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MA Sector Report Nordic Software and IT Services Q22022
MA Sector Report Nordic Software and IT Services Q22022
Q2-2022
Letter from the editors
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
01
Software
02
IT services
03
Deloitte Insights
• Public market data • Public market data • Deloitte credentials and advisor ranking
• M&A activity • M&A activity • Sector team & contact details
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01 Software
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01 Software
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Both the Global SaaS index and the Nordic SaaS index traded at 6.7x NTM sales at the end of Q2-2022
Feb-2021: Multiples ~156% and 138% Sentiment shift from growth to value with
18x
over the post-Covid correction levels for rising inflation and interest rates, coupled
Dec 2018: Trade war US & China with record high software valuations
the Global and Nordic indices respectively
leading to overall market correction,
16x including SaaS valuations
14x
12x
Mean Global 10.5
10x
6x
0x
06-2017 12-2017 06-2018 12-2018 06-2019 12-2019 06-2020 12-2020 06-2021 12-2021 06-2022
Deloitte SaaS indices vs Nasdaq Composite and MSCI Nordic - L6M Deloitte SaaS indices vs Nasdaq Composite and MSCI Nordic– L12M Key take aways
105 130
100
115
95
100
90
85 81 85 75 Over the last five years, the Global and
80 79 Nordic SaaS indices have out-
77
70 74
performed both the MSCI Nordic and
75 67
55 Nasdaq index
52
70
65 40
60
Third level 64
Deloitte SaaS indices vs Nasdaq Composite and MSCI Nordic – L3Y Fifth level
Deloitte SaaS indices vs Nasdaq Composite and MSCI Nordic – L5Y
Both SaaS indices have
underperformed the broader market
375 775 the last 12 months, the Global SaaS
index has significantly underperformed
325 675 the broader indices L6M
575
275
475
225
212 402
375
175
135 275
213
125 119
175 174
109
111
The overall strong performance of the
75 75 SaaS indices over the last five years
08-2019
06-2019
10-2019
12-2019
02-2020
04-2020
06-2020
08-2020
10-2020
12-2020
02-2021
04-2021
06-2021
08-2021
10-2021
12-2021
02-2022
04-2022
06-2022
12-2021
06-2017
09-2017
12-2017
03-2018
06-2018
09-2018
12-2018
03-2019
06-2019
09-2019
12-2019
03-2020
06-2020
09-2020
12-2020
03-2021
06-2021
09-2021
03-2022
06-2022
showcase the strong demand for
software companies over this period
Deloitte Nordic SaaS index Deloitte Global SaaS index Nasdaq Composite MSCI Nordic
Source: S&P Capital IQ
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Historical high deal volume in a 2nd quarter for M&A within software across the Nordics in Q2-22
M&A Transaction volume
The high deal volume across the Nordic countries continued within software in Q2-22
# Deals
95
89
19 10
70
60 62 59
10 56 33
52 32
47 7 16 10
41 43 17 7
38 35 10 11
31 34 34 7 33 17
27 28 2 27 5 9 7 17 21
23 23 24 5 23 12 21 23
19 10 12 7 8 8 13 26 29
17 17 18 2 18 4 8
3 6 9 1 5 7 11 19 10 2 6 13 22
6 15 912 3 17 18
4
6
4
2
6
5
4
5
7
9
6
9
8
5
5
6
6
7
10 Third
11
6 level
2
4 10
12 8
6 9
12
12
11
14
6
13
10
11
10
9
14
9
21 16 17
10 10 15
23
3 4 2 5 4 3 4 7 6 5 5 8 5 8
Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3Fourth
Q4 level Q3
Q1 Q2 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Fifth level
Norway Sweden Denmark Finland
+ Existing management
9.6x
4.4x 4.4x
3.5x 3.3x 3.4x 2.9x 3.4x
2.7x 2.5x
Med. EV/Sales: 3.4x
NOKm
Target
Country
Year 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021
Stake 100% 100% 100% 100% 39% 70% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
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02 IT services
The Nordic- and Global IT services indices are trading around the 5-
year average NTM EBITDA multiple of 10x after a downturn in
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For Q2-2022, the Nordic IT Services index ended at ~10.8x next twelve month EBITDA, while the Global
IT Services index ended at ~9.6 next twelve-month EBITDA
18x Multiples up for the Nordic and
Global indices, following strong
sector performance post-Covid
Dec 2018: Trade war between US & March-2020: Significant reduction in
downturn
16x China leading to overall market fall, EV/EBITDA multiples for both indices
including IT Services valuations during covid-19 market fall
14x
10x
4x
2x
0x
06-2017 12-2017 06-2018 12-2018 06-2019 12-2019 06-2020 12-2020 06-2021 12-2021 06-2022
110 120
105
110
100
100 98
95 93
92
90 90 Over the last five years the Nordic-
89
85 and Global IT services index have out-
81 80 performed both the Nasdaq and the
75
80 77 MSCI Nordic indices
70 74
75
70 60
65
Third level
01-2022 02-2022 03-2022 04-2022 05-2022 06-2022Fourth level
Deloitte IT services indices vs Nasdaq Composite and MSCI Nordic – L3Y Fifth level
Deloitte IT services indices vs Nasdaq Composite and MSCI Nordic – L5Y
The IT services indices have
outperformed the broader Nasdaq
255 375 index both L12M, following strong IT-
235 services sector performance
325
215
192
195 247
275
175 169
225
155 188
135 135 175 174
115 119
125 The overall strong performance of
95 111
09-2020
06-2022
06-2017
09-2017
12-2017
03-2018
06-2018
09-2018
12-2018
03-2019
06-2019
09-2019
12-2019
03-2020
06-2020
12-2020
03-2021
06-2021
09-2021
12-2021
03-2022
services companies
Deloitte Nordic IT services index Deloitte Global IT services index Nasdaq Composite MSCI Nordic
Source: S&P Capital IQ
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IT services deal volume in the Nordics picks up in Q2-22 after a slow Q1
M&A Transaction volume
IT services deal volume across the Nordic countries
# Deals
16 43 48 60 51 55 72 22
35
21
18 18 19 19 11
17 17 17
14 14 4 14 14 1 15
3 2 3
12 3 11 3 4 12
6 5 1 5 4 0 3
8 9 4 9 8 4 4 8 2 8 3
7 1 12 2 7
6 4 2 6 3 5 5 4 2 6 6
0 4 1 5 2 4 8 0 9 11
2 2 2 6 2 2 10 4 6 3 2 2
1 6 4 3 1 0 4 1 1 3
3 4 0
1 4 2 0 4
2
0
Q2
1
0
1
0
Q3 Q4
2
1
Q1
2
Q2
5
Q3
3
Q4
4
1
Q1
3
Q2
Third level Q21 Q37
3
2
Q3
2
1
Q4
2
Q1
4
0
Q4
4
Q1
4
Q2
1
3
0
Q3
5
Q4 Q1
4
Q2
3
Q3
7
Q4
3
Q1
5
Q2
6
Q3
3
0
Q4
1
3
Q1
2
Q2
2015 2016 2017 Fourth level2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Fifth level
Norway Sweden Denmark Finland
Strategic investors accounted for 50% of PE firms accounted for 50% of the
Strategic investors accounted for 67% of
Financial investors accounted for 100% of the transactions in Q2 2022, whilst PE firms transactions in Q2-22, whilst strategics and
the transactions in Q1 2022, whilst PE
the transactions in Q2 2022 and PE backed companies accounted for PE backed firms account for 33% and 17%
firms completed 33%
25% each respectively
Consulting business
20.2x
14.2x
12.0x
9.7x 10.4x
Med. EV/EBITDA: 11.2x
6.7x
NOKm
Cybercom
Target Intressenter AB
Country
EBITDA-margin (LFY) 14 % 7% 8% 15 % 15 % 20 %
Acquirer
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Deloitte Corporate Finance acted as exclusive financial adviser to AnaCap in the acquisition of EDIGard
from Nets (a part of Nexi Group)
Description of the transaction Transaction overview
• Nets have collaborated with EDIGard since 2013 and fully acquired the company in Transaction entity
2017
• EDIGard is a leading pan-Nordic end-to-end SaaS platform covering the full bill
Background payments ecosystem for enterprises and SMEs EDIGard is a digital invoice
distribution and bill payment
• EDIGard is headquartered in Norway and operates across Sweden, Denmark, Finland, solutions business
UK and Germany. It comprises the EdiEX branded platform and was a part of Nets
Issuer & eSecurity Services umbrella
• In June 2022, AnaCap signed an agreement to acquire EDIGard from Nexi Group
through Nets
Outcome
• Deloitte Corporate Finance acted as exclusive financial advisor to private equity firm
AnaCap
January 2021
35 in the sale to
in the acquisition of
16 25 Encode offers a marketing
management platform Emineo provides Oracle
22 database services
in the acquisition of
16
Trackunit offers SaaS- in the sale to
14 based telematics solutions
Luxion provides advanced
lightning technology
13
in the acquisition of
12 in the acquisition of
Cloud Teams offers IT
consulting services Itadel offers IT consulting
11
services
11 in the sale to
in the sale to
10 RIG offers scheduling software
for rig management Front Systems offers a retail
10 commerce platform
10 in the sale to
9 Globeteam offers IT in the sale to
consulting services
Resight offers SaaS solutions
9 to grid and energy companies
in the sale of
9
in the sale to
to
9 CI provides a consent
EnviDan Selvkost offers an IT cost recovery solution mgmt. platform
8
8 in the acquisition of
EdiGard delivers a SaaS Tafjord Connect delivers
6 fiber infrastructure
platform for payments
6
July 2022
Deloitte is one of the most active advisers in the Nordic IT M&A market … … with strong references within both sell-side and buy-side advisory
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Deloitte professionals covering TMT in Sweden
Contact details
Corporate Finance Advisory M&A Strategy M&A Transaction Services M&A and Business Transformation
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Please visit us at: Deloitte Corporate Finance Deloitte Corporate Finance Deloitte Sweden
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Deloitte professionals covering TMT in Finland
Contact details
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Salmisaarenaukio 2,
Please visit us at: Deloitte Financial Advisory Deloitte Corporate Finance Deloitte Finland
00180 Helsinki, Finland
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