Litorina and Bragnum-backed Layer Group achieves a significant milestone by acquiring Kaukomaalaus and entering the Finnish market

12 jan 2023

Nordhaven advised Layer Group in its market entry to Finland through the acquisition of Kaukomaalaus. Layer Group, a company backed by investment firms Litorina and Bragnum, consists of over 50 strong local and regional companies in the Nordic surface services market. With this acquisition they will now have country-wide presences in both Sweden and Finland. Layer Group will continue growing both organically and inorganically, taking advantage of group benefits such as sharing of resources and best practices, recruitment and procurement, and excellent local service.

Founded in 1981 by Kauko Turunen, Kaukomaalaus has its headquarters in Seinäjoki and operations in seven Finnish regions. With a workforce of 250 employees, the company offers painting, plastering, facade renovation and other finishing services. Hospitals, schools, kindergartens, apartments, and commercial properties make up a large part of Kaukomaalaus’s customer segment, with some notable customers including SKANSKA and YIT. With a turnover of EUR 20 million, Kaukomaalaus is today one of Finland's largest painting companies.

Tero Merentie, Investment Manager at Litorina comments: “Both Litorina and Layer Group are highly pleased with the result. Throughout the project, Nordhaven provided value-adding service for us. They introduced the idea of expanding the Layer Group journey to the Finnish market and used their advanced interpersonal and tactical capabilities to open confidential dialogues and create the trust and atmosphere needed for deeper partnership discussions between Kaukomaalaus and Layer. As importantly, they consistently supported us, including through the final stages of the negotiations.

We would like to thank Litorina and Layer Group for the honour of assisting in their market entry to Finland. We believe that there is much room for growth and consolidation in the Finnish market, and high-quality operators like Layer Group and Kaukomaalaus will take full advantage of this opportunity.” says Niklas Lönnberg, Associate Partner at Nordhaven.

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