Acquisitions

Acquisitions completed from the 2021 financial year are distributed among the Group’s business areas as follows:

Acquisitions Time Net Sales, SEKm* Number of employees* Business area
AddVision, Germany April, 2021 700 190 Medtech
Healthcare 21 Group, Ireland April, 2021 1,700 450 Medtech
Bio-Connect Group, Netherlands September, 2021 140 31 Labtech
Fischer Medical ApS, Denmark November, 2021 60 12 Medtech
Camanio AB, Sweden December, 2021 13 18 Medtech
MBA Incorporado S.L, Spain January, 2022 670 285 Medtech
Business from Telia Health Monitoring, Sweden March, 2022 4 8 Medtech
    3,287 994  
         
Acquisitions after the end of the interim period Time Net Sales, SEKm* Number of employees* Business area
O’Flynn Medical Ltd, Ireland April, 2022 64 36 Medtech
BioCat GmbH, Germany April, 2022 90 20 Labtech
    154 56  
* Refers to conditions at the time of acquisition on a full-year basis.

Two acquisitions were completed during the quarter: 

On December 20, 2021, an agreement was signed to acquire the operations from Telia Health Monitoring to the Medtech business area. Telia Health Monitoring develop and provides a digital platform solution that enables self-monitoring by patients with chronic diseases. Access took place on March 1, 2022 and the business, with sales of SEK 4m, and its 8 employees, have been integrated into Camanio.

On December 22, 2021, an agreement was signed to acquire all the shares in MBA Incorporade S.L, a leading Spanish orthopaedic and trauma surgery business. MBA is acquired from Atlanta Private Equity, which owns approximately 75 percent, and a number of minority shareholders, which own 25 percent. The final purchase price amounts to a total of EUR 59 million after debt settlement and is financed through extended credit facilities. MBA will operate as a separate subgroup and will be part of the Medtech business area. The acquisition was completed and the shares accessed on January 20, 2022. MBA has annual net sales of approximately SEK 670m and 285 employees. 

The effect of the acquisitions completed during the quarter on the AddLife Group's net sales was SEK 195m, on EBITA SEK 39m, on operating profit SEK 29m and on profit after tax for the interim period SEK 20m. 

According to the preliminary acquisition analyses, the assets and liabilities included in the acquisitions carried out during the financial year 2022 were as follows:

Fair value Total
Intangible non-current assets 450
Other non-current assets 418
Inventories 261
Other current assets 397
Deferred tax liability/tax asset -101
Other liabilities -1,053
Acquired net assets 372
Goodwill 275
Consideration¹ 647
Less: cash and cash equivalents in acquired businesses -175
Contingent consideration not yet paid
Effect on the Group’s cash and cash equivalents 472
¹ The consideration is stated excluding acquisition expenses.  

The goodwill resulting from the acquisitions is attributable to expectations that the Group's position in the market in question for each acquisition will grow stronger and to the knowledge accumulated in the companies acquired. Transaction costs for the acquisitions totalled SEK 4m and are recognised as selling expenses. Revaluation of liabilities for contingent consideration added costs of SEK 4m during the quarter, which is recognised as other operating costs. An additional contingent consideration of SEK 31m has been paid during the quarter regarding the acquisition of Euroclone and Ropox during year 2020. 

Latest updated: 4/27/2022 12:03:40 PM by jamilah.wass@add.life