22/03/2012
Lagercrantz Group acquires Idesco Oy
Oulu, Finland
Jörgen Wigh, President and CEO of Lagercrantz Group, commented: "Idesco will become an important addition to our Electronics division. Idesco has a strong domestic market position and we aim to further expand geographically and into the application fields outside access control. Idesco will, above all, cooperate geographically with Lagercrantz' other units in Northern Europe."
Jari Valtonen, Managing Director of Idesco: "With Lagercrantz as owner, we gain a financially strong and long-term owner that gives us the opportunity to independently develop the company further by broadening us in the Nordics and increase exports of its products in northern Europe."
The seller is the Finnish private equity company Sentica Partners Oy. The management of Idesco retains ownership to nearly 10% of the shares.
Idesco will join the dynamic Lagercrantz Electronics Division headed by Vice President Ulf Gladh. The acquisition is expected to provide a small positive contribution to Lagercrantz Group's earnings per share.