Livonia Partners sells majority stake in Thermory to UG Investeeringud
Livonia Partners sells the majority ownership in Thermory AS, a global leader in thermowood production, to Estonian holding company UG Investeeringud. UG Investeeringud had previously been a minority shareholder of the company.
Founded in 1997, Thermory’s annual turnover now exceeds EUR 100 million. The company has production units in three countries, employs 700 people and exports to over 50 countries.
“We are forever grateful to Thermory’s founder Meelis Kajandu, management and everyone who contributed to building the success that is Thermory. It was the first investment for Livonia and exactly the type we promise our investors in terms of ambition and outcome. We are confident Kristjan Rahu is the best supporter for Thermory to reach its global potential,” Kaido Veske, one of the founders of Livonia Partners said.
Kristjan Rahu, CEO of UG Investeeringud said: “We are delighted to join forces with Thermory, which is a global success story born in Estonia. We keep in high regard its ambition and capabilities when it is adding in a sustainable way value to wood, an important renewable building material.”
“Thermory is very grateful to Livonia Partners, with whom it has had exciting years of growth. After rapid growth through mergers and acquisitions and expansion in export markets, Thermory plans to move forward and focus on the company’s organic growth. The plan is to increase production capacities in Estonia and Finland, develop sawmills and international sales offices, and focus on reducing the carbon footprint. UG Investments is a long-term stable investor that can raise new capital if necessary,” Meelis Kajandu, founder of Thermory said.
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UG Investeeringud is an Estonian holding company that invests in sustainable and export-oriented companies in sectors like industry, infrastructure, utilities and more.
Livonia Partners is the only pan-Baltic dedicated private equity investment fund, currently managing €83 million as part of the Livonia Partners Fund I and the Livonia Partners EIF Co-Investment Fund. Run by founders Kaido Veske, Kristīne Bērziņa, Rain Lõhmus, and Mindaugas Utkevičius, its investors are domestic and international financial institutions. Livonia was partly originated through the Baltic Innovation Fund (BIF), a common initiative of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the European Investment Fund.
- Read also our DEAL TALKS on the investment with Livonia's founding partner Kaido Veske HERE
Further information:
Kaido Veske
Livonia Partners
+372-52-02-088
kaido.veske@livoniapartners.com