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Summa Equity portfolio company Sengenics is acquired by Standard BioTools

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November 21, 2024, Stockholm: Impact investment firm Summa Equity (“Summa”) today announced the acquisition of Sengenics Corporation Pte Ltd (“Sengenics”) by Standard BioTools Inc. (Nasdaq: LAB).

Sengenics’ technology has opened new avenues in biomedical research, and it’s been rewarding to support its journey as a part of our Changing Demographics strategy. Integrating Sengenics’ antibody profiling with the SomaScan platform holds strong potential for advancing disease research globally. With Standard BioTools’ expertise in scaling and commercializing products, the combination will enable biomedical researchers to develop the next generation of medicines in a faster, more efficient manner.

Christoph Waer, Partner in Summa

Sengenics is a functional proteomics company enabling the detection of autoantibody biomarkers and protein interactions. Founded in 2008, the innovative immunoproteomics company leverages its KREXTM protein-folding technology to enable precise antibody profiling. The core technology is utilized across a variety of offerings, including the flagship i-OMETM Discovery platform which boasts a library of 1800+ curated disease relevant auto-antibody targets.

Standard BioTools delivers leading solutions that enable researchers to discover unique biological insights. The San Francisco based company focuses on advancing drug development and patient care through collaboration with leading research institutions in areas like oncology and immunology.

Standard BioTools has been empowering pharmaceutical companies and leading research institutions to enhance disease understanding and accelerate biomarker discovery. By integrating Sengenics’ KREXTM precision antibody profiling, its proteomics offering will be further strengthened.

About Standard BioTools Inc.

Standard BioTools Inc. (Nasdaq:LAB), the parent company of SomaLogic Inc. and previously known as Fluidigm Corporation, has an established portfolio of essential, standardized next-generation technologies that help biomedical researchers develop medicines faster and better. As a leading solutions provider, the company provides reliable and repeatable insights in health and disease using its proprietary mass cytometry and microfluidics technologies, which help transform scientific discoveries into better patient outcomes. Standard BioTools works with leading academic, government, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, plant and animal research and clinical laboratories worldwide, focusing on the most pressing needs in translational and clinical research, including oncology, immunology and immunotherapy. Learn more at standardbio.com or connect with us on X, Facebook®, LinkedIn, and YouTube™.

https://www.standardbio.com/

About Sengenics

Sengenics is a Functional Proteomics company that leverages its patented KREX technology to discover autoantibody biomarker signatures for prediction of drug response and severe immune-related adverse events (irAEs). KREX can also be used to identify autoantibody biomarkers that may be used to diagnose cancer, autoimmune, neurodegenerative or infectious diseases with higher sensitivity and specificity than conventional diagnostic tests. Some autoantibodies that are identified as diagnostic biomarkers may be protective and have potential in themselves as therapeutic biomolecules.

https://www.sengenics.com/

About Summa

Founded in 2016, Summa is an impact investor focusing on three thematic areas: Resource Efficiency, Changing Demographics, and Tech-Enabled Transformation. The purpose of Summa is to invest in solving our global challenges.

Summa has c. EUR 5 billion in assets under management and has made over 30 platform investments across the three funds raised to date. Investments have the potential for long-term sustainable outperformance because they address some of the social, environmental, and governmental challenges we need to solve as a society.

The team is located in Northern Europe, with offices in Stockholm, Oslo, and Munich. Summa earned its certified B Corporation status in 2021, joining a growing group of companies reinventing business by pursuing purpose and profit.

www.summaequity.com

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  4. Summa Summit and 2024 Annual Investor Meeting

Summa Summit and 2024 Annual Investor Meeting

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Summa Equity (“Summa”) hosted its first annual Summa Summit focused on translating global challenges to investment opportunities.

The screens and projectors of Artipelag art center’s Immersive Von Gogh exhibition was refitted to create the visual backdrop for a day dedicated to translating global challenges to investment opportunities in the Stockholm archipelago.

Co-host of the Prof G Markets podcast Ed Elson presented in his research on Generation Z, the first generation to be “Born Online” and who have been influenced by climate change, covid, polarization, Black Life Matters, metoo, wars and a shifting financial landscape.

Ed was joined by two prominent global voices from the younger generation, climate activist Penelope Lea and gender activist Trisha Shetty before sitting down with Summa’s Founder and Managing Partner, Reynir Indahl and Investment Director Johan Pietilä Holmner to discuss how Gen Z will affect the world going forward. 

Stockholm Resilience Centre’s Lisen Schultz and professors Albert Nordström and Carl Folke outlined the urgency and magnitude of the environmental challenges testing the planetary boundaries and the interdependence of the Earth’s biosphere with human society. 

Unilever Hall of Famer and honorary Summate Paul Polman broke down how giant companies also can create sustainable and profitable solutions. We were introduced to Earth Systems Impact Metrics (how to try to measure the full impact of corporations on the planet and its people), and Summa’s Impact Director Emelie Norling shared how her team is integrating this framework within Summa’s portfolio companies.

Christina Friborg, Executive Vice President and Head of Sustainability at SSAB, one of the world’s largest steel companies founded in 1978, detailed how they are leading the charge towards fossil free steel. 

Professor George Serafeim from Harvard Business School did a lecture on the business opportunities of climate transition before Professor Hitendra Wadhwa from Columbia Business School and Founder of Mentora taught us to build a foundation on the inside in order to execute great leadership on the outside. 

Serial health entrepreneur Chris Wigley explained how technology could drive huge improvements in the health care sector if it not facing a world of bureaucratic quicksand. The baton was passed to Professor Mathias Uhlén of KTH Royal Institute of Technology, who showed us the future of precision medicine – tailor made health care and medicine. Jon Heimer, CEO of Olink, explained how they work to redesign healthcare into more custom solutions for the patients and a more refined understanding of diseases. 

Then Rachel Vatnsdal – a Senior Equity Research Analyst at J.P. Morgan – translated the health industry to numbers and trends from an investor perspective.

Reynir Indahl did the closing remarks on a day dedicated to translating problems to possibilities, and to realizing so many of the solutions are already here. 

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  4. Summa Equity invests in EA Technology to accelerate the energy transition through a smarter grid

Summa Equity invests in EA Technology to accelerate the energy transition through a smarter grid

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October 14th, 2024, Stockholm: Impact investment firm Summa Equity (“Summa”) today announces its investment in EA Technology (“EA”), partnering with selling management and employee shareholders. EA is a leading solutions provider for monitoring and management of electricity grids and assets, headquartered in the UK.

Founded in 1966, EA Technology has for decades been a pioneer within research, development and innovation in the UK electricity industry. The Company’s industry-leading product suite of smart grid hardware, software and services today serves a global customer base across five regional offices, with a mission to promote the development of decarbonized, resilient, accessible and low-cost energy networks.

Transitioning from a fossil fuel-based system to renewables presents a significant challenge to today’s electricity grids, driven by rapidly increasing electricity demand, intermittency and multi-directional flows. Solving these challenges is essential to achieve energy decarbonization and presents a multi-generational investment opportunity to upgrade and modernize grid infrastructure. By partnering with EA, we aim to accelerate the roll-out of EA’s industry-leading smart grid technology in the UK and internationally, accelerating the transition to a cleaner, more sustainable energy future.

Gisle Glück Evensen, Partner at Summa

Under the company’s existing leadership, EA has experienced significant growth reaching GBP 48m in annual revenue in 2023 with ~300 full time employees. The company is well-positioned in several markets through its leading product portfolio, industrial know-how and unique cross-disciplinary competence. Through Summa’s investment, EA will be able to enhance its capabilities and accelerate the delivery of its products and solutions to the market on a larger, global scale.

Our partnership with Summa will help us scale and enhance our offerings, ensuring we remain at the forefront of smart grid technologies. This investment aligns perfectly with our mission to support the energy transition and drive innovation in the sector.

Robert Davis, Chairman and CEO at EA Technology

Investing from its EUR 2.3bn Summa Equity Fund III, the investment leverages Summa’s established history of enhancing portfolio companies’ strategies for value creation, aiming to drive sustainable growth and address critical global issues.

The acquisition of EA Technology aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goal (“SDG”) #7 through providing solutions that ensure affordable, reliable and modern energy services, and SDG #9 through increasing the resilience of grid infrastructure.

About EA Technology

Founded in 1966, EA Technology is a global leader in asset management and monitoring solutions for electrical networks and assets. Headquartered in the UK, the Company provides innovative products, software and services to electricity generation, transmission, and distribution companies, as well as major power plant owners. EA Technology is committed to building safer, stronger, and smarter energy networks, supporting the transition to low-cost, resilient, and decarbonized energy systems. With expertise in preventing outages, optimizing network operations, and extending asset life, EA Technology helps its clients make smarter investment decisions and future-proof their energy infrastructure.

www.eatechnology.com

About Summa

Founded in 2016, Summa is an impact investor focusing on three thematic areas: Resource Efficiency, Changing Demographics, and Tech-Enabled Transformation. The purpose of Summa is to invest in solving our global challenges.

Summa has c. EUR 5 billion in assets under management and has made over 30 platform investments across the three funds raised to date. Investments have the potential for long-term sustainable outperformance because they address some of the social, environmental, and governmental challenges we need to solve as a society.

The team is located in Northern Europe, with offices in Stockholm, Oslo, and Munich. Partnerships are part of Summa’s DNA, exemplified by being a certified B Corporation and collaborating with Harvard Business School and the International Foundation for Valuing Impacts (IFVI).

www.summaequity.com

 

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  4. Investing in sustainable aquaculture for a resilient food system

Investing in sustainable aquaculture for a resilient food system

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Stockholm, October 7th – A report published today by Summa Equity (“Summa”), as a part of its food system transformation series, identifies the future state of salmon aquaculture could yield EUR 1bn in savings, close half of the anticipated feed gap, and cut CO2 emission by two-thirds.

Aquaculture, or the farming of aquatic plants and animals, plays a vital role in addressing the growing global demand for sustainable protein sources.

This report explores the opportunities and challenges within the aquaculture sector, particularly the farming of salmon. It focuses on sustainable practices that align with ecological boundaries and the broader goals of the global food system.

Current aquaculture practices face sustainability challenges, such as habitat destruction, unsustainable feed sourcing and the management of pathogens and parasites. Despite these challenges, innovative solutions and technologies are emerging, including closed-loop systems, land-based farming and alternative feed ingredients. These innovations not only address environmental concerns but also offer compelling investment opportunities, particularly in the farmed salmon sector, which has grown significantly due to its efficiency and lower resource intensity compared to other protein sources.

Summa’s investment strategy aligns with these opportunities, targeting areas such as land-based and closed-pen farming, preventative measures to improve fish health and alternative feed ingredients. Investments in Nofitech and STIM exemplify commitment to supporting sustainable aquaculture practices that enhance both industry profitability and environmental responsibility.

As the aquaculture industry evolves, a systems-based approach that anticipates and adapts to emerging challenges will be essential. Summa is well-positioned to lead in this transformation, ensuring that aquaculture contributes to a more sustainable and resilient global food system.

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  4. Summa Equity acquires NetGuardians to create next generation financial crime solution

Summa Equity acquires NetGuardians to create next generation financial crime solution

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September 26th, 2024, Stockholm: Summa Equity (“Summa”), a Stockholm-based private equity firm that invests in companies solving global challenges, has acquired NetGuardians, a Swiss-based pioneer in AI-driven fraud prevention and anti-money laundering (AML) solutions. This opens an opportunity for a collaboration between NetGuardians and Intix, another Summa portfolio company specializing in Know Your Transaction (KYT) data management. The new group is poised to advance the financial security landscape by driving the development of next generation financial crime solutions.

NetGuardians, a Swiss-based leader at the forefront of AI-driven fraud prevention and anti-money laundering (AML) solutions, has earned widespread recognition for its pioneering approach, underpinned by its proprietary 3D AI technology. This cutting-edge technology combines unsupervised, supervised and active learning with community scoring intelligence to create a flawless financial crime prevention system, thereby enabling the protection of individuals and businesses, maintaining trust and economic stability, and the promotion of fairness in society. By analysing user behaviour and identifying unusual payment transactions in real-time, NetGuardians’ solutions significantly reduce false positives and ensure legitimate transactions are processed smoothly. Serving over 100 customers across 30 countries, NetGuardians’ innovative solutions continue to set new standards in the industry.

As a result of its innovation, NetGuardians has emerged as Switzerland’s leading banking fraud prevention provider and over the past three years, the company has consistently delivered extraordinary year-on-year growth solidifying its leadership in the industry. Alongside this, Intix, which was acquired by Summa in 2022 continues to lead the field of transaction data management. The company’s platform offers real-time access to payment and transaction data and has become a cornerstone for the KYT concept helping clients navigate the growing complexities of financial data management and analysis.

Building on this foundation, the synergy between NetGuardians’ state-of-the-art fraud detection technology and Intix’s advanced financial data management platform is set to change the financial crime prevention industry. Intix’s expertise in financial data management will amplify NetGuardians’ cutting-edge technology, introducing plug-and-play AI analytics built on a standardized data foundation. In doing so, the new group will accelerate progress toward a shared goal of combating illicit financial flows, protecting individuals and businesses and fostering an economy of trust, in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals #8, #10, and #16.

“Money laundering and fraud pose significant challenges to the financial system and society through the harmful activities they support. The combination of Intix and NetGuardians represents the next generation of tools in the effort to combat these. We are very enthusiastic about the continuation of this journey.”

 

Gisle Glück Evensen, Partner at Summa

“Today marks a transformative moment for Intix and NetGuardians. This strategic union provides a unique approach to addressing financial crime challenges, tackling issues from data pipeline and traceability to advanced AI analytics.

We are not just expanding our reach but also deepening our commitment to secure, sustainable financial practices.”

Joël Winteregg, NetGuardians CEO and future group CEO

“The opportunity to combine NetGuardians’ expertise and technology with Intix’ data management platform intelligence in creating the next generation of financial crime solutions promises to revolutionize how financial institutions combat illicit activities and connect to society: safeguard businesses’ and people’s savings, investments, and livelihoods.”

Raffael Maio, NetGuardians’ Co-founder and CSO

Following the acquisition, Sergi Herrero, former Chair of Intix will assume the role of Chairman of the group. NetGuardians’ initial co-founders will play pivotal roles in this new venture and Raffael Maio will spearhead the group’s strategy. Both will be instrumental in shaping the development and strategic direction of the organization.

About NetGuardians

NetGuardians is an award-winning Swiss FinTech helping financial institutions in over 30 countries to fight financial crime. More than 100 banks and wealth managers, including 60 per cent of all Swiss state-owned commercial banks and three of the top 10 private banks as ranked by Euromoney, rely on NetGuardians’ 3D artificial intelligence (3D AI) solution to prevent fraudulent payments and detect money laundering in real-time. Banks using NetGuardians’ software have achieved an 85 per cent reduction in customer friction, enjoy more than 75 per cent lower operating costs and have detected new fraud cases. Headquartered in Switzerland, NetGuardians has offices in Singapore, Poland, and Kenya.

www.netguardians.ch

About Summa

Founded in 2016, Summa is an impact investor focusing on three thematic areas: Resource Efficiency, Changing Demographics, and Tech-Enabled Transformation. The purpose of Summa is to invest in solving our global challenges.
Summa has c. EUR 5 billion in assets under management and has made over 30 platform investments across the three funds raised to date. Investments have the potential for long-term sustainable outperformance because they address some of the social, environmental, and governmental challenges we need to solve as a society.
The team is located in Northern Europe, with offices in Stockholm, Oslo, and Munich. Partnerships are part of Summa’s DNA, exemplified by being a certified B Corporation and collaborating with Harvard Business School and the International Foundation for Valuing Impacts (IFVI).

www.summaequity.com

 

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  4. New investor Summa Equity paves way for further growth Bollegraaf Group

New investor Summa Equity paves way for further growth Bollegraaf Group

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September 17th, 2024, Stockholm, SE & Appingedam, NL: Impact investment firm Summa Equity “Summa” has acquired a majority stake in the global leader of turnkey recycling solutions, the Bollegraaf Group “Bollegraaf”.

The acquisition of Bollegraaf happens about a year after Summa presented their report “Investing in a circular and waste-free Europe”. The report identified how a EUR 230bn investment is needed by 2040 for new physical assets and infrastructure to enable the transition to a circular European economy.

Bollegraaf is a key enabler in decarbonizing the materials system. As a leader in the recycling industry, we’re proud to be working with them to continue the evolution of their innovative and circular solutions.

Bertrand Camus, Thematic Partner at Summa

Bollegraaf has a strong impact profile through actively contributing to the EU taxonomy. Summa sees that Bollegraaf fits well in their resource efficiency theme. Optimizing the use of natural resources is one of the spearheads of Summa’s strategy and in this challenge they will from now on join forces with Bollegraaf. Investing from its EUR 2.3bn Summa Equity Fund III, this acquisition leverages Summa’s expertise in enhancing portfolio companies’ strategies to create long-term value and address critical global issues.

Over the last decades, Bollegraaf has grown into a total solution provider in the recycling industry. Bollegraaf provides waste management companies worldwide with state-of-the-art sorting installations and machinery. Innovations in advanced mechanical recycling are at the core of these high-end solutions. Bollegraaf’s technologies and solutions help reduce carbon footprints associated with material processing and recycling and increase recycling rates. It therefore plays a crucial role in the transition towards more sustainable and low-carbon industrial practices.

“Bollegraaf is a frontrunner in the recycling industry. We are convinced that in partnership with Summa, Bollegraaf can accelerate further growth and drive the transition to a circular economy. Together with Summa, we can invest in innovation and advanced technologies and improve the solutions for our clients through strategic acquisitions. Summa’s industry advisor network is also playing a crucial role in uncovering new opportunities to enhance our efforts”.

 

Edmund Tenfelde, CEO of Bollegraaf

The acquisition of Bollegraaf is being made within Summa’s Resource Efficiency investment theme and contributes positively to UN Sustainable Development Goal #11.6, #12.5 and #13.1. Summa takes over Bollegraaf from Capital A Investment Partners, who has been the controlling shareholder for the past 9 years. In this period, with Capital A‘s support, the Bollegraaf Group experienced significant growth and innovative breakthrough, positioning the company as a key player in the recycling industry.

The acquisition is pending regulatory approvals and is expected to close in October 2024.

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About Bollegraaf

The Bollegraaf Group is a world-leading expert and innovator in the waste sorting and recycling sector. Bollegraaf’s reputation is based on the unique quality of equipment in terms of separation performance, robustness, and ease of maintenance. Bollegraaf is a market leader in its sector, with a strong presence in both North America and Europe and growing business in Africa.

Bollegraaf aims to provide its clients the highest return on investment as well as circularity impact through state-of-the-art innovative recycling solutions. Bollegraaf offers these state-of-the-art recycling solutions for all types of waste streams, from household waste, paper, and plastics up to construction and demolition. Bollegraaf operates under the brand names Bollegraaf Recycling Solutions and Lubo Recycling Solutions. In North America Bollegraaf is represented by its long term strategic partner and exclusive distributor Van Dyk Recycling Solutions.

www.bollegraaf.com

About Summa

Founded in 2016, Summa is an impact investor focusing on three thematic areas: Resource Efficiency, Changing Demographics, and Tech-Enabled Transformation. The purpose of Summa is to invest in solving our global challenges.

Summa has c. EUR 5 billion in assets under management and has made over 30 platform investments across the three funds raised to date. Investments have the potential for long-term sustainable outperformance because they address some of the social, environmental, and governmental challenges we need to solve as a society.

The team is located in Northern Europe, with offices in Stockholm, Oslo, and Munich. Partnerships are part of Summa’s DNA, exemplified by being a certified B Corporation and collaborating with Harvard Business School and the International Foundation for Valuing Impacts (IFVI).

www.summaequity.com

 

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  4. Summa Equity acquires Nutris to innovate sustainable plant-based nutrition

Summa Equity acquires Nutris to innovate sustainable plant-based nutrition

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September 3rd, 2024, Stockholm: Impact investment firm Summa Equity (“Summa”) has acquired a majority stake in Nutris LLC (“Nutris”), in a spin-out from a Danish corporation. Nutris is an innovative, sustainable, plant-based nutrition factory based in Zagreb, Croatia, with its research and development efforts based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Investing in the plant-based food sector is key as our current food system heavily strains the planet’s resources. Providing sustainable protein sources for the growing global population is crucial, and an important part of our Resource Efficiency strategy. We are proud to support one of the true innovators in this field.

Jacob Frandsen, Partner at Summa

Founded in 2019 by visionary Croatian entrepreneur Zvonimir Sedlic, Nutris is leading the plant-based shift with a mission to make food better while supporting the development of the farming community. Drawing on Sedlic’s background as a crop and protein trader, Nutris is dedicated to innovation and sustainable growth in plant-based industries by uniting farming and technology communities. More than 500 farmers have joined Nutris, growing fava beans in a circular economy model. Together, they are shaping the future of sustainable food solutions to address global food challenges.

Nutris is one of the driving forces globally for developing high-quality, cost-competitive plant-based proteins applicable to a wide range of product categories. The ambition is to reshape the nutrition industry with plant-based proteins, including fava beans, which have one of the lowest carbon footprints of all plant proteins and over 90% lower emissions than whey protein. Fava beans offer an alternative to soy and pea protein, meeting the growing industry and consumer demand for more sustainable plant-based options.

Investing from its EUR 2.3bn Summa Equity Fund III, the acquisition leverages Summa’s established history of enhancing portfolio companies’ strategies for value creation, aiming to drive sustainable growth and address critical global issues. Summa’s acquisition of Nutris will allow the company to scale, and further improve its product offering. Going forward, the focus will be on scaling up yield and capacity to drive improved performance and growth in output.

Joining the Summa portfolio is a big milestone for Nutris. Our team has put in a great effort to develop pure, great-tasting protein that genuinely adds value to our customers. Partnering with mission-aligned investor like Summa will help us scale our operations and amplify our impact on the food system. I’m excited about what we can achieve together as we push boundaries of innovation in plant-based nutrition, benefithing both the environment and our communities.

 

Zvonimir Sedlić, CEO and Founder of Nutris

Nutris is committed to meeting the growing demand for healthy, environmentally friendly, and pure products. With the high-quality fava bean protein and patented processes, Nutris aims to improve and differenciate the nutritional profile of plant-based dairy and meat, sports nutrition, and convenient food products.

The acquisition of Nutris is being made within Summa’s Resource Efficiency investment theme and contributes positively to UN Sustainable Development Goal #12 and #13.

About Nutris

Nutris has established itself as a pioneer in the plant-based food industry with the opening of Europe’s first facility for producing premium protein ingredients from fava beans, aiming to become a net zero protein producer. Located in Novi Senkovac, Croatia, this cutting-edge facility is central to Nutris’s bold vision of becoming a leading agro-industrial hub by 2030, dedicated to building a healthier future, one bean at a time.

Committed to regenerative agriculture, Nutris is working with a growing network of 500 farmers, revitalizing soil health, enhancing biodiversity, and boosting carbon capture, thereby making a significant positive impact on the ecosystem and the local community.

The company’s products—ranging from high-quality protein isolates to starch and fiber—are now making significant gains in markets across the EU, North America, and Asia, setting new standards in plant-based nutrition.

www.nutris.hr

About Summa

Founded in 2016, Summa is an impact investor focusing on three thematic areas: Resource Efficiency, Changing Demographics, and Tech-Enabled Transformation. The purpose of Summa is to invest in solving our global challenges.

Summa has c. EUR 5 billion in assets under management and has made over 30 platform investments across the three funds raised to date. Investments have the potential for long-term sustainable outperformance because they address some of the social, environmental, and governmental challenges we need to solve as a society.

The team is located in Northern Europe, with offices in Stockholm, Oslo, and Munich. Partnerships are part of Summa’s DNA, exemplified by being a certified B Corporation and collaborating with Harvard Business School and the International Foundation for Valuing Impacts (IFVI).

www.summaequity.com

 

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  4. Summa Equity through NG Group acquires Fortum Recycling and Waste

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FORTUM CORPORATION INSIDE INFORMATION 18 July 2024 AT 9:00 EEST

Fortum has today signed an agreement to sell its recycling and waste business to the thematic impact investment firm, Summa Equity through its portfolio company NG Group. The total consideration on a debt- and cash-free basis is approximately EUR 800 million. Based on the balance sheet available at signing, Fortum would record a tax-exempt capital gain of approximately EUR 110 million, however, the final capital gain will depend on the balance sheet value at closing. The gain will be reported as Items Affecting Comparability in the Other Operations segment’s results once the transaction is closed. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2024.

The divestment of the recycling and waste business is part of Fortum’s strategic review of its Circular Solutions businesses. The strategic review was initiated in August 2023. Fortum’s strategic focus is on delivering clean energy and driving decarbonisation of industries in the Nordics. Fortum’s core operations are located in the Nordics and consist of CO2-free power generation, electricity sales, and district heating and cooling. The Circular Solutions businesses are not in the core of the strategy.

The recycling and waste business to be sold comprises municipal and industrial waste management and end-to-end plastics, metals, ash, slag and hazardous waste treatment and recycling services. These businesses are located in Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway and currently employ approximately 900 employees.

“We are very pleased to have found a very suitable new owner that is well positioned to further enhance and drive future growth opportunities for the recycling and waste business. Next to the clean energy transition, material scarcity is one of the biggest societal challenges we need to solve. Now is the right time for the new owner to take over,” says Markus Rauramo, President and CEO of Fortum.

Founded in 2016, Summa Equity is an impact investor focusing on three thematic areas: Resource Efficiency, Changing Demographics, and Tech-Enabled Transformation. The purpose of Summa is to invest in solving global challenges. Summa has approximately EUR 5 billion in assets under management and has made over 30 platform investments across three funds raised to date.

Materials account for 22% of the European CO2 emissions. By combining Summa Equity’s NG Group with Fortum recycling and waste business, we are creating a EU Taxonomy aligned Nordic Circularity champion, enabling the EU 2050 Climate Neutrality and EU 2050 Zero Pollution goals,“ says Reynir Indahl, Founder and Managing Partner of Summa.

“This unique platform will provide our customers with innovative and end-to-end solutions across the full value chain. We believe the complementarity and culture fit between NG Group and Fortum’s recycling and waste business teams are strong and are key at the time of embarking on this sustainable growth journey together,” says Bertrand Camus, Chairman of the Board, NG Group and Partner at Summa.

“This divestment provides us with the opportunity to put enhanced focus on our core operations in clean power generation to drive electrification and build preparedness for future growth. Following this divestment, we continue with our priorities for capital allocation; to balance between balance sheet strength, investments and shareholder returns based on our dividend policy,” Rauramo continues.

Further information:

Hannah G. Jacobsen, Partner, COO and Head of Investor Relations
hannah.jacobsen@summaequity.com
+47 936 41 960

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  4. Summa Equity has sold its shares in Olink Holding AB (publ) to Thermo Fisher

Summa Equity has sold its shares in Olink Holding AB (publ) to Thermo Fisher

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We are pleased to share that Summa Equity has sold its shares in Olink Holding AB (publ) (“Olink”) to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (“Thermo Fisher”) in relation to their announced public cash tender offer of USD 26.00 per common share in cash, representing USD 26.00 per American Depositary Share (ADS) in cash.

Olink, a Summa Equity Fund II investment, develops and markets its unique technology for protein analysis in human protein biomarker research. Through its leading protein detection technology for analysis of human serum Olink has been an important factor in the progress of precision medicine enabling doctors to use the information about a person’s proteins to prevent, diagnose or treat a range of diseases.

For more information, please read the press release here.

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Summa Equity welcomes Carine Beer to the position as CPO of Via Summa.

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Central to the Summa mission is investing in companies which have the potential to outperform financially while helping solve environmental, social and governance challenges.

Summa takes an active and collaborative approach to ownership, which is called Via Summa. Carine Beer will play a leading role in this work, with a particular focus on leadership effectiveness.

I am delighted to join Summa, a team passionate about creating value and impact and a portfolio set to make a difference in the world. Together with Summa and the portfolio companies, I look forward to working on all aspects of leadership excellence.

Carine Beer, CPO of Via Summa

Carine Beer started her career at McKinsey & Company, where she spent nine years as a consultant, primarily in consumer goods and private equity and an additional eight years focusing on talent selection, cultivation, evaluation and development.

In 2012, Carine founded cb munich, focusing on structured talent selection within a variety of industries.

In 2018, Carine joined Occhio, one of the fastest growing premium lighting brands in Europe, and in her role as CHRO, managed all people- and culture-related aspects through growth and internationalization.

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