Lindahl has advised Sareq AB in connection with its acquisition of 80% of the shares in Verest AB from MK i Torsås AB.
Verest is engaged in the production of bioenergy products, primarily wood shavings, that are supplied to commercial and municipal combined heat and power plants (CHP plants) in southern Sweden. The company has a complete value chain with its own machinery and 17 employees based at the company's headquarters in Torsås, outside Kalmar. Since the company's owner and CEO, Markus Karlsson, took over from his father and uncle approximately ten years ago, Verest has undergone a significant growth journey. Markus Karlsson will stay on as co-owner and CEO of Verest.
Sareq is a privately owned investment company founded in 2018 with a strong entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for further developing already successful businesses. Sareq has a long-term ownership perspective and works in close partnership with the management teams of the companies it invests in. In addition to capital, Sareq provides strategic and operational expertise, including business development, project management, and change management. Sareq actively seeks new investment opportunities with a primary focus on market-leading, profitable, and entrepreneur-owned niche companies in the Nordic market with revenues ranging from SEK 50 to 300 million.
Lindahl's team mainly consisted of Henrik Nobel, Axel Strandborg, Signe Bergström and Arnould Andrawes.
