PEQ Invest acquires Veddestagruppen

On 28 March 2018, the private equity firm PEQ Invest acquired the Swedish third party logistics and staffing company Veddestagruppen. PEQ Invest becomes the new major shareholder in Veddestagruppen and owns the company with the current management team consisting of Jonas Eriksson (Group CEO, in charge of the 3PL business), Karim Boularbah (in charge of the service logistics business), Johan Olsson (in charge of the transport business) och Tony Barosen (in charge of the staffing and recruiting business). The group generates revenues of approx. SEK 195 million during the latest fiscal year. Carlsquare acted as sole financial advisor to the seller.

”The company operates in a highly interesting industry and we look forward to develop the company together with employees and the management team to achieve continued success”

Greger Ericsson, CEO at PEQ Invest.

“Veddestagruppen has successfully been divested to PEQ Invest and the management team in a MBO transaction. We dedicated a devoted team to structure the deal and to find the most suitable buyer of Veddestagruppen. We are very pleased that we found PEQ Invest as the new main owner of the Company and their plan to develop the business in cooperation with all employees and the dedicated management team”

Magnus Haegermark, Manager at Carlsquare