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Set a target profile and get the strategic and financial buyers most likely to be relevant, ranked from verified European deal history. Deterministic scoring with published weights, defensible in a kickoff meeting. How the score works
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Sector
The target's industry family
Sub-sector
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Country
Where the company operates from · 16 European markets
Target size (EV)
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Sector match
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Geography match
Strict requires deals in the country itself · Broad counts the rest of Europe
Target: Ocast · AdTech · Sweden · scored as AdTech · Sweden, edit the profile above
How companies like this sold · 32 verified exits: 28% to sponsors, 47% to corporates and platforms, 25% via IPO.
Route shift since 2020: sponsors 29% (was 24%), corporates and platforms 64% (was 67%), IPO 4% (was 9%) (sector-wide).
Recent deals in this marketAlkemia SGR closed Circle Group (2026) · Alter Equity closed Expliseat (2026) · Altor Equity Partners closed ElteraGruppen (2026) · Amethis closed ADEMAT (2026) · Apax Partners closed Centor (2026)
10 of the top 10 closed a deal in this space in the last 12 months.
Likely buyers · AdTech in Sweden.
Memo view · print-readyRanked by fit on sector, geography, recency, current exposure and timing. Strength labels and tiers are published thresholds, not editorial picks.
Financial buyers 10
| # | Buyer | Match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 · Very High · score 70+ | ||||||
| 1 | Bridgepoint | 88Very High | ||||
| 2 | Bridgepoint Development Capital | 84Very High | ||||
| 3 | Bridgepoint (52.5% majority stake) | 84Very High | ||||
| 4 | Bridgepoint BE VII + General Atlantic | 84Very High | ||||
| 5 | Bridgepoint Capital | 84Very High | ||||
| 6 | Bridgepoint Capital Developpement | 84Very High | ||||
| 7 | Bridgepoint Development Capital (with Paluel-Marmont Capital & LT Capital) | 84Very High | ||||
| 8 | IK Partners | 78Very High | ||||
| 9 | EQT | 77Very High | ||||
| 10 | IK Partners (IK Small Cap III) | 77Very High | ||||
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Export the tiered buyer list to Excel, precedents and timing in the cells · Sourced press links on census add-on deals · Custom scoring weights