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Making water work

Lakers Group at a glance

Lakers is a North European aftermarket service provider of maintenance, service, rental, and technical consulting of water pumps, pumping stations, electrical motors, and related components. Water pumps serve as a key component in the infrastructure to transport water. Lakers also offers its customers niche products including pressure vessels, water filters and other related products. Lakers has since Summa’s acquisition in October 2018 grown into a market leader in the Nordics and has recently started its expansion into the UK and Germany, with the ambition to become a leading Northern European player. Today, Lakers operates through 22 entities in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, the UK, and Germany.

Location
Norway
Investment theme
Circularity
SDG alignments
6, 9, 13
Year exited
2021
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  3. Sortera

Turning waste into resources

Sortera at a glance

Sortera is a complete environmental services provider and one of the leading niche providers of construction and industrial waste solutions in the Nordics. The company is divided into three business areas: Recycling (construction recycling services), Industry (Industrial cleaning, excavation, pressure washing etc.) and Materials (handling of heavy masses and water treatment).

Sortera is currently active across Sweden and Finland, with sites in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and Helsinki. The company also operates under the brands BIG BAG, Åkerisäcken, Vaihtolavacom, EnvyTech and MTIB.

Location
Sweden
Investment theme
Circularity
Year exited
2021
SDG alignments
6, 9, 12, 13
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  3. Olink Proteomics

Enabling precision medicine

Olink Proteomics at a glance

Olink® develops and markets its unique technology for protein analysis in human protein biomarker research. Olink’s proprietary Proximity Extension Assay (“PEA”) technology enables researchers to analyze large numbers of proteins with exceptional data quality and minimal sample consumption. This enables research previously not possible while also lowering costs. The technology drives precision medicine by improving the understanding of the interaction of proteins and human disease.

Location
Sweden
Investment theme
Changing Demographics
Year exited
2024
SDG alignments
3

Press release

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

July 10th, 2024: 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.

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  3. HyTest

Delivering antibodies and antigens for the IVD industry to improve patient outcomes

HyTest at a glance

HyTest is an international company with headquarters in Finland that develops and produces antibodies and antigens for the IVD industry. The products are used as key components of various laboratory assays and kits. The company operates in a global market where growth is driven by an aging population, innovation and increasing investments in medical care. HyTest has gained a market-leading position in several key market segments, based on superior quality, strong R&D and continuous innovation.

Location
Finland
Investment theme
Changing Demographics
Year exited
2021
SDG alignments
3
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  3. Lin Education

Swedish provider of solutions for digitizing schools

Lin Education at a glance

Lin is a specialized provider of digital devices and services to the Swedish school market with three business units – Solutions, Reuseit and Loops. Solutions is a reseller of digital tools with range of administration, insurance, support and pedagogical services. Reuseit is a “buyback” service and resale of used devices to new end-markets. Loops is a collaborative learning platform for schools and businesses.

Location
Sweden
Investment theme
Tech-Enabled Resilience
SDG alignments
4, 12
Year exited
2020
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  3. Kiona

Putting an end to wasted residential energy

Kiona at a glance

Kiona is the leading PropTech platform in Europe, enabling stakeholders to optimize resource efficiency while reducing emissions from buildings through the monitoring, control, and optimization of energy usage. Through a flexible, open, independent, and user-friendly platform, Kiona integrates and connects all technical systems across brands and years of deployment. The company is market-leading in its core segment and has an unparalleled contractor network in Scandinavia with 200+ partners in Norway and Sweden.

Location
Norway
Investment theme
Energy Transition
Year exited
2023
SDG alignments
7, 11, 13

Press release

Summa Equity announced the sale of leading PropTech Kiona to CAREL

Stockholm, July 24th 2023: Summa Equity (“Summa”), a purpose-driven thematic investment firm, today announces the sale of Kiona, a leading energy efficiency software platform, to global energy efficiency components and solutions provider CAREL.

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  3. Pagero

Facilitating global business through a single connection

Pagero at a glance

Pagero develops a cloud-based, automated global communications network that enables business to send, receive and handle documents in the purchase-to-pay, order-to-cash, and logistics-to-pay processes, ensuring compliance with local regulatory and reporting requirements. The company is a global leader operating in a growing market supported by digitalization, ESG, and regulatory tailwinds. Pagero has 850+ employees across more than 30 offices serving over 90k client accounts in approximately 140 countries.

Location
Sweden
Investment theme
Tech-Enabled Resilience
Year exited
2024
SDG alignments
12, 16

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Summa Equity has sold its shares in Pagero Group AB (publ) to Thomson Reuters

January 17th, 2024: We are pleased to share that Summa Equity has sold its shares in Pagero Group AB (publ) (“Pagero”) to Thomson Reuters in relation to their announced public cash offer of SEK 50 in cash per share.

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  3. Documaster

Enabling digital compliance

Documaster at a glance

Documaster is a Norwegian digital records management company with core competencies in digitization, compliant document management, and cloud-based archiving of valuable data primarily for the public sector. The company offers solutions that enable organizations to document, process, preserve, and easily access data through a system-agnostic archiving core that is compliant with EU and local regulations.

Location
Norway
Investment theme
Tech-Enabled Resilience
Year exited
2025
SDG alignment

8, 16

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Summa Equity announces exit from Documaster

May 26th, 2025, Stockholm: Summa Equity has fully exited its investment in the Norwegian digital records management company Documaster, selling to software investor Main Capital. Since Summa’s investment through its Fund I in 2017, Documaster’s revenue has grown more than 15x, transforming it into a leading SaaS provider in the Nordic and Dutch markets.

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  3. EcoOnline

Ensuring a safe workplace

EcoOnline at a glance

EcoOnline is a EHSQ provider of SaaS solutions for chemical management and occupational safety, helping businesses to comply with complex regulations and ensuring a safe workplace for workers across sectors, company size, and geographies. By year-end 2021, the company had over 7 100 customers, where more than 80% of revenues are recurring with low churn. The company has built a strong position as the market leader in the Nordics with the ambition to become a holistic EHSQ software provider at a PanEuropean scale.

Location
Norway
Investment theme
Tech-Enabled Resilience
Year exited
2022
SDG alignments
3, 8, 12