 50 staff.
People
Maki - Michael Jensen (CEO); Niels Dahl-Nielsen (founder).
Capidea - Nicolai Jungersen (partner).
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