Carlsquare advised Konsert Strategy & IP on its sale to Rouse, backed by MML Capital

Konsert Strategy & IP is a niche management consulting firm operating at the intersection of business, technology, and intellectual property. Based in Sweden, Konsert partners with clients across Europe, Asia, and North America to strengthen competitiveness from technology and IP. Konsert was founded in 2006 as a spin-out from the Center for Intellectual Property (CIP) at Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg. Konsert’s client list spans across cutting-edge growth ventures to the world’s largest companies, across all technology-intensive industries, who want to grow and lead.

Rouse is a global intellectual property leader established in the UK in 1990.  Its closely integrated business is made up of more than 800 people working from 18 offices in 12 countries. Rouse offers global services in six key areas (trademark, patent, enforcement, disputes, digital & commercial and consultancy), providing integrated solutions that help clients protect and grow their business.

The integration of Rouse’s comprehensive global IP service model with Konsert’s technology-driven competitiveness and management consulting expertise introduces a distinctive, end-to-end value proposition to the market, offering a level of service not previously seen in IP services. Konsert will remain an independent brand within the Rouse group, preserving its unbiased, high-trust advisory model.

“We are thrilled to have found the ideal long-term strategic partner in Rouse. Together, we are taking a significant step towards offering C-suite, Board and IP stakeholders a single source for both strategic IP consultancy and IP services execution, becoming the world’s first truly global and integrated IP firm. Thanks to Erik Lundberg and his Carlsquare team for making this outcome possible through their winning combination of understanding our business and M&A experience”. – Jens Bördin, Co-Founder, Partner and Chief Executive Officer at Konsert Strategy & IP

Carlsquare acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Konsert Strategy & IP on its sale to Rouse.

Konsert Strategy & IP

Rouse

MML Capital